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An incision is made from hip to hip around the skin,
fat, and blood vessels that will be used to reconstruct the breast.
The tissue is separated from the muscle and removed.
The skin is stretched down to close the abdomen.
The tissue from the abdomen is transplanted into the breast pocket.
Blood vessels from the tissue are connected to blood vessels
in the chest, to provide blood circulation for the new breast.
Small surgical drains are inserted for your body's natural healing fluid.
This results in a scar on the newly reconstructed breast, on
the abdomen from hip to hip, and around the belly button.
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