Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for Cancer

In this episode of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for Cancer podcast, Alexander Mericli, M.D., Plastic Surgery associate professor, discusses functional muscle transfer after oncologic resection.

In this episode, Peirong Yu, MD, a professor of plastic surgery, discusses his experience with pharyngoesophageal and tracheal reconstruction.

In this episode of Plastic and Reproductive Surgery for Cancer, Mark Clemens, M.D., a professor of plastic surgery, discusses the recent US FDA guidance on breast implants.

In this episode, plastic surgeon David Adelman, M.D., Ph.D., discusses reconstruction after hemipelvectomy. The goal is to restore form and function following a hemipelvectomy, a major orthopedic surgery in which a portion of the pelvis is removed. It may be used to treat certain bone and soft tissue tumors.

In this episode, Edward Chang, M.D., associate professor of Plastic Surgery, discusses the MD Anderson Algorithm for treating breast cancer-related lymphedema.

In this episode, Carrie Chu, M.D., and Rene Largo, M.D., both assistant professors of Plastic Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discuss non-abdominal options for autologous breast reconstruction for breast cancer patients.

Sara Danker, M.D., a 2020 MD Anderson Cancer Center Mirosurgery fellow, discusses what to look for when choosing a microsurgery fellowship and to how to optimize a resident's chances of matching.

In this episode, Alexander Mericli, M.D., assist professor of Plastic Surgery, discusses bony and soft tissue reconstruction of spinal and sacral oncologic defects in addition to postoperative care.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Microvascular Reconstruction Surgery is designed to provide advanced postgraduate training for plastic surgeons in microvascular reconstructive surgery for oncology patients. In this episode, two fellows, Jessie Z. Yu, M.D., and Stefanos Boukovalas, M.D., share their experiences.

In this episode, Margaret S. Roubaud, M.D., plastic surgeon, discusses how targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) can to relieve post-amputation chronic residual and phantom limb pain for those cancer patients who had an amputation as a part of cancer surgery. The information and material provided during this podcast are just recommendations. There are other medically appropriate options available that are not addressed in this podcast, and every provider must exercise independent medical judgment to determine what is medically appropriate and best practice based on each individual patient's medical needs. As a listener of this podcast, you agree to release from liability and hold harmless UT MD Anderson, its agencies, officers, and employees for any accident

More than 700 people worldwide have been diagnosed with breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) believes that women with textured breast implants have a small but increased risk of developing this uncommon cancer. In this episode, Mark Clemens, M.D., plastic surgeon at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and one of the world's leading experts, discusses BIA-ALCL treatment and prophylactic removal of breast implants. The information and material provided during this podcast are just recommendations. There are other medically appropriate options available that are not addressed in this podcast, and every provider must exercise independent medical judgment to determine what is medically appropriate and best practice based on each individual patient's medical needs. As a listener of this podcast, you agree to release from liability and hold harmless UT MD Anderson, its agencies, officers, and employees for any accident, injury, illness, death, loss, or damage arising from or relating to, directly or indirectly, this podcast.

Episode description: In this episode of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for Cancer podcast, Jesse Selber, M.D., a plastic surgeon, discusses the use of prepectoral breast reconstruction following breast cancer treatment, including patient selection, intraoperative considerations, and advantages and disadvantages. For years, this type of reconstruction surgery was associated with high complication rates, but thanks to advances in the field, its gaining favor again. Selber himself relies almost exclusively on this technique. Listen to learn more. The information and material provided during this podcast are just recommendations. There are other medically appropriate options available that are not addressed in this podcast, and every provider must exercise independent medical judgment to determine what is medically appropriate and best practice based on each individual patient's medical needs. As a listener of this podcast, you agree to release from liability and hold harmless UT MD Anderson, its agencies, officers, and employees for any accident, injury, illness, death, loss, or damage arising from or relating to, directly or indirectly, this podcast.