In this “Leveling Up” episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Dr. Justin Sacks talks about dealing with the macro before the micro, discusses how to get consistently good results in microsurgery, describes how to harvest the supraclavicular flap for lymphedema, and explains what in the world the acronym "ABC, ED, PAD, GL" means.

Read two recent PRS Global Open article from Dr. Sacks:

“Pushing the Needle of Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Where Do Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Stand?“ by Khetpal, Reátegui, Lopez, Sacks, and Prsic: https://bit.ly/SacksDeepCuts
“Complications and Patient-reported Outcomes after TRAM and DIEP Flaps: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis” by He, El Eter, Yesentharao, Hung, Owens, Persing, and Sacks: https://bit.ly/DeepCutsSacks2

Dr. Justin M. Sacks is the Shoenberg Professor and Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU). He recently spent the last decade at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he was the Vice-Chair of Clinical Operations and Director of Oncological Reconstruction. His surgical practice encompassed head to toe cancer and traumatic reconstruction. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. He is a founding member of the American Society of Reconstructive Transplantation. Currently, he is the immediate past-Chair of the Plastic Surgery Research Council.

Your host, Dr. Puru Nagarkar, is a board-certified plastic and hand surgeon, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

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Dr. Justin Sacks: Leveling Up Macro Before Micro