Episode 11: Patient Advocacy: Global Connections in Breast Reconstruction

When you think about how you became an informed patient regarding breast reconstruction, was it by talking to other patients or through a consult with your plastic reconstructive surgeon? In this episode of the DiepCJourney Podcast, the discussion with two patient advocates and two internationally recognized microsurgeons reveals the power of global connections in breast reconstruction for patients and the importance of curating content based on best evidence and supportive patient care.

My guests, Luan Lawrenson-Woods, Dr. Joe Dusseldorp, and Minas Chrysopoulo, MD, FACS explain how we have all become connected through social media. The information we have shared has become the driving factor behind our passion to educate those affected by breast cancer on a global scale, sharing information we each gain from listening to patients and finding resources and answers to their questions about breast reconstruction and the process of making a decision about what type of reconstruction to have, including no reconstruction or aesthetic flat closure.