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11/08/2025

My response to the confusion regarding the Advancing Women’s Health Coverage Act.

The legislative process can be very confusing! And I’m here to help explain it. That’s part of my job.

Our number one priority is ensuring that patients get access to ALL types of breast reconstruction coverage. Period.

And we do that by working collaboratively with stakeholders and having sometimes hard conversations.

Over the next few months you will see some edits happening. This is all part of the process. If you have questions or concerns please reach out and engage! We work best as a team.

You guys know my philosophy… positivity always wins. So here’s to being positive and making a huge difference!

Thank you and all the amazing groups that support patients that have and are at risk for having breast cancer.

.rednam .fredman.amelia .rohrich

👅 Who knows what this is? 😋 Only around 5% of the population in the US have this and I found this on a patient this week...
11/07/2025

👅 Who knows what this is? 😋
Only around 5% of the population in the US have this and I found this on a patient this week. These deep grooves called can vary from 2-6mm.

It is called 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲. Other names include: lingua plicata, furrowed tongue, and yes even 𝘀 𝗰 𝗿 𝗼 𝘁 𝗮 𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲!

This is a benign finding although it can be associated with:
•geographic tongue (where there are color variations on the surface)
•Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
•Cowden’s Syndrome
•Down syndrome
•psoriasis

It’s more common in men and the probability of having it increases with age. No treatment is needed but meticulous dental hygiene is recommended to keep food particles out.

Thank you to my patient for sharing!

10/31/2025

Just cleared my breast reconstruction patient to resume normal activities. Was not expecting to see this on instragram! Praying those implants stay where I put them! 🤣

lol but in all seriousness, she has approval and is doing great. And you should go work out with her at .

*video re-shared with permission.

And if I tried any of those poses I would need a different kind of surgery.



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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
👩🏼‍⚕️ Denise Merdich, APRN
Master Injector

10/31/2025

𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵… 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝘆!!

I am … speechless.
And y’all know I usually have a lot of words.

and just posted this video to his social about tonight’s episode regarding a woman who faces an for .

AND his post asks for you to support the Advancing Women’s Health Coverage Act!!!!

And um no I did NOT know that I was making a cameo.

Thank you to the whole Grey’s Anatomy team for not only caring but DOING something! You aren’t just a show. You are changing the world for patients. You have amplified the voice of so many. You have changed the lives of more patients than I ever will be able to as one single surgeon.

Jason, thank you so much, friend. Thank you.



It’s a beautiful day to save lives.

10/29/2025

Is this even real life?!?! Tomorrow night 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝘆’𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘆 yeah that’s what I said 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝘆’𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘆 is doing an episode covering a woman with breast cancer getting denied coverage for her breast reconstruction! They are supporting the Advancing Women’s Health Coverage Act!

Holy 🐄 is this a dream?! If it is don’t wake me up! Thank you so much for helping change the world 🌎! Thank you thank you for making this happen.

You guys. We are really going to do this. This bill will pass. I just feel it. Can’t you?!

it’s a great day to save a life. denials

10/26/2025

Behind every movement there is an inspiration. Rachel was mine.

𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮…📖

has been working for years to improve access to . 2 days before Christmas last year I had to call Rachel about an insurance denial. The mesh that was already in her body was getting denied.

Rachel and other patients were brave enough to share their stories which helped contribute (efforts of many were already underway) to a major insurance company reversing their policy for the ENTIRE United States on mesh coverage of P4HB . This happened in only 4️⃣ short months.

And this week a bipartisan bill was introduced by Rep. Kat Cammack and Rep. Debbie Dingell to ensure patients get appropriate care and coverage of breast reconstruction and prostheses following surgery.

We threw out the idea of giving the bill which is named “The Advancing Women’s Health Coverage Act” a nickname. The video at the beginning is my reaction right after throwing out the idea of naming it after Rachel in a meeting. The video to follow is Reporter .lagrone with interviewing Rachel about the possibility of it being named after her. At that point none of us knew if it would happen and that portion of the story might not have aired.

But the nickname was approved. And Rachel found out when she watched the segment with her family as it aired across the state of Florida.

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲.

Because imagine what all of our voices can do together.

10/24/2025

🚨‼️🚨‼️ this is not a test 🚨‼️🚨‼️

𝐖𝐡𝐨’𝐬 𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧?!?!

WE CAN FINALLY SPILL THE BEANS 🫘

Remember 10 months ago when I got really mad and promised we were going to fight for and dedicate this year to the cause? Well GUESS what?! We did it!!! has some HUGE news!

Tune in at 6pm TONIGHT to to hear how patient care will be forever changed in the United States!

Thank you to everyone that has worked on these efforts and allowed me to join the team.

Follow along to see what’s up and how you can help and how we can be a part of making history.

.lagrone

10/22/2025

Our country needs to do better with how insurance companies dictate care of patients. This patient had her MRI denied despite being high risk. Her ordering doctor appealed and stated she needed the MRI because:
- she had a 1st degree relative with breast cancer
- her grandmother had breast cancer
- a family history of BRCA
- patient had dense breast tissue
- her lifetime risk of breast cancer is >40% (insurance will cover if greater than 20%)

Stories like these should not be common. But they are. It’s unacceptable. Let’s do better.

10/20/2025

Nothing’s more terrifying that a quiet toddler… except…

When I’m quiet it’s bc I’m working.
And I’ve been really quiet. Because I’ve been really busy.

Check out our article in magazine this month written alongside student .lauren on advocacy efforts for patients.

Can’t stop. Won’t stop. Wouldn’t even consider it.

What?
💪🏾🎀

10/17/2025

just won Halloween.
Love her creativity.

The Enhance line provides an option for breast reconstruction patients that need larger than 800cc implants and is the only FDA approved company in this size range.

Thanks for being inclusive of all women!

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