Search results for "fat grafting "

Additional Surgery During Breast Reconstruction: Is It Safe?

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 patients ask: can I have another procedure during my breast reconstruction? The answer may surprise you. In many cases, simultaneous procedures are safe. Believe it or not, there are many […]

Aesthetic Flat Closure IS a Type of Reconstruction

Not every woman who has a mastectomy chooses typical breast reconstruction. Women who decide not to undergo a breast reconstruction procedure still have options to improve the appearance of their chest wall. When not approached aesthetically, mastectomy closure often leaves excess skin and tissue. These potentially creating contour deformities. Aesthetic flat closure is a surgical […]

Dr. David Light

David Light, MD is a fellowship trained, board certified plastic surgeon with a dual practice, focused on breast reconstruction and aesthetic surgery. Dr. Light is an aesthetic surgeon at heart, with a passion for breast reconstruction. Patients and colleagues recognize him for his surgical acumen and warm bedside manner. He approaches both his cosmetic and […]

Dr. Randall Feingold

Randall S. Feingold, M.D. is a founding partner of NYBRA Plastic Surgery. He has been practicing on Long Island, New York since 1994. Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, he specializes in aesthetic surgery of the face, breast and body as well as state-of-the-art post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. Dr. Feingold, a renowned expert in […]

2023 ASPS Patient of Courage Award Recipient

Meet Dana Donofree, 2023 American Society of Plastic Surgeons Patient of Courage. On October 27th, Dana was joined on stage by her nominating surgeons Dr. Ron Israeli and Dr. Jonathan Bank, to receive her award at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons annual meeting in Austin, Texas. Dana Donofree was diagnosed with breast cancer in […]

When Running Out of Options Is Not an Option

In 2015, Gina was diagnosed with DCIS in her left breast. The then-49-year-old mother of two had no family history and little familiarity with the language surrounding breast cancer. In fact, she had never even heard the term DCIS before. “I had no idea what it was,” Gina said. Gina underwent multiple lumpectomies for what […]