Dr. Danielle Leblanc: Leveling Up Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction

In this episode of the PRS Global Open Keynotes podcast, Dr. Danielle Leblanc discusses direct-to-implant breast reconstruction, the benefits of direct-to-implant vs expander reconstructions, the importance of a close collaboration with the breast oncology surgeon, the use of acellular dermal matrices and resorbable synethic meshes in implant reconstruction and augmentations, the nuances of implant positioning and wrapping, how to safely perform a simultaneous mastopexy and direct-to-implant reconstruction in nipple sparing mastectomies, and her approach to preprectoral augmentations. Dr. Danielle Leblanc is a board certified plastic surgeon who has been in private practice in Fort Worth, Texas for 17 years. She has a practice focused on breast reconstruction as well as breast and body aesthetic surgery. She is a Plastic Surgery Foundation Visiting Professor for 2023, and in the coming year will be visiting the Ohio State University, Medical College of Wisconsin, and University of California, Irvine, among other places.   Your host, Dr. Puru Nagarkar, is a board-certified plastic and hand surgeon, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Read a classic PRS Global Open study that covers some of the breast reconstruction science discussed in this episode, “Surgical Outcomes in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction”  by Urquia, Hart, Liu, and Losken: https://bit.ly/DC_Leblanc   #PRSGlobalOpen #DeepCutsPodcast #PlasticSurgery #LevelingUp