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MICHAEL DIAZ, M.D., F.A.C.S
BOARD CERTIFICATION
General Surgery by the American Board of General Surgery
Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery
Fellow American College of Surgeons
RESIDENCES
Louisiana State University, New Orleans, La- General Surgery
FELLOWSHIP
Louisiana State University, New Orleans, La-Plastic Surgery
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Breast Reconstruction Specialties: Breast Cancer Reconstruction using the
DIEP flap and other autologous tissue flaps Breast Cancer Reconstruction with
Tissue Expanders and breast implants Immediate Breast reconstruction
with Breast Implants and perforator flaps
Cosmetic Surgery Specialties:
Breast Augmentation (“gummy bear” and saline), Breast Lift,Facelift, Necklift, Blepharoplasty
Fat grafting to nasal labial folds, marionette lines, lips, breast, etc., Brachioplasty, Thigh Lift, Abdominoplasty, Mini Tummy Tuck, Liposuction, Brazilian Butt Lift
Non-Surgical Specialties:
Botox, Juvederm, Kybella, Volbella, Voluma, Coolsculpting Perfect Derma Chemical Peel Rejuvapen skin rejuvenation
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Two of the leading breast surgeons on the Mississippi Gulf Coast have now combined their experience and expertise to bring the most advanced surgical treatment for breast cancer to their patients here at home.
The Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) flap, also known as the “tummy tuck flap”, is a revolutionary breast reconstruction procedure using a patient’s abdominal fat to reconstruct the breasts. The procedure removes the excess skin and fat from the lower abdomen without
muscle sacrifice. This procedure differs from other flap surgeries, such as a TRAM flap, which sacrificed part or all of the rectus abdominis muscle (six-pack muscle) causing core strength weakness, abdominal wall hernias, or bulges. With the DIEP flap, no muscle is removed, allowing for both a quicker recovery time and the ability to maintain core strength.
When combined with a nipple sparing, or skin sparing technique for removing breast tissue,