The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator or DIEP flap is a microsurgical technique in which blood vessels, skin and fat are taken from the lower abdomen and used to reconstruct the breast(s).

Elisabeth Potter, a doctor based in Austin, Texas, created a video on Instagram detailing her experience treating a cancer ...

A surgeon in Austin, Texas, was in the operating room with a patient when a call came in from the patient’s insurance provider, UnitedHealthcare. She returned the call and shared the story.

Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas is the only hospital in the state offering this type of procedure, called DIEP flap surgery ...

I can’t believe this is happening." A Texas surgeon was performing surgery when she received an unexpected call from the ...

This requires careful surgery by a surgeon who does microsurgery. Here are some of the different types of tissue flap surgery, named for the area of the body where the tissue is taken. DIEP (deep ...

Dr. Elisabeth Potter, a board-certified plastic surgeon specializing in DIEP flap breast reconstruction, took to TikTok on Tuesday, shocked by the disruption. Potter explained that she was ...

Recent studies have explored the effectiveness of thermal imaging techniques in various stages of breast reconstruction, particularly with the deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP ...

She recently shared a video of herself talking about the experience. "I just performed two bilateral DIEP flap surgeries and two bilateral tissue expander surgeries," she said in the now-viral video.

In the video, Potter explained, "I just performed two bilateral DIEP flap surgeries and two bilateral tissue expander surgeries," she said in the now-viral video. During one of the DIEP surgeries ...

Health Care Costs Up To 300% Higher For Privately Insured Patients Than Those With Medicare, Report Reveals "I just performed two bilateral DIEP flap surgeries and two bilateral tissue expander ...