About this episode

Dr. Chet Nastala discusses PRMA's TruSense® method for enhancing breast sensation in reconstruction surgery.

This DiepCJourney® podcast interview was conducted at the PRMA Plastic Surgery practice in San Antonio during Breast Reconstruction Awareness week. Dr. Chet Nastala discusses PRMA's TruSense® and sensation to the breasts. With extensive background training and twenty-five years of experience with the team of surgeons at PRMA , Dr. Nastala is particularly interested in the sensation of the breast, nerve repair, and optimizing outcomes for their breast reconstruction patients. They achieve this through ongoing research and improvement in surgical techniques at PRMA. He discusses the nerve anatomy of the breasts and some of the limitations of the body's own ability to regenerate nerves after they are repaired. Dr. Nastala mentions various modalities of breast cancer treatment that include surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, and other biological therapies. He also talks about the possibility of nerve preservation and surgical techniques utilizing this method of improving sensation to the breast when oncologically safe. He differentiates between the PRMA service mark, TruSense® and using a nerve graft. The TruSense® method signifies the surgeons take the patient's…

People in this episode

Host: Terri Coutee

Guest: Dr. Chet Nastala

Topics covered

• breast reconstruction
• nerve repair
• surgical techniques
• breast cancer treatment
• sensation restoration

Keywords

• breast reconstruction
• TruSense
• nerve anatomy
• sensation
• DIEP flap
• nerve graft
• breast cancer treatment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PRMA Plastic Surgery

Products: TruSense®

Places: San Antonio

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