PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

Breast Reconstruction

A clinical tutorial on breast anatomy, preoperative evaluation, and the decision-making
process for implant-based versus autologous reconstruction.
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  • 1 hour
  • Shareable Certificate
  • Expert discussion

Course description 

In this course, the learner will review the anatomy of the breast as well as preoperative evaluation and approach for reconstruction of patients with congenital or acquired breast deformities.

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  • Specialty: Surgery
  • Subspecialty: Plastic & Reconstructive surgery, Breast - Benign and Malignant Diseases
  • Target audience: Plastic surgeons and breast surgeons. 
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Language: English
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Learning objectives

  • Describe relevant anatomy of the breast, including neurovascular supply
  • Discuss preoperative evaluation for reconstructive patients, including the decision-making process for implant-based versus autologous reconstruction
  • Discuss the surgical planning differences and considerations for patients undergoing immediate versus delayed reconstruction
  • Review considerations for subpectoral versus prepectoral implant-based reconstruction
  • Discuss common autologous reconstructive options, including abdominal, latissimus, gluteal, and thigh-based flaps

Course structure 

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Course instructor

Dr. Arash Momeni

Dr. Arash Momeni is the Ryan-Upson Scholar and Director of Clinical Outcomes Research in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford University. He trained at the University of Freiburg, Germany, completed a second residency at Stanford, and a fellowship in Advanced Reconstructive Microsurgery at the University of Pennsylvania. His clinical practice focuses on complex reconstruction of the breast, head and neck, trunk, and extremities following cancer and trauma, using advanced techniques including perforator flaps and hybrid breast reconstruction. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications and is recognised internationally for his research in microsurgical outcomes and evidence-based medicine. Dr. Momeni serves as Associate Editor of Annals of Plastic Surgery and on the editorial boards of several leading plastic surgery journals.
Dr Arash Momeni

Dr. Arash Momeni

Reconstructive Microsurgeon
Director of Clinical Outcomes Research, Stanford University Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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This course is provided by

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ReSurge International

Resurge International is a nonprofit organization based in Sunnyvale, California established in 1969. ReSurge focuses on scaling up access to reconstructive surgical care in low-income countries by training and funding the next generation of reconstructive surgeons across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. ReSurge is one of the few organizations to address the full scope of reconstructive surgical care to those most in need. They pair 50 years of experience with an innovative localization and empowerment model that is creating a ripple-effect of impact across economies, communities, and human lives.
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COSECSA

The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) is non-profit making professional body that fosters postgraduate education in surgery and provides surgical training throughout the East, Central and Southern Africa region.

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