I distinctly remember my first visit with Dr. Dumanian. I was 6 months post-treatment for Inflammatory Breast Cancer, I felt emotionally and physically defeated and I was pretty sure there wasn’t much that could be done about the way I looked. I think normalcy was as much as I felt I could possibly hope for. …Read More…
32nd European Hernia Society meeting, Istanbul Turkey 10-8-2010
It was fun meeting with European hernia surgeons. I spoke on the use of intraabdominal midweight polypropylene meshes, and the issues of the “loss of domain” as they relate to components separation repairs.
Upcoming speaking engagements and lectures
Multiple speaking engagements are coming. With Dr. Chuck Butler, I will give a course on abdominal wall reconstruction at the American Society of Plastic Surgery national meeting in Toronto on October 4. The following weekend, I will be an invited speaker at the European Hernia meeting in Istanbul, Turkey on October 9.
Abdominal wall reconstruction course in Washington DC 2010
I just returned from giving two lectures at the above course. The first detailed my technique for a direct supported repair using soft prolene mesh to buttress a components separation procedure. The second demonstrated techniques to rearrange the skin and achieve wound closure at the time of hernia repair. Several members of the audience asked…Read More…
Comments made by a patient treated for chronic knee area nerve pain after an orthopedic procedure:
Thank you Dr. Dumanian, for giving me use of my leg and my life back. The many other treatments I had tried over the years (including physical therapy, prolotherapy, steroid injections, iontophoresis, and sympathetic nerve blocks) had reduced some of the hypersensitivity, but couldn’t touch that incredible nerve pain that prevented me from doing just…Read More…
Hernia Discouse
I gave an interview on the Ethicon “Hernia Discourse” site. I discuss lots of issues regarding the components separation technique, and the use of mesh. It can be found as item number 40, at http://feeds.feedburner.com/herniadiscourse
ABOUT DR DUMANIAN
Chicago Plastic Surgeon Dr. Dumanian combines a excellent training with a caring and attentive bedside manner. He is triple board-certified in plastic surgery, general surgery and hand surgery. He currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Surgery and Program Director of Plastic Surgery. He lectures nationally on repair of the abdominal wall. This gives…Read More…