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By: Andrea Strauss, M.D. F.A.C.S.
The term Plastic Surgery is derived
from the Greek work, PLASTIKOS
meaning to mold or give shape.
The specialty began on the battle-
fields of World War I, when sur-
geons had to create innovative
ways to close chest wounds with
the use of adjacent tissue flaps.
Today most equate Plastic Surgeons
with cosmetic (also called aesthetic)
surgery, and not the reconstructive
surgery which started our field. Big
butts and Botox is not how we
define ourselves. We repair, remod-
el or restore the appearance and
sometimes function of body parts.
We close wounds caused by trau-
ma or cancer surgery, we correct
congenital defects such as cleft lips.
We are hand surgeons for those
who break bones or cut tendons.
We repair facial fractures. We treat
burns. It was Plastic Surgeons who
pioneered the field of microvascu-
lar surgery which led to organ
transplantation, limb replantation
and more recently face transplants.
October is Breast Cancer Aware-
ness month, and the fifth annual
Breast Reconstruction Awareness
Day USA will take place on October
19, 2016. BRA day “closes the
loop” on Breast Cancer. This year
we celebrate a great stride in the
long fight to offer breast recon-
struction to all eligible women
across the United States. The fight
began with the Federal Women’s
Health and Cancer Rights Act of
1998. This legislation was neces-
sary to force insurance companies
to cover the cost of breast recon-
struction after mastectomy. Unfor-
tunately, two decades later surveys
showed that 70% of women diag-
nosed with breast cancer were not
informed about or referred by their
primary or diagnosing doctor for
breast reconstruction. New legisla-
tion was needed. The Breast Can-
cer Patient Education Act of 2015
requires all hospitals, doctors and
breast care centers who diagnose
breast cancer, through discussion
and written material, to urge
patients to seek consultation with a
Plastic Surgeon prior to starting
treatment for breast cancer.
A survey done by the Cancer Sup-
port Community of women who
had a consultation with a Plastic
Surgeon to discuss breast recon-
struction revealed that 35% of the
women found the information
helpful and 56% found it extreme-
ly helpful in deciding their course of
treatment, whether they ultimately
had a breast reconstruction or not.
The goal of breast reconstruction is
to restore the appearance of one or
both breasts to near natural shape
and size after breast cancer surgery
alters or removes one or both
breasts. Not all women opt for
breast reconstruction after mastec-
tomy, but an informed decision can
only be made once the necessary
information is acquired. It is our
duty to provide that information. It
is our honor and our privilege to
serve the community, to help can-
cer survivors, to change lives for the
better.
Andrea Strauss MD FACS is a Board
Certified Plastic Surgeon with a pri-
vate practice at 11 Monroe Street
in Bridgewater, NJ. To learn more
about Breast Reconstruction or
other Plastic Surgery procedures
call 908-725-4600 or go to
www.plasticsurgicalassociatesnj.com.
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