OR-Live will broadcast a breast reconstruction with tissue expansion from Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York. This procedure will be performed by Dimitri J. Koumanis, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Albany Medical College and Jerome D. Chao, MD, FACS, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Chief of Division of Plastic Surgery — Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Albany Medical College. Dr. Koumanis and Dr. Chao will perform the tissue expansion using Veritas® Collagen Matrix (“Veritas”), an innovative biologic material which remodels into the tissue it is used to repair. Veritas is a tested, FDA cleared and exciting alternative to currently available synthetic and biologic meshes
Veritas Collagen Matrix, from Synovis Life Technologies, is an innovative non-cross-linked biologic material derived from bovine pericardium indicated for use as an implant for the surgical repair of soft tissue deficiencies, including abdominal and thoracic wall repair, muscle flap reinforcement, and repair of hernias. Veritas is produced through a patented process that produces in an extremely biocompatible and highly acellular remodelable material. Once implanted, Veritas provides a scaffold for connective tissue protein synthesis and host tissue in-growth. The result is the seamless integration of Veritas into the surrounding host tissue.
