East Cooper Plastic Surgery has led the southeastern United States in bringing the options of perforator flap reconstruction to patients recovering from breast cancer. Dr. Kline trained at LSU during the development of the DIEP flap, and Dr. Craigie completed a fellowship at LSU in microsurgical breast reconstruction.
Dr. Kline performed a DIEP flap in Charleston, SC on January 28, 1998 (see photo), probably the first successful perforator flap breast reconstruction in the Southeast. Dr. Craigie completed his fellowship in 2001, and returned to Charleston to begin building our present perforator flap operative team.
Hundreds of successful flaps later, the team now routinely performs all types of perforator flap reconstructions, including simultaneous bilateral DIEPs, s-GAPs, and i-GAPs. Many of these patients had undergone numerous previous surgeries, either with implants or flaps. Many had suffered damage from radiation. Some had all but given up hope for a successful reconstruction.
Altogether, our team has performed well over 300 perforator flap breast reconstructions, with an overall success rate of 98.6%.
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