Emily McLaughlin's breast cancer diagnosis in 2016 transformed her from a practitioner to a patient overnight. As a plastic surgeon, she had reconstructed plenty of breasts affected by cancer. Still, she never guessed that she would need these same surgeries, putting her into a unique category of providers.
"There are so many things with breast cancer treatment that you can't control, and I felt with plastic surgery I was able to take back some control and have the ability to look and feel like myself."