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).

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 ...

Figure 3b. Results of immediate breast reconstruction after modified radical mastectomy using free TRAM flap with microvascular anastomosis of inferior epigastric vessels to axillary thoracodorsal ...