TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction Surgery in Fairfield County, Connecticut

The TRAM, or belly flap, surgical technique was introduced in the early eighties and quickly became the most popular living tissue breast reconstruction method available. During the TRAM Flap procedure, a flap of skin, fat, and muscle is removed from the abdomen and relocated to the chest wall.

There are two ways to transfer the flap: the “free flap” method involves completely separating tissue from the body and reattaching blood vessels using microsurgery techniques; the “traditional” TRAM flap technique moves the flap from the abdomen to the chest utilizing a tunnel beneath the skin.

Both operations take longer than implant breast reconstruction procedures and involve significantly more recovery time. However, TRAM flap breast reconstruction produces the most aesthetically pleasing result.

Also, because excess abdominal tissue is removed during TRAM flap surgery, our Fairfield County, Connecticut breast reconstruction patients have the added bonus of seeing results very similar to a tummy tuck following surgery.