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- Hi, I'm Dr. Yvonne Pierpont,
plastic and reconstructive surgery
at Mayo Clinic Health System.
When I meet a new patient,
I want to get to know them as a patient.
I want to ask them
things that are important
to them to do on a daily basis,
what they're looking to achieve,
and things that they do in an occupation
and physical standpoint,
so that we know what we're
looking to get them back to.
I would best describe
my practice philosophy
as one that's very individualized.
When I meet with a patient,
I am trying to achieve what
they're looking to achieve
in the best way possible.
So there are multiple ways to
approach every type of goal.
And so when I'm discussing with a patient,
I'm saying, where are we looking to go,
and how would we like to get there?
Let's review this together as a team.
I think the best part of my job
is that I get to address
multiple different things.
So depending on what
the patient's here for,
I have both cosmetic and
reconstructive fellowship training.
That's both on the face and the body.
So it's a true privilege that
I get to provide for patients,
all the things that they're looking for,
both on a cosmetic and
reconstructive basis
for the face and body.
It allows me to address everything
that we're looking to address,
both surgical and nonsurgical.
So some things that people
might not expect about me
as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon
is that I've spent a fair
amount of time abroad,
really doing some volunteer service
and some international research.
I spent time in the Dominican Republic,
working with the Haitian
Dominican population
and helping set up clinics in that area,
really kind of giving
back to the community,
as I try to continue to give
back to the community now,
and then time that I spent in Beijing
doing international
research and really trying
to advance ways of wound
care and wound healing.
I enjoy spending time with my family.
I like to do some things
that are recentering.
Yoga, Vinyasa yoga, I think is really nice
to kind of recenter, quiet time,
as well as reading with a nice cup of tea
and really kind of enjoying
those quiet moments in life.
Dr. Yvonne Pierpont, plastic
and reconstructive surgery
at Mayo Clinic Health System.
