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Breast Photography

 

 

This particular aspect of medical illustration is well established in most NHS Clinical Photography Departments. Plastic surgeons carry out many different procedures for various conditions of the breast. Listed below are some of those conditions and procedures referred for photography.

Breast reduction, reconstruction, augmentation, implant, mastopexy, mastectomy, asymmetry, capsulotomy repair
TRAM Flap (Transverse Rectus Abdominus Muscle Flap)
DIEP Flap (Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap)
Latissimus Dorsi Flap
Gynaecomastia
Breast Radiotherapy Trials

Some surgeons have widely differing personal preferences regarding images of their patients. These guidelines should help to achieve a degree of national standardisation of breast photography for all Photography Departments to adhere to. However, it is recognised that these guidelines are a baseline recommendation and additional photographs may be required to incorporate views established locally to illustrate specific clinical features.

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