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I perform prostate surgery as well as the laser treatment of urinary tract stones. I trained at the Royal London Hospital, Registrar rotation at Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cambridge, followed by two years as Research Registrar at Cambridge University and Addenbrooke’s Hospital for Master of Surgery.
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- Lymphedema
- Supermicrosurgery
- Vascularized Lymph Vessel Transfer
- Octopus Lva
- The Need to Train More Supermicrosurgeons
When associated with breast cancer treatment, lymphedema is a chronic and progressive swelling in the upper extremity ipsilateral to the axillary node dissection or site of radiation treatment. Patients may present with swelling in the upper extremities, skin changes, stiffness and paresthesia. The timing of disease progression varies from patient ...
Traditionally microsurgery represents the most delicate surgery possible. The lower limit of microsurgery is 0.8 mm, so anything smaller than that was out of reach prior to supermicrosurgery. Supermicrosurgery was developed at the University of Tokyo in 2000 by Professor Isao Koshima, MD, as a technique for anastomosing vessels smaller than 0.8 mm....
“All surgeries carry the risk of complications — we weigh the risks and benefits of a procedure for each patient. In the case of lymph node transfer, we cause lymph injury in one part of the body to treat it in another. This drawback alone negates the benefits of the procedure in my mind, and that is what motivated me to seek a better option,” Dr. ...
LVA is a delicate supermicrosurgery technique performed under powerful magnification to ensure safe suture of miniscule vessels. To ensure that LVA is achievable for patients with advanced disease, Dr. Chen developed a technique that he calls “Octopus LVA.” Octopus LVA achieves LVA in situations in which the standard technique would not be successf...
According to Dr. Chen, supermicrosurgery demands rigorous coordination between the eye, microscope and hand, as well as dexterous handling of delicate tissues. Dr. Chen believes that, given the right training, a resident can pick up the necessary skills to perform supermicrosurgery in three months, and is currently testing this hypothesis. “If we c...
Dr. Chen is focused on treatment, education and research for repair of hernias, advanced minimally invasive techniques for abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia repair, repair of diaphragmatic and hiatal hernias, and surgery for chronic pain, mesh complications, and nerve entrapment.
- 1223 16th Street, Santa Monica, 90404
- (310) 319-4080
Dr Chen’s Patient Reviews and Testimonials. Dr. Chen is extremely knowledgeable, and is a highly talented and capable surgeon. But equally impressive is his wonderful bedside manner and calm demeanor. After a surgery to repair a broken femur at the hip performed by another surgeon failed, Dr. Chen developed a plan.
At our clinic, Dr Chen removes the skin cancer and immediately processes it for microscopic analysis. Mohs surgery allows for the evaluation of the whole circumference and depth of the tissue. If there are any skin cancer cells visualised, then another layer of skin is removed.
Dr. Chen main practice focus is hip and knee replacement surgery, however he is well trained in open hip preservation surgery techniques such as surgical hip dislocation and Ganz periacetabular osteotomy (PAO). Dr. Chen does not perform hip arthroscopy.
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For example, vascular surgeons treat problems arising in the blood vessels, cardiac surgeons perform open surgeries on the heart, orthopedic surgeons treat the joints and bones, and neurosurgeons...
