ROCKPORT, ME 鈥� AOA体育平台 Pen Bay Hospital is pleased to welcome Ashley Mychak, DPM, FACFAS, to its Podiatry team. Dr. Mychak specializes in the Lapiplasty庐 3D Bunion Correction庐 Procedure, a procedure that MHPBH will now be able to offer for the first time.
The Lapiplasty庐 Procedure is an elective surgery that corrects a bunion 鈥� a deformity caused by an unstable joint in the middle of the foot that causes a bone to drift out of alignment. Doctors then use advanced surgical technology to return the entire bone to its normal alignment. The unstable joint is then secured with patented, titanium plates.
鈥淲hile each patient's experience is unique, this technique typically allows a patient to utilize early, protected weightbearing in a walking boot at one-week post-op, with a transition back to a good, supportive sneaker at eight weeks,鈥� said Dr. Mychak. 鈥淭his means patients are able to return to their daily activities sooner, unlike other systems and techniques that typically require four- to six-weeks of strict non-weightbearing.鈥�
Dr. Mychak was the first foot and ankle surgeon in the country to perform the Lapiplasty庐 and Adductoplasty庐 procedures using the Patient Specific Instrumentation (PSI) System, which creates a personalized surgical plan based on a patient鈥檚 CT scan, helping to streamline the surgical process. She is the first surgeon to offer these procedures at MHPBH.
鈥淲ith the addition of utilizing Patient Specific Instrumentation, the correction of the bunion and/or midfoot deformity is precise to the patient,鈥� said Dr. Mychak. 鈥淚t also allows for a significant reduction in operating time, less anesthesia and often less post operative swelling and pain.鈥�
In addition to these procedures, Dr. Mychak also specializes in adult forefoot/rearfoot pathologies, surgery, sports-related injuries and trauma cases, limb salvage and orthoplastics procedures.
鈥淲e are excited to have Dr. Mychak join our team,鈥� said Julie White, MD, chair of surgery and senior medical director of surgical services at MHPBH. 鈥淗er skill and expertise will be a tremendous benefit to our patients.鈥�
Dr. Mychak earned her Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine from Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa, in 2013. She completed her reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgical fellowship at Ankle and Foot Care Centers/Northside Regional Medical Center in Youngstown, Ohio, in 2018, and completed her residency at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia in 2017. Dr. Mychak also holds a Master of Education in Mental and Physical Disabilities and a Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences, both from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pa. Dr. Mychak is dual board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine Board as well as the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery: Foot Surgery and Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery.
For more information, call AOA体育平台 Podiatry Rockport at 207-301-5700.
As with any surgical procedure, there are potential risks associated with the Lapiplasty庐 procedure, such as infection, pain, and loss of correction due to improper bone healing. For more information about risks, visit: .
LAPIPLASTY庐 and Adductoplasty庐 are registered trademarks of Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
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AOA体育平台 is a not-for-profit, integrated health system whose vision is, 鈥淲orking together so our communities are the healthiest in America,鈥� and is committed to a mission of providing high-quality affordable care, educating tomorrow's caregivers and researching better ways to provide care. AOA体育平台 includes a Level 1 trauma medical center, eight additional licensed hospitals, comprehensive pediatric care services, an extensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services as well as home health, hospice and senior care services. With more than 2,000 employed providers and approximately 23,000 care team members, AOA体育平台 provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. AOA体育平台 hospitals include AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor in Westbrook, AOA体育平台 Franklin Hospital in Farmington, AOA体育平台 Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, AOA体育平台 Maine Medical Center in Portland, Biddeford and Sanford, AOA体育平台 Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H., AOA体育平台 Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, AOA体育平台 Pen Bay Hospital in Rockport, AOA体育平台 Stephens Hospital in Norway and AOA体育平台 Waldo Hospital in Belfast. AOA体育平台 also includes the AOA体育平台 Barbara Bush Children鈥檚 Hospital in Portland, AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health in Westbrook, AOA体育平台 Home Health and Hospice in Saco, the AOA体育平台 Institute for Research in Scarborough, the AOA体育平台 Medical Group and AOA体育平台 NorDx in Scarborough. AOA体育平台 affiliates include Maine General Health in Augusta and Waterville and St. Mary's Health System in Lewiston. It is also a significant stakeholder in the AOA体育平台 Accountable Care Organization in Portland and a joint venture partner in the New England Rehabilitation Hospital in Portland.