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Aldo Benjamin Guerra, MD of Scottsdale, AZ and colleagues receive prestigious award for landmark paper on breast reconstruction.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - MAY 9, 2005 - Local plastic surgeon, Aldo Benjamin Guerra, MD and colleagues received the prestigious James Barrett Brown Award today at the 84^th annual meeting of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons in Scottsdale, Arizona. The award was officially presented by James May, MD to Dr. Paul Gill, one of Dr. Guerra's co-authors on the article entitled "A 10 year retrospective review of 758 DIEP flaps for breast reconstruction". The article originally appeared in the international Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® in April 2004.

The James Barrett Brown Award was established in memory of James Barrett Brown, M.D., a past president of the Association, and is presented annually for the best plastic surgery related paper published during the previous calendar year. Members of the Association make the selection from articles published in the United States. At the opening ceremonies of the Annual Meeting, the recipient summarizes the clinical or basic science research of the award-winning paper.

"The DIEP flap is State-of-the-Art in breast reconstruction, I am glad to see that Association's recognition of this wonderful work," said Dr. Aldo Guerra, medical director of AB Guerra Plastic Surgery, Scottsdale, AZ.

Dr. Paul Gill presented a summary of the study's findings for the members of the Association after receiving the award. Dr. Aldo Guerra and several of his co-authors were in attendance at the meeting. DIEP flaps are derived from abdominal tissue and serve as an ideal substitute for a woman's breast after mastectomy. DIEP flaps allow for the maximal preservation of the abdominal muscles. This technique allows many patients to have a faster recovery and to experience less pain than patients treated with muscle-based flaps.

"Breast reconstruction surgery has come a long way over the last few decades. In the past, breast cancer survivors had few options after mastectomy. DIEP flaps are noteworthy for restoration of the breast in women suffering from breast cancer," said Dr. Aldo Guerra.

Dr. Aldo Guerra is an Arizona board-certified plastic surgeon and the Medical Director of the AB Guerra Plastic Surgery Clinic in Scottsdale and Phoenix, AZ. He is an active member at Scottsdale Healthcare Hospital- Shea and Osborn Campuses. The AB Guerra Plastic Surgery Clinic is dedicated to offering the latest advancements in cosmetic plastic surgery and skin care. We pride ourselves in providing patients with the highest quality of personalized attention.

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