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Dr. Constance Chen is a leader in microsurgical breast reconstruction.  She specializes in DIEP, SIEA, PAP, TDAP, ALNT techniques. 

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Your Inspired Life Podcast with Ana Caban: Featuring Dr. Constance Chen

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Recently, Dr. Chen was invited to sit down with lifelong friend, fitness expert and motivational speaker, Ana Cabán, to record an episode for her latest podcast, Your Inspired Life.  For more than two decades Ana Cabán has had a strong reputation among health/fitness industry experts for her distinctive style. She has sold over 4,500,000 of her award-winning bilingual fitness DVDs. Touted “a star Pilates instructor” by InStyle magazine and “the fitness guru to propel you into shape” by Martha Stewart Radio, Ana has appeared as the go-to fitness & lifestyle expert in print publications, including Health, Fitness, Pilates Style, Latina and O Magazine. Her passion lies in inspiring women to improve their health, wellness and lives.

Ana now hosts an inspirational podcast to help motivate women to design their second act and offers tools and permissions to live it.  See link below and listen to Dr. Chen and Ana discuss Dr. Chen’s personal journey into medicine and what motivates her to help make women feel whole again after mastectomy.  She provides tips on how others can find happiness and inspiration to achieve their life passions as well. 

For more information about Dr. Constance Chen and her specialty in breast and body restoration, click here.  To learn more about Ana Cabán, click here. 

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Thinking about Breast Cancer and Breast Reconstruction During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Constance Chen

By Dr. Constance M. Chen

A diagnosis of breast cancer is devastating at any time, but it can seem impossible to sort out your best options in the middle of a global pandemic. When healthy people everywhere are already overwhelmed with survival, what are the options for a woman who has just been presented with a cancer diagnosis?

Fortunately, as much as life has changed during this time of social distancing, the basic issues of cancer treatment remain the same. Patients need to evaluate their disease with the help of their oncologists to decide upon the optimal course of therapy. Women need to strengthen their immune systems via diet, exercise, and mental health. They may want to explore groundbreaking metabolic approaches to cancer treatment. And social distancing may even help protect patients who are trying to heal and recover from the stresses of cancer treatment. Finally, breast cancer patients should take this time to pause, and realize that they do not need to accomplish all of their long-term goals immediately. Specifically, breast reconstruction can take a back burner to oncologic treatment without any lasting compromise to the ultimate aesthetic outcome.

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tags breast cancer, breast reconstruction, covid19, coronavirus