Planning for Level 1 Oncoplastic Surgery

by St Vincent's Private Hospital East Melbourne | 7 years ago

Is oncoplastic reconstruction really necessary? Dr. Anne Peled explains why her answer is always yes. In her presentation, she’ll discuss how to obtain improved aesthetic and psychological outcomes with oncoplastic surgery, as well as the key Level I concepts of aesthetic scar placement, marking the tumor bed and closing a lumpectomy defect. Dr. Peled outlines factors to consider in evaluating a patient for oncoplastic reconstruction, planning for Level I vs. Level II procedures and BioZorb® marker vs. surgical clips for marking the tumor bed. Presented by Dr. Anne Peled