“Venous Salvage Intraoperative Management for DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction”
2024

Surgical Guide 2-page Spread

Final surgical figures

Overview:
Prepared for attending DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction surgery operation by studying anatomical topography and surgical procedures and techniques from online and library resources. Took notes, sketches, and photos during attendance of surgery operation. Recorded intraoperative surgical techniques utilized for preventing venous congestion and researched alternative techniques in medical papers and surgical videos. Communicated with lead surgeon about advice for best illustrating techniques for expert audience.
Objectives:
Appropriate surgery attendance, recording active surgery, surgical research, reading of medical images, communicating with medical expert clients, digital drawing, visual communication for expert audience
Final Product:
Surgical guide 2-page spread for plastic surgeons (text supplied by lead surgeon and illustrator) - Photoshop, Illustrator
Printed in the Maastricht UMC+ Plastic Surgery department