Session: Breast reconstruction question and answer panel #1

Speakers: Scott Sullivan, MD; Loren Eskenazi, MD; Joshua Levine, MD; Gerard Mosiello, MD

This 90-minute concurrent session will allow participants to ask panelists questions about different options
for breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Panelists will answer questions about:

• benefits and limitations of each type of reconstruction option
• immediate and delayed reconstruction
• flap and implant reconstruction
• expanders followed by implant exchange surgery vs. direct-to-implant options
• recovery time and expectations after reconstruction
• possible complications with flap reconstruction
• immediate and long-term complications with reconstruction
  

This session is appropriate for:

• women who are considering or need to undergo mastectomy and immediate
  or delayed reconstruction
• family, friends, relatives, and loved ones of women who need to undergo mastectomy
  and/or reconstruction
• health care providers who care for women who need to undergo mastectomy and/or
  reconstruction
• mental health care professionals who care for women who need to undergo
  mastectomy and/or reconstruction
  

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