Nicholas Albano, MD, of St. Luke’s Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, draws a clear line between aesthetic procedures, which enhance appearance and self-image, and reconstructive work that restores form and function after trauma, cancer, or limb-threatening injury. On this Community Connection, Dr. Albano explains how plastic surgeons contribute to salvage limbs by reconnecting blood vessels and nerves and walks through the full range of breast reconstruction options available to cancer patients, from implant-based procedures to free tissue transfer.
