Therapies

Placement of a definitive prosthesis after a tissue expander

This Divi includes:

Animation with voice-over and subtitles

B1 instruction cards

Understandable images

This is a preview. Curious about the entire Divi with animation?


About this Divi

With breast reconstruction, a prosthesis can be used to reconstruct the breast. Sometimes the skin must first be stretched to make room for the prosthesis. A tissue expander is inserted first. This is a type of balloon containing a sterile saline solution. The doctor refills the tissue expander several times after surgery, stretching the skin. After the skin is stretched enough, a final prosthesis is placed.

This Divi is specifically about the procedure in which the definitive prosthesis is placed. Through an animation and beautiful instruction cards, patients are given information about how this procedure is done and how to prepare. It also focuses on aftercare and living rules.

More Divi's in the therapies category