SIEA BREAST RECONSTRUCTION: MORE DETAIL
In microvascular SIEA breast reconstruction, the excess abdominal skin and fat is removed, without any need for removal of abdominal muscles or the supporting fascia. Shaping of the fat and skin is performed to match as closely as possible to the other breast.
MICROCIRCULATION IS ESTABLISHED
A small piece of rib cartilage is removed from the chest and the blood vessels underneath the cartilage are used to establish cirulation in the shaped abdominal fat and skin. In some patients, no rib cartilage is removed.
In the illustration above, the blood vessels of the chest are shown for illustrative purposes.