Original Article

A Silver Lining for Massive Weight Loss Patients with Breast Cancer: A Propensity-Matched Analysis Comparing Abdominal Outcomes after DIEP and Abdominoplasty

Objectives: Patients with a history of massive weight loss (MWL) frequently undergo body-contouring surgery such as abdominoplasty, and the safety profile of this procedure is well accepted. The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap is a procedure where excess abdominal tissue is used to reconstruct the breast. The abdominal…