The skin and muscle used in autologous reconstruction can come from one of several possible places on the body, including the abdomen (tummy tuck flap), the back (latissimus dorsi flap), or the buttocks (gluteus maximums free flap).
An autologous breast reconstruction uses the woman's own tissues
There are two basic choices for breast reconstruction. The breast tissue can be replaced with an implant, or the breast is created using some of the woman's own tissues (autologous reconstruction).
Autologous blood (from the patient)
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advance banking of blood by the patient (known as autologous donation)
Autologous graft or autologous transplant.
If the amount transfused is less than anticipated or if no blood was necessary, then the autologous blood is generally disposed of (since the restrictions placed on volunteer donors are stricter than those on autologous donors).
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An autologous transplant uses the patient's own bone marrow for stem cells. This is done after any cancerous cells are treated with chemotherapy.
Autologous
Transfusion of your own blood (autologous) is the safest method but requires advance planning and not all patients are eligible.
Autologous = own marrow Allogeneic = transplant from a related (or tissue matched) donor. Syngeneic = transplant from an identical twin.