Houston Breast Reconstruction specialist Dr. Aldona Spiegel shares latest information

Dr. Aldona Spiegel is the director and founder of the Center for Breast Restoration at the Institute for Reconstructive Surgery at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. She specializes in DIEP flap breast reconstruction.

Dr. Aldona Spiegel is a board-certified plastic surgeon and microsurgeon specializing in breast reconstruction. She learned the DIEP flap (Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator) procedure directly from Dr. Robert J. Allen, who is credited it with its invention. As the NY Times pointed out in December (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/health/23beauty.html?p ...), DIEP flap breast reconstruction is just now beginning to receive the attention and awareness it deserves as a great option for reconstructing breast tissue. According to the latest statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, there were 39% more breast reconstructions performed in 2008, for a total of 106,179 total procedures. Further data on the breakdown between DIEP, TRAM, and traditional breast implants will be available with a few months. To find out more about breast reconstruction, visit Dr. Spiegel's website at http://www.breastrestoration.org.

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Dr. Spiegel is the Director and Founder of the Center for Breast Restoration at the Institute for Reconstructive Surgery at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. In addition, she is an Assistant Professor with the esteemed Weill Medical College of Cornell University.