We specialize in state-of-the-art breast reconstruction techniques using your body’s own tissue without sacrificing important functional muscles.

Considered the most advanced in the world today, our procedures result in a breast that closely matches your own in shape and softness.

IGAP and SGAP - Breast Reconstruction using Your Gluteal Region

For patient where the abdominal or thigh do not provide sufficient tissue, the gluteal region or buttock can also be used.  Both the IGAP and SGAP procedures use tissue from the gluteal region or buttock. The difference between the two is the choice of blood vessels that nourish the flap tissue. SGAP is the preferred procedure of choice because the scar is lower - approximately one inch above the gluteal fold - but it may not be available to all patients.

The scar on the buttock and the need for a symmetry operation on the opposite buttock reduces its appeal, and requires a longer operation. It also has a slightly higher failure rate.

Once the tissue is safely detached from the buttock it is reattached to the small blood vessels in the breast area, resulting in a microsurgical tissue transfer. The tiny blood vessels are connected together using microsurgery techniques. Once this is complete, the blood flow to the tissue is restored. Next, the tissue is shaped to fit the mastectomy defect.