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Learning What You Need to Know When You’ve Never Needed to Know It

June 3, 2023

Four NYBRA patients joined Mollie Sugarman—the Clinical Director of the Patient Empowerment Program—and Dr. David Light for the third installment of Insights: An Intimate Look…

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NYBRA Plastic Surgery Drs. Ron Israeli and Jonathan Bank with patient Chelsey on purple background with DIEPC Journey podcast episode 31.

Dr. Ron Israeli, Dr. Jonathan Bank and NYBRA Patient, Chelsey Join the DiepC Journey Podcast Episode 31

May 12, 2023

Dr. Ron Israeli and Dr. Jonathan Bank are well known for their creative projects within the breast reconstruction community and advocacy space. They joined DiepC…

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NYBRA Plastic Surgery's Mental Health Awareness Month: Accepting Unconscious Limitations blog with head vase and floating colorful flowers.

Mental Health Awareness Month: Accepting Unconscious Limitations

May 11, 2023

When you first experience a cancer diagnosis--or any type of trauma--it can feel as though you have been hit by a stun gun. You move…

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National Nurses Week

May 8, 2023

It’s National Nurses Week! The talented nursing staff at NYBRA Plastic Surgery goes above and beyond for our patients each day. In honor of their…

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NYBRA Plastic Surgery's Dr. David Light pictured with patient Jennifer in the Long Island office.

Deserving to Have a Life Too

May 4, 2023

“Everything that was fun, all the good things in life, friendships, relationships, I would put it off. I was very future oriented. And I realized…

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NYBRA Plastic Surgery's Mental Health Awareness Month with Mollie Sugarman white background, blue type and great and blue head silhouettes.

Mental Health Awareness Month

May 1, 2023

This week marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health is one of the most important elements of cancer screening, treatment, and recovery.…

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Photo collage of NYBRA Plastic Surgery's administrative staff with blocks celebrating Administrative Professionals Day.

Honoring Our Administrative Professionals

April 26, 2023

It’s Administrative Professionals Day, and we want to thank our team for everything they do, day in and day out! When we talk about patient…

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Getting the Spring Back in Your Step

April 25, 2023

Winter can feel like a time of hibernation. The spring provides an opportunity to use all that stored energy to get moving! Now that the…

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NYBRA Plastic Surgery of Long Island, New York's Be Informed Lecture Series recap with photos of presenters.

Looking Back on the Latest Be Informed Lectures

April 21, 2023

Enhancing patient education is a cornerstone of our practice. Access to comprehensive information is the key to informed decision making and long-term health planning. It…

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NYBRA Plastic Surgery of Long Island, New York's blog Additional Surgery During Breast Reconstruction: Is It Safe? with surgical tray.

Additional Surgery During Breast Reconstruction: Is It Safe?

April 19, 2023

Breast reconstruction is often a complex, multi-stage procedure that requires a patient to spend a significant amount of time under anesthesia. For this reason, some…