Hearing the words “You have breast cancer” is overwhelming, frightening, and a life-changer no matter what stage your cancer is. You are faced with a myriad of decisions about treatment, surgery, scheduling, and how to communicate to family and friends, to name but a few. Your mind is swimming, but first and foremost, you just want the cancer OUT. My general surgeon’s wife is a good frien...
I had a reoccurrence of breast cancer in 2012 and was referred to Dr. Robert Whitfield. Dr. Whitfield explained the different options and answered all my questions. I decided on the DIEP flap surgery. While the surgery was lengthy, I was confident that I was in good hands with Dr. Whitfield. He went over and above to make sure that I was comfortable in my healing process after surgery. I...
Chose DIEP flap so there would be no chance of rejection; very satisfied with part one (immediate reconstruction after mastectomy); looking forward to part two (revision/reduction), and tattooing. Very pleased with Dr. Whitfield's work; expect nothing but the best from him. Very confident in his ability, and his knowledge.
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