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A Patient’s Intuition Takes Her a Thousand Miles

September 21, 2021

When Shenelle learned that her reconstructed breast implant had ruptured, she knew that she was going to need to do some research to get the…

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Breast Lift or Breast Reduction: Which is Right For Me?

September 16, 2021

During aesthetic breast consultations, patients regularly ask me: “Do I need a breast reduction or a breast lift?” Or, ”while you are doing my reduction,…

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Dr. David Light Educates Other Surgeons on Abdominal Free Flap Breast Reconstruction Options and the Importance of Preoperative Imaging

September 15, 2021

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons recently asked Dr. David Light to create a video presentation on the options for abdominal base free flap breast…

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Finding Your Narrative After Breast Cancer

September 7, 2021

A breast cancer diagnosis can feel like it rewrites your entire life. It can be challenging to know how to approach other people and your…

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Dr. David Light Delves into Delayed and Revision Reconstruction with the DiepC Foundation

September 3, 2021

A final reconstruction does not always happen at the time of mastectomy. Some patients choose or are otherwise compelled to wait to have breast reconstruction…

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Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Together

August 30, 2021

Dr. David Light reflects on our 20th anniversary and how important the mission of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is for our community and how…

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Tools of the Trade

August 26, 2021

Amazing case the other day...we had brand new micro instruments. When you are sewing with suture thinner than a human hair and vessels that are…

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A Deep Dive into Understanding DIEP Flap Reconstruction

August 23, 2021

Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) flaps are the most common natural tissue reconstruction we perform in our practice.⁠ ⁠ A modern DIEP flap is more…

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Building Sisterhood Through Trauma and Growth: a Group of Friends Looks Back on The Sisterhood of Support

August 22, 2021

“We go back quite a ways, to the start of the Sisterhood of Support,” Ann began. She is one of a group of six women…

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“Before the After”: A serendipitous look, in a new book

August 19, 2021

Breast reconstruction is meant to support and empower breast cancer patients. The goal is to help patients reclaim their identities after treatment. I’ve created several…