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Delayed Reconstruction Questions about Delayed Breast Reconstruction. |
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| 1/23/2009 | In the delayed reconstruction area, you mention a skin sparing mastectomy with a tissue expander as a place holder for later DIEP or S-GAP reconstruction. Is this expander the same as the ones used for "fills" until permanent implants can be placed or is is something entirely different? Thank you so much!!! | ||
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| 1/23/2009 | yep, sure it. works great as a "space holder" too. you just don't need to be inflated with it. it is already inflated! | ||
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