Dr. Borko Djordjovic's Publications

• The National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, Borko Djordjevic January, 2011 by Borko Djordjevic As a longtime plastic surgeon, I was privileged to receive the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) 2010 Ellis Island Medal of Honor. I was awarded this honor in recognition of my medical work and the efforts I undertook with the Carter Center in the mid-1990s on behalf of war-torn Yugoslavia. In the past 24 years, NECO has awarded only 100 Ellis Island Medal of Honors annually, honoring individuals with outstanding professional accomplishments and a demonstrated commitment to social advancement through community service. Since 1986, NECO has supported educational advancement initiatives and medical research through partnerships with humanitarian groups around the world. In addition, NECO strives to honor individuals of diverse ethnic backgrounds, who together make the U.S. great. The Ellis Island Medal of Honor is officially recognized by both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, with each year’s awardees added to the Congressional Record. I am gratified to know I am joining the ranks of Nobel Prize winners, Presidents, and leaders in every walk of American life. I wholeheartedly support the partnerships NECO maintains with global charitable organizations such as Boys Hope Girls Hope, Concern Worldwide, and the Children In Need Institute. NECO also contributes to Gift of Life International. This Rotary Club-supported organization identifies children in financial need with cardiac-related health issues and flies them to the U.S., where they can undergo critical surgical procedures. Since 1975, Gift of Life has saved the lives of more than 9000 children. NECO also partners with the nonprofit Ellis Island Immigration Museum. In 2008, NECO Chairman Nasser Kazeminy announced the group’s plan to raise $2 million for a new Ellis Island Peopling of America Center. The National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations is a worthwhile organization, and I recommend visiting its website at neco.org.

• An Introduction to Breast Augmentation, Borko Djordjevic January, 2011 by Borko Djordjevic Also known as augmentation mammoplasty, breast augmentation increases the size or changes the shape of a woman’s breasts. Women turn to breast augmentation for a variety of reasons. While some seek increased self-confidence, others wish to correct a natural imbalance in breast size or reconstruct a natural appearance after some sort of trauma. No matter the reason, women must discuss their expectations and desires thoroughly with a surgeon before the procedure and understand that they still may not have their desired body shape afterward. Breast augmentation offers improvement, not perfection. A silicone shell filled with different materials comprises the overwhelming majority of breast implants today. Shells filled with saline are readily available to all patients, but those filled with silicone gel are accessible only to women in approved studies. The Food & Drug Administration continues to use these studies to build a database of information on the gel’s effects before approving it for general use. Although the silicone gel implants may appear slightly more natural, women must understand the intrinsic risk of placing them permanently in their bodies. Breast augmentation surgery poses few risks. The most common, capsular contracture, causes the breast to feel harder than natural. Capsular contracture results from the resulting scar or capsule naturally tightening around the implant. Physicians can treat the condition in a variety of ways, from scoring the scar tissue to replacing the implant. Other women report oversensitivity or under-sensitivity of nipples after the operation. On occasion, breast implants break or rupture. If a saline implant breaks, the body will simply absorb the extra saline. If a gel implant breaks, however, the gel may move to other areas of the breast and cause extra scar tissue to develop. During surgery, physicians insert and orient implants according to a patient’s anatomy and expectations. They make incisions under the breasts, in the armpits, or around the areolas to reduce scar visibility. After the surgeon inserts the implant through the incision, he or she positions it directly behind the nipple, either behind the breast tissue or underneath the chest muscle. Patients should discuss implant positioning with their doctors before the procedure and understand the implications of either placement. Placement behind the muscle often results in a longer and more uncomfortable healing period, but it may interfere less with mammograms and other processes after healing. Generally, women may return to work after only a few days. The surgeon will remove stitches in about a week and bruising or swelling should subside after about a month.

• Dr. Borko Djordjevic and The University of Belgrade October, 2011 A respected figure in the international field of aesthetic and cosmetic surgery, Dr. Borko Djordjevic possesses more than four decades of professional experience, during which time he has balanced his engagements between running his own private clinics and teaching at medical colleges. Currently the President of the American Aesthetic Surgery Center in Igalo, Montenegro, Dr. Djordjevic also teaches at The University of Belgrade School of Medicine, where he actively participates in an institution renowned for producing some of Eastern Europe’s most enlightened figures. Located in Belgrade, Serbia, The University of Belgrade and its affiliate schools serve as the nation’s oldest and largest institution of higher learning. Established in 1808, the university now trains approximately 90,000 students within 31 different schools. A teaching staff of more than 4,000 attends these undergraduate and postgraduate students while simultaneously operating and researching within The University of Belgrade’s eight research centers. The institution’s School of Medicine, founded in 1920, possesses more than 200 professors working within 40 departments. At present, Dr. Djordjevic serves the university as an Associate Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for the School of Medicine, the Director of the Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship Training Program, and a Contributing Editor to the Journal of Medical Research. Some of the more distinguished alumni of The University of Belgrade School of Medicine include Sima Lozanić, a former President of the Serbian Royal Academy, and writer Miloš Crnjanski. The University of Belgrade’s other schools have produced many notable figures as well, including two Serbian presidents, three Serbian prime ministers, the first Montenegrin president, and two presidents of the General Assembly of the United Nations. For more information on The University of Belgrade professor Dr. Borko Djordjevic, visit www.mediteranskihiruskicentar.com.

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