Prophylactic Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction
Oct 2, 2021Frank DellaCroce, MD, FACS and Scott Sullivan, MD, FACS explain how breast reconstruction can help restore a feeling of wholeness after prophylactic mastectomy. Dr. DellaCroce walks us through three commonly performed reconstruction techniques: implant, DIEP flap, and SGAP flap surgeries. Lorell, Kerry, and Mandi share their feelings about how reconstruction helped them regain a sense of confidence.
Affiliations: St. Charles Surgical Hospital, Center for Restorative Breast Surgery, New Orleans, LA
Areas of specialization: plastic surgery, breast reconstruction, plastic and reconstructive microsurgery
Dr. Frank DellaCroce, or "Dr. D" as he has come to be known, is a founding partner of the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery and St. Charles Surgical Hospital in New Orleans. Board-certified in plastic surgery, Dr. D has performed thousands of reconstructive procedures,
both for women diagnosed with breast cancer and women at high risk of the disease who choose to have prophylactic breast removal. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of numerous professional societies, including the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, and the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery.
Affiliations: St. Charles Surgical Hospital and the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery, New Orleans, LA
Areas of specialization: breast reconstruction, reconstructive microsurgery, plastic surgery, microsurgery
Dr. Sullivan is a founding partner of the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery and the St. Charles Surgical Hospital, the only hospital in the world dedicated to breast reconstruction for women facing breast cancer. He is one of the most sought-after breast reconstructive
microsurgeons in the world. He has authored numerous publications, with particular emphasis on the newest methods of breast reconstruction.
— Last updated on May 31, 2022 at 2:23 PM
This content made possible in part through the generous support of the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery.