Barriers Preventing Patients from Breast Reconstruction–Plastic Surgery Hot Topics with Rod J. Rohrich, MD

In this video, Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Editor-in-Chief of “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” discusses the shockingly low rates of women getting breast reconstructions following breast cancer. This new study dives deeper into the barriers preventing women from undergoing this important surgery. This article appears in the August 2016 issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Volume 138 Issue 2. “Distance to a Plastic Surgeon and Type of Insurance Plan Are Independently Predictive of Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction” by Roughton, et al. Keywords: Breast reconstruction; Barriers; Insurance;