Dr. Hilton Becker, a World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon Is Scheduled to Speak at the Joining FORCEs 5th Annual Conference in Orlando

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(Free-Press-Release.com) June 25, 2010 -- Boca Raton, FL- Hilton Becker, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S., will speak on Saturday, June 26th at the Lake Buena Vista Palace. As an expert in reconstructive surgery, Dr. Hilton Becker will discuss the options for individuals who have a hereditary predisposition to breast cancer and one-stage reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy. A frequent lecturer at conferences worldwide, Dr. Becker is a pioneer in many plastic surgery procedures, as well as the inventor of several breast implants including the Mentor Becker Adjustable Breast Implant and the Spectrum Adjustable Saline Implant.

“The emotional and physical difficulties of patients coping with mastectomies have made me very passionate about this topic,” says Dr. Becker. “The FORCE conference is an opportunity to educate the public on ways in which mastectomy patients can maintain their femininity and self-esteem.”

Dr. Becker will participate in a panel at the FORCE conference that includes three additional physicians who will offer their expertise as well as answer questions from the attendees. Topics to be discussed include:

• benefits and limitations of each type of reconstruction option
• immediate and delayed reconstruction
• flap and implant reconstruction
• expanders followed by implant exchange surgery vs. direct-to-implant options
• recovery time and expectations after reconstruction
• possible complications with flap reconstruction
• immediate and long-term complications with reconstruction

Dr. Hilton Becker is an internationally acclaimed plastic surgeon based in Boca Raton Florida, and is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Becker has lectured and performed surgeries around the world and has received numerous awards for his excellence as a surgeon. Awards include the Good Housekeeping award as One of America’s Top 184 Breast Cancer Reconstructive Surgeons and 2008 Finalist as Physician of the Year from the South Florida Business Journal. In addition to his lectures, he has been published numerous times in medical journals such as Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
He received his medical degree in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he also performed residencies in general surgery and plastic surgery. In 1976 he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, Scotland and following that, he completed another residency in plastic surgery at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Becker has been in private practice in Boca Raton since 1980.

For information on Dr. Becker, visit www.beckermd.com and to request a consultation, send an email to Hilton@beckermd.com.

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