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Minas T Chrysopoulo, MD
returns 12/01/2009
Expertise
BREAST CANCER RECONSTRUCTION, SCAR HEALING.
Experience in the area
Dr Chrysopoulo is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM). Dr Chrysopoulo's areas of special interest include scar healing and microsurgical breast reconstruction following mastectomy (including DIEP, SIEA, TUG and GAP flap procedures).
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Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| melissa | 10/11/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| C.P.Mohan | 09/16/09 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | I received a very prompt and encouraging ..... |
| Rikku | 09/01/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Tesha | 08/13/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you very much it was very ..... |
| Jess | 08/01/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | thanks :) |
Recent Answers from Minas T Chrysopoulo, MD
2009-10-13 TRAM surgery:
Jamie, I'm sorry you've had such a nightmare experience. Just to make sure I understand.... you had a bilateral free TRAM flap procedure, correct? And what surgery are you going back in for now?
2009-10-12 internal scar tissue causing puckering in infant:
John, Scar massage is the ideal way to go at this point to try and break down the scar tissue. The problem is that the massage needs to be fairly firm and I'm not sure your little girl would tolerate
2009-10-09 wound closure:
Melissa, To be honest infections don't always make wounds "look infected". These "subclinical" infections can still prevent wound healing. Micro-organisms can also attach to sutures and create areas
2009-10-08 wound closure:
Melissa, You've had this problem for a while. It is concerning for a healthy 28 yr old to have such wound healing problems. You may have an infection which is preventing healing. Perhaps an infected
2009-10-08 wound closure:
Melissa, Sorry you're going through all this. Some questions of my own before I can comment.... 1) I presume you had an autologous reconstruction (TRAM, DIEP, SIEA)? 2) If you had a TRAM flap
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