Page 14 - Plasticos-Vol-3

Ms. Rebecca Bonsaint, Associate Executive Massachusetts General
Director of AAPS was most helpful in answering Hospital
all my questions and providing me contacts to
the institutes where I wanted to apply.
The Department of Plastic and Reconstructive
After I received the happy news of being Surgery is headed by Dr. William G Austen with
selected as the travelling fellow I wrote to couple of patents and inventions to his credit.
various places where I wanted to apply and There was a huge variety of cases I saw not only
planned my trip. The credentialing process related to breast but also Migraine Surgery,
of every institute was separate and different Nerve decompression and microsurgery.
so I applied 3-5 months in advance. The The environment of the department was of
credentialing process is time consuming but constant learning.
simple if the instructions are followed correctly. I observed a variety of surgeries related to
Respective coordinators at each center help breast reconstruction and cosmetic surgery.
in application and information process. The On my special request, I visited Brigham and
applicants must be up- to-date with recent Women’s Hospital where Dr. Carty and team
vaccinations and documentation of the same. perform neurotised Breast reconstruction
I set off on by learning expedition determined with free microvascular DIEP flap using an
that I will learn at least one new thing each day. allogenic nerve graft. I interacted with them on
But it so turned out that I learned so many new finer aspects of flap insetting and increasing
things everyday. That made my journey life aesthetic outcomes in DIEP free microvascular
changing. breast reconstruction.
The grand round and
conferences were
quite residents was
interesting
“ impressive. Every
and the discussion
by

week
on
Grand
rounds,
eminent,
inspiring,
speakers
DON’T JUDGE
and
from
abroad
parts
different
of
EACH DAY BY THE
discussed on their
where
work United States
they
HARVEST YOU made their mark in
Plastic Surgery. I was
REAP, BUT BY THE impressed with the
resident and fellow
training. The one to
SEEDS THAT YOU one guidance given
to them is wonderful
PLANT. and the reason that
brings out the best
in them.

14