BRA Day interview
with Dr Joe Dusseldorp
Rewritten Me · Luan Lawrenson-Woods
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Show Notes
The 3rd Wednesday in October is Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day, or BRA Day as it's known!
For BRA Day 2022 I sat down with reconstructive plastic surgeon, Dr Joe Dusseldorp (FRACS). Dr Joe specialises in breast reconstruction, particularly ‘own tissue’ reconstruction like DIEP flap reconstruction. He’s a medical innovator and personalised medicine advocate, and he led the first team in Australia and New Zealand to perform a robotic-assisted DIEP.
In our chat we talk about:
- The difference between reconstructive plastic surgeons and breast surgeons;
- What breast reconstruction is;
- The main types of mastectomy;
- Different types of reconstruction options;
- And why women might choose them.
Huge thanks to Pink Hope who made the audio (and video) recording happen!
Links:
Video of Luan and Dr Joe’s interview, hosted by Pink Hope
Dr Joe Dusseldorp’s website and Instagram page
AHPRA where you can look up a surgeon’s speciality
BRA-va Art social media campaign to promote BRA Day
The preventative health hub Pink Hope
Find Luan:
The information in this podcast does not constitute medical advice. For personalised medical advice you should seek a consult with a FRACS qualified surgeon, or an equally qualified surgeon in your country.
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