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Hi. My name is
Dhruv Singhal and I am an
Associate Professor at
Harvard Medical School
and Co-Director
of the Boston Emphatic Center.
It is my honor to be a part
of the Henry Stewart Talks.
Thank you for this invitation.
Today, I'm going to
be speaking to you
about the surgical
treatment of lymphedema,
current approaches,
and future directions.
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My only disclosure
is that I do run
the Boston Lymphatic Symposium
and I do work with industry
to fund the symposium.
But I do not accept
any personal payments.
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The outline of my talk
is that I will be
talking to you about the
Boston Lymphatic Center.
I will then talk to you about
how I talk to patients about
lymphedema and that will
be about understanding
lymphedema,
keeping the train on track.
Then, we'll talk about
surgical options
for the treatment of lymphedema
and the surgical
prevention of lymphedema.
Then, I'll talk to you about
what I think the future is.
Then, I'll make some
concluding remarks.
Let's begin with the
Boston Lymphatic Center.
Boston Lymphatic Center was
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established almost a decade ago.
We are patient-oriented
and multidisciplinary.
The patient-oriented portion
of it is really important.
You will see the
multidisciplinary portion
of this in the coming slides.
But being patient-oriented
is critical when you have
a lymphatic center and that is
because there is no cure
for lymphedema today.
When a patient comes to see you,
it's very important that
you understand what they're
trying to achieve short
of a cure and you ensure
that what you offer
them will hit their goals
or if it's not going
to hit their goals,
you have a very thoughtful
discussion with them
about why you're recommending
what you recommend.
We have now seen actually
over 3,000 new patients for
the treatment or prevention of
lymphedema in our
program in a short time,
and that really speaks to
the tremendous need for
centers that specialize
in lymphatic care.
