Weight Gain after Mastectomy: Plastic Surgery Hot Topics with Rod J. Rohrich, MD

Video Author:Rod J. Rohrich, MD

Published on:November 21, 2017

In this video, Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Editor-in-Chief of “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” reviews an assessment on the impact of autologous breast reconstruction on BMI patterns after breast cancer diagnosis in mastectomy patients.

Read the December 2017 PRS #PlasticSurgery Article, The Impact of Autologous Breast Reconstruction on BMI Patterns in Breast Cancer Patients: A Propensity-Matched Analysis by Cho, Shammas, Glener, et al.

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Keywords: breast; reconstruction; free flap; mastectomy; breast reconstruction; pedicle flaps; plastic surgery; oncology; weight; BMI; weight gain; obesity; cancer; breast cancer; chemotherapy; autologous; #PRSHotTopic