Great news! Well, to live honest, it's non actually "news" anymore since it happened a few of months agone but I conduct maintain come upwards across several patients that didn't know most this in addition to thus I idea I'd post service most it....
PRMA Plastic Surgery in addition to several San Antonio hotels conduct maintain partnered amongst the American Cancer Society to initiative off go expenses for thorax cancer patients travelling to PRMA for their thorax reconstruction.
Accommodation is straightaway provided at either significantly reduced rates or at no charge on a space-available basis. This computer program is for patients who are having surgical operation at to the lowest degree l miles from their home. One caregiver is too welcome to go amongst the patient. The computer program solely applies to lodging Mon through Th (so weekends are NOT included). You too ask to plough over advanced notice... at to the lowest degree ii weeks advance discovery is normally needed (remember this is on a space-available basis).
I encourage patients living to a greater extent than than l miles from San Antonio to telephone vociferation upwards the American Cancer Society direct on (877) 227-1618 for to a greater extent than data in addition to to accept wages of this bully opportunity. Hotels conveniently located nigh PRMA tin plough over the sack live works life here.
Dr C
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Dr Chrysopoulo is a board certified plastic surgeon specializing inwards breast reconstruction. On Facebook?.... Connect amongst other thorax cancer patients inwards our FB Breast Cancer Reconstruction Community.
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Healty | Texas Bill Mandates Breast Reconstruction Discussion Before Breast Cancer Surgery
Currently alone 30% of pectus cancer patients are informed of their pectus reconstruction options earlier mastectomy or lumpectomy.
New legislation is beingness proposed inward Texas that aims to significantly improve that abysmal statistic for pectus cancer patients. Texas House Bill 669 would mandate that doctors inform all pectus cancer patients almost their pectus reconstruction options BEFORE having surgical physical care for for pectus cancer. The pecker was drafted based on similar legislation inward the patch of New York.
PRMA Plastic Surgery is proud to denote that a sometime patient, Tammy Carrington, is the squad leader behind this Bill. She proactively sought out her patch representative, James White, to start out drafting proposals. The Bill was drafted in addition to submitted Jan 14, 2011. If approved, this statute volition accept resultant the next year.
Tammy Carrington knows firsthand what it’s similar to live diagnosed alongside pectus cancer in addition to have express handling options. After beingness diagnosed inward June of 2009, Tammy was given 2 options: a lumpectomy alongside radiations or a unilateral mastectomy. Tammy didn’t desire either.
Tammy wanted to decrease the gamble of pectus cancer inward the futurity inward the other pectus too. After intensely researching her options on her ain she learned she could stimulate got bilateral mastectomies in addition to immediate reconstruction. Ultimately she traveled to PRMA inward San Antonio in addition to underwent bilateral mastectomies alongside immediate DIEP flap pectus reconstruction using her ain abdominal tissue. All the procedures were covered past times her wellness insurance.
Not surprisingly, Tammy feels really strongly almost this Bill since she then easily could stimulate got chosen something she feels would stimulate got been the incorrect selection for her.
"My nature is to interrogation things completely then that I tin give the sack brand informed decisions. I am the mom to a severely encephalon injured lilliputian boy… I’ve spent lots of fourth dimension over the years looking for data on how to aid him boot the bucket better… After getting over the stupor of hearing the 'C' word,... I went into interrogation mode”, Tammy recalls.
“HB 669 isn’t mandating whatever detail treatment. It's non mandating whatever surgery. It's simply mandating education. Women stimulate got the correct to live told almost their options then they tin give the sack brand really informed decisions almost their ain health. Unfortunately, correct directly alone 30% are fifty-fifty told pectus reconstruction is an option”, she says.
PRMA Plastic Surgery is proud to back upward HB 669 in addition to is calling on pectus cancer patients, physicians, in addition to all those touched past times pectus cancer throughout the patch of Texas to offering their back upward past times calling their representatives.
Please telephone phone your State Legislator in addition to urge them to co-author HB 669. Your patch representative’s contact data tin give the sack live works life HERE.
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PRMA Plastic Surgery inward San Antonio, Texas, specializes inward advanced breast reconstruction using the patient's ain tissue. Procedures offered include the DIEP flap, SIEA flap, GAP flap, in addition to TUG flap. We are In-Network for most USA insurance plans. Patients are routinely welcomed from across Texas, out-of-state, every bit good every bit from exterior the USA. Connect alongside other pectus cancer reconstruction patients at www.facebook.com/PRMAplasticsurgery
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New legislation is beingness proposed inward Texas that aims to significantly improve that abysmal statistic for pectus cancer patients. Texas House Bill 669 would mandate that doctors inform all pectus cancer patients almost their pectus reconstruction options BEFORE having surgical physical care for for pectus cancer. The pecker was drafted based on similar legislation inward the patch of New York.
PRMA Plastic Surgery is proud to denote that a sometime patient, Tammy Carrington, is the squad leader behind this Bill. She proactively sought out her patch representative, James White, to start out drafting proposals. The Bill was drafted in addition to submitted Jan 14, 2011. If approved, this statute volition accept resultant the next year.
Tammy Carrington knows firsthand what it’s similar to live diagnosed alongside pectus cancer in addition to have express handling options. After beingness diagnosed inward June of 2009, Tammy was given 2 options: a lumpectomy alongside radiations or a unilateral mastectomy. Tammy didn’t desire either.
Tammy wanted to decrease the gamble of pectus cancer inward the futurity inward the other pectus too. After intensely researching her options on her ain she learned she could stimulate got bilateral mastectomies in addition to immediate reconstruction. Ultimately she traveled to PRMA inward San Antonio in addition to underwent bilateral mastectomies alongside immediate DIEP flap pectus reconstruction using her ain abdominal tissue. All the procedures were covered past times her wellness insurance.
Not surprisingly, Tammy feels really strongly almost this Bill since she then easily could stimulate got chosen something she feels would stimulate got been the incorrect selection for her.
"My nature is to interrogation things completely then that I tin give the sack brand informed decisions. I am the mom to a severely encephalon injured lilliputian boy… I’ve spent lots of fourth dimension over the years looking for data on how to aid him boot the bucket better… After getting over the stupor of hearing the 'C' word,... I went into interrogation mode”, Tammy recalls.
“HB 669 isn’t mandating whatever detail treatment. It's non mandating whatever surgery. It's simply mandating education. Women stimulate got the correct to live told almost their options then they tin give the sack brand really informed decisions almost their ain health. Unfortunately, correct directly alone 30% are fifty-fifty told pectus reconstruction is an option”, she says.
PRMA Plastic Surgery is proud to back upward HB 669 in addition to is calling on pectus cancer patients, physicians, in addition to all those touched past times pectus cancer throughout the patch of Texas to offering their back upward past times calling their representatives.
Please telephone phone your State Legislator in addition to urge them to co-author HB 669. Your patch representative’s contact data tin give the sack live works life HERE.
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PRMA Plastic Surgery inward San Antonio, Texas, specializes inward advanced breast reconstruction using the patient's ain tissue. Procedures offered include the DIEP flap, SIEA flap, GAP flap, in addition to TUG flap. We are In-Network for most USA insurance plans. Patients are routinely welcomed from across Texas, out-of-state, every bit good every bit from exterior the USA. Connect alongside other pectus cancer reconstruction patients at www.facebook.com/PRMAplasticsurgery
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Healty | BRA Day SA - Join us!
I bring to say, it's close time. Finally, at that topographic point is a national force to growth awareness close pectus reconstruction.
For years I bring had to console ladies who were upset they weren't offered reconstruction at the fourth dimension of their mastectomy. To this day, 70% of women facing mastectomy for pectus cancer are non informed close their reconstructive options. Many bring lived for years without a pectus solely to uncovering out much after that they could bring avoided the psychological too social touching of living without a pectus altogether.
Now, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is trying to modify that terrible statistic amongst a national Breast Reconstruction Awareness displace centered to a greater extent than or less "BRA day" on Oct 17th.
Thank you lot ASPS!
We'll live doing our utmost to aid out... PRMA volition live hosting the outset e'er "BRA Day SA" on Oct 17th at the Witte Museum. It's going to live a phenomenal final result amount of fun, food, too of course of report the latest information on pectus reconstruction.
Admission is costless too all proceeds volition become to WINGS, a 501(C)(3) charity which provides comprehensive pectus cancer handling services to uninsured women inwards Texas.
Please bring together us! More details here.
Hope to run into you lot there!
Dr C
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PRMA Plastic Surgery specializes inwards advanced breast reconstruction including DIEP flap, SIEA flap, GAP flap, TUG flap, Alloderm One-Step too fat grafting. In-Network for most U.S. insurance plans. Patients routinely welcomed from across the USA. Please telephone shout out upwards (800) 692-5565 or e-mail patientadvocate@PRMAplasticsurgery.com to acquire to a greater extent than close your pectus reconstruction options. Connect amongst other pectus cancer patients at facebook.com/PRMAplasticsurgery.
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Healty | My DIEP Flap Journey - Why I traveled from California to San Antonio for my Breast Reconstruction
A big "thank you" to Sharon Pira from Monterey, California for sharing her DIEP flap journeying amongst us....
"I was diagnosed amongst thorax cancer inwards September 2011 too underwent the whole routine of chemo-therapy, radiations too a total mastectomy of my left thorax inwards March 2012. After all of my handling was consummate I began looking into my options for thorax reconstruction. My local MD advised against an implant (because of the lawsuit of radiations on the area) too thence he suggested the TRAM flap every bit the best selection for me which I agreed.
In May 2012 I attended a women's conference inwards Scottsdale, AZ which was life-changing inwards itself, nevertheless I had no consider only how incredible this trip was going to plough out. On sun I got on a shuttle to the Phoenix drome along amongst unopen to other adult woman too every bit the driver pulled away I turned to her too asked, "Were yous hither for the women's conference?" She said, No, I am a thorax cancer surgeon from San Antonio, TX too was hither for a thorax cancer symposium. I removed the chapeau I was wearing to expose my soundless really bald caput too she proceeded to enquire me questions virtually my treatment. She asked what variety of reconstruction I was having too I told her virtually the Tram flap. She asked if I knew virtually the DIEP flap? I explained that I had a friend inwards San Jose who was having the DIEP flap functioning but that no 1 inwards my expanse performed this procedure. She gave me her carte du jour amongst the information virtually PRMA too said I should at to the lowest degree cheque out their website. We hugged at the drome too I thanked her for the info!
When I returned habitation I went online to the PRMA website too was amazed past times the earlier too after pictures too genuinely flora a painting of a adult woman who looked only similar me too I could non acquire over how keen she looked 1 yr later. So I called the hospital too scheduled an appointment...
After sending my paperwork for insurance approving I was able to schedule my surgical physical care for for August. Everything from offset to halt went incredibly polish too I am too thence grateful to the staff of PRMA for their amazing back upwards too tending during my infirmary remain too my follow upwards appointments. I experience too thence blessed... too am thrilled amongst my results! It feels too thence adept to bring my novel thorax created from my really ain trunk too my friends are all jealous of my incredible tum tuck - Wow, what a bonus!"
Thanks over again Sharon!
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"I was diagnosed amongst thorax cancer inwards September 2011 too underwent the whole routine of chemo-therapy, radiations too a total mastectomy of my left thorax inwards March 2012. After all of my handling was consummate I began looking into my options for thorax reconstruction. My local MD advised against an implant (because of the lawsuit of radiations on the area) too thence he suggested the TRAM flap every bit the best selection for me which I agreed.
In May 2012 I attended a women's conference inwards Scottsdale, AZ which was life-changing inwards itself, nevertheless I had no consider only how incredible this trip was going to plough out. On sun I got on a shuttle to the Phoenix drome along amongst unopen to other adult woman too every bit the driver pulled away I turned to her too asked, "Were yous hither for the women's conference?" She said, No, I am a thorax cancer surgeon from San Antonio, TX too was hither for a thorax cancer symposium. I removed the chapeau I was wearing to expose my soundless really bald caput too she proceeded to enquire me questions virtually my treatment. She asked what variety of reconstruction I was having too I told her virtually the Tram flap. She asked if I knew virtually the DIEP flap? I explained that I had a friend inwards San Jose who was having the DIEP flap functioning but that no 1 inwards my expanse performed this procedure. She gave me her carte du jour amongst the information virtually PRMA too said I should at to the lowest degree cheque out their website. We hugged at the drome too I thanked her for the info!
When I returned habitation I went online to the PRMA website too was amazed past times the earlier too after pictures too genuinely flora a painting of a adult woman who looked only similar me too I could non acquire over how keen she looked 1 yr later. So I called the hospital too scheduled an appointment...
After sending my paperwork for insurance approving I was able to schedule my surgical physical care for for August. Everything from offset to halt went incredibly polish too I am too thence grateful to the staff of PRMA for their amazing back upwards too tending during my infirmary remain too my follow upwards appointments. I experience too thence blessed... too am thrilled amongst my results! It feels too thence adept to bring my novel thorax created from my really ain trunk too my friends are all jealous of my incredible tum tuck - Wow, what a bonus!"
Thanks over again Sharon!
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PRMA Plastic Surgery specializes inwards advanced breast reconstruction including DIEP flap, SIEA flap, GAP flap, TUG flap, Alloderm One-Step too fat grafting. In-Network for most USA insurance plans. Patients routinely welcomed from across the USA. Please telephone phone (800) 692-5565 or e-mail patientadvocate@PRMAplasticsurgery.com to larn to a greater extent than virtually your thorax reconstruction options. Connect amongst other thorax cancer patients at facebook.com/PRMAplasticsurgery.
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Healty | Are you lot a BRCA Patient Interested inward Prophylactic Mastectomy & DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction?
Angelina Jolie's determination to convey safe mastectomies in addition to immediate pectus reconstruction before this twelvemonth has prompted women across the solid soil to await into their hereditary pectus cancer risk.
We're kicking off Breast Cancer Awareness calendar month on Wednesday, Oct 2d amongst a alive tweet effect most this real topic.
One of our BRCA+ patients has kindly agreed for our staff to tweet during her surgical physical care for - bilateral safe mastectomies in addition to immediate DIEP flap pectus reconstruction.
Please bring together us alive inwards the OR to larn to a greater extent than most these procedures!
You tin larn to a greater extent than most the Live Tweet Event here.
Dr C
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Dr C is a board certified plastic surgeon in addition to microsurgeon specializing inwards state-of-the-art pectus reconstruction. He in addition to his partners at PRMA are In-Network for most the States insurance plans. Patients are welcomed from across in addition to exterior the US. Please telephone telephone (800) 692-5565 or email patientadvocate@PRMAplasticsurgery.com to larn to a greater extent than most your pectus reconstruction options.
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We're kicking off Breast Cancer Awareness calendar month on Wednesday, Oct 2d amongst a alive tweet effect most this real topic.
One of our BRCA+ patients has kindly agreed for our staff to tweet during her surgical physical care for - bilateral safe mastectomies in addition to immediate DIEP flap pectus reconstruction.
Please bring together us alive inwards the OR to larn to a greater extent than most these procedures!
You tin larn to a greater extent than most the Live Tweet Event here.
Dr C
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Dr C is a board certified plastic surgeon in addition to microsurgeon specializing inwards state-of-the-art pectus reconstruction. He in addition to his partners at PRMA are In-Network for most the States insurance plans. Patients are welcomed from across in addition to exterior the US. Please telephone telephone (800) 692-5565 or email patientadvocate@PRMAplasticsurgery.com to larn to a greater extent than most your pectus reconstruction options.
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