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I am choosing to enter text right here because I want you to have a chance to exit this page, if you aren't yet prepared to see what reconstruction looks like.
 
I must remind you that these are FRESH reconstruction photos, taken within 1 week of the surgery.
 
I promise you that scars DO fade over time.

My favorite Thomas Kinkade "Twilight Cottage"
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Another beautiful Thomas Kinkade "Split Rock"
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Ready?

These are photos of a "lat (latissimus) flap reconstruction

Seven days post-op. The yellow is betadine iodine (used to clean the area) on the surgical strips, called "steri-strips."

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Approximately 8 months post-op. No nipple reconstruction yet.

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The final product. Nipples are tattooed on.

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