Hybrid breast reconstruction in Los Angeles with Ginger Slack, MD offers a balanced approach to restoring your feminine curves after breast cancer. By combining implants with your body’s own tissue, this advanced technique achieves natural softness, symmetry, and volume. Dr. Slack’s expertise ensures results that help you feel whole, confident, and beautiful again.
Combine implant-based and autologous reconstruction to restore your curves
Hybrid breast reconstruction combines the benefits of both implant-based and autologous reconstruction, giving you a natural look and feel while enhancing volume and shape. This technique uses your own tissue, typically from the abdomen or thighs, to create a soft, natural breast mound, while a small implant provides additional fullness and projection. Hybrid breast reconstruction offers an elegant solution if you have limited donor tissue or want subtle size enhancement. Dr. Slack helps you restore your curves and move forward.
Benefits of hybrid reconstruction:
- Combines the best of both techniques, offering natural softness with added volume
- Enhances breast shape and symmetry, achieving a balanced, feminine look
- Uses your own tissue, improving contour and feel while reducing implant reliance
- Ideal for patients with limited donor tissue, making reconstruction possible when a full autologous approach isn’t an option
- Provides more control over final results, allowing for subtle refinements in size and projection
- Reduces implant-related risks, such as rippling or capsular contracture
- Creates long-lasting, stable results, with a natural appearance over time
What happens during the hybrid reconstruction procedure?
Hybrid reconstruction combines your own tissue with an implant to create a soft, natural shape with enhanced volume. Dr. Slack performs hybrid breast reconstruction in Los Angeles —combining implants and fat grafting for natural, personalized results.with precision, using microsurgical techniques to ensure optimal blood flow to the transplanted tissue and a balanced, long-lasting result. Here’s how the hybrid reconstruction works:
Step 1: Autologous reconstruction
Dr. Slack begins by harvesting tissue from a donor site, such as your abdomen, thighs, or another suitable area. This tissue—composed of fat, skin, and tiny blood vessels—is carefully detached while preserving the necessary blood supply. Using advanced microsurgery, Dr. Slack reconnects these blood vessels to those in your chest, ensuring the transferred tissue receives proper circulation. She then shapes the tissue into a natural breast mound.
Step 2: Implant placement
Once the autologous tissue is secured, Dr. Slack places a small implant behind the tissue flap. The implant size is carefully chosen to complement your natural contours while maintaining a soft, natural feel. By positioning the implant beneath the transferred tissue, Dr. Slack ensures it remains well-covered, minimizing the risk of visible edges, rippling, or unnatural firmness. After confirming proper positioning, Dr. Slack closes the incisions with meticulous sutures.
What can I expect during the consultation?
During your consultation with Dr. Slack, she will take the time to understand your goals, medical history, and any previous surgeries. She will examine your breast area and potential donor sites to determine if hybrid reconstruction is right for you. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions, discuss expectations, and view before-and-after photos. Together, you and Dr. Slack will create a personalized surgical plan tailored to your needs, empowering you to feel whole again.
Will my breasts look and feel natural?
Yes! Hybrid breast reconstruction helps create soft, natural-looking results by combining your own tissue with a small implant. The transferred tissue provides a realistic feel, while the implant enhances shape and volume without appearing overly firm or artificial. Because Dr. Slack carefully places the implant behind the autologous tissue, it remains well-camouflaged. Over time, as swelling decreases and healing progresses, your breasts will settle into their final shape and move naturally, restoring balance to your body.
What can I expect during recovery after hybrid reconstruction?
In the first one to two weeks, you’ll experience swelling, bruising, and soreness in your chest and the donor site (such as your abdomen or thighs). Dr. Slack will provide pain management medication and detailed aftercare instructions to ensure a smooth recovery. You must wear a surgical bra and compression garment to minimize swelling.
Drains may be placed to prevent fluid buildup, and they are usually removed within one to two weeks. During this time, you should avoid lifting, strenuous activity, and excessive arm movements. By weeks three to six, swelling will gradually subside, and you’ll begin to regain mobility. Dr. Slack will evaluate your healing progress during follow-up visits and let you know when it’s safe to resume daily activities and light exercise. Full recovery, including final shape and softness, typically takes three to six months. Please be patient and allow your body to heal gradually.
Why choose Dr. Ginger Slack?
Dr. Ginger Slack is a board-certified plastic surgeon specializing in breast reconstruction and aesthetic body surgery. With advanced training in microsurgery and hybrid reconstruction, she combines surgical precision with an artistic eye to create results that look and feel natural. Dr. Slack takes the time to understand your goals and tailors a surgical plan to restore your feminine curves beautifully. Schedule a consultation to explore your options for hybrid breast reconstruction in Los Angeles today.
