Choosing breast reconstruction is one of the most personal decisions a woman can make, and the surgeon you trust matters. At the practice of Dr. Marco Ellis in Chicago’s Near North Side, patients receive care from a board-certified plastic surgeon with advanced microsurgical training and years of experience performing complex flap procedures at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Recognized for impeccable technique and beautifully natural results, Dr. Ellis approaches every reconstruction as both a restorative procedure and an aesthetic refinement—blending surgical precision with an artistic eye to help women feel whole, confident, and elegantly themselves again.
What Is Flap-Based Breast Reconstruction?
Flap-based reconstruction uses your own living tissue—skin, fat, and sometimes muscle—to rebuild a soft, natural breast shape after mastectomy. Unlike implant-based options, autologous flaps create a breast that looks, feels, and ages with you. Dr. Ellis specializes in several advanced techniques, including the DIEP flap (which preserves abdominal muscle), the PAP flap (using inner thigh tissue), and the latissimus dorsi flap. Each approach is tailored to your anatomy, body goals, and lifestyle. Because the reconstructed breast is made from your own tissue, results tend to be remarkably warm, supple, and harmonious with the rest of your figure—qualities many women describe as restoring not just their silhouette, but their sense of self.
The Experience & What to Expect
From your first consultation, Dr. Ellis and his team take a calm, consultative approach—listening carefully, walking you through every option, and designing a plan that fits your timeline and aesthetic vision. Flap surgery is typically performed in a single stage at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, with most patients staying three to four nights for monitored recovery. Initial healing takes several weeks, and refinements like nipple reconstruction or fat grafting can be added later to perfect symmetry and contour. Throughout the journey, you’ll have direct access to a small, attentive care team committed to your comfort, privacy, and long-term results. Many patients tell us the experience felt less like a clinical process and more like a partnership.
Why Choose Dr. Marco Ellis?
Dr. Ellis is celebrated for blending the technical mastery of microsurgical reconstruction with the refined sensibility of an aesthetic plastic surgeon. His patients benefit from world-class hospital affiliations, a boutique consultation experience, and a track record of natural, lasting outcomes. If you’re exploring flap-based reconstruction in Chicago, you’ll find expertise, empathy, and elegance under one roof.
Schedule Your Private Consultation
Take the next step toward restoring your confidence with a surgeon who treats every patient as a priority. Contact (312) 695-6022 today to schedule your private consultation with Dr. Marco Ellis in Chicago’s Near North Side, and discover what beautifully natural reconstruction can look like for you.