TUG Flap

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TUG Flap or Gracilis Flap

TUG Flap Reconstruction Rochester This is the most modern of the free flaps or autologous tissue flaps (natural or own tissue flaps) for breast reconstruction. The TUG flap or Gracilis flap takes the tissue from the inner thigh of the patient and makes a breast mound just like the other tissue flaps. The tissue is taken from the upper, inner thigh of the patient and the scar from the donor site is easily concealed, and infrequently seen. Dr Vega has extensive experience with the TUG flap or Gracilis Flap and has been performing this for breast reconstruction since 2004.

The big advantage of this flap is that there is no abdominal wall incision making the recovery faster for the patient. The TUG also has the advantage of giving the patient natural breast mounds through a concealed hidden incision. Because of the redundancy of adductor muscles in the inner thigh, the gracilis muscle can be taken for the TUG flap reconstruction without any functional impairment.