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Teaching, visiting surgeons, research and patient cases from Dr. Haddock’s practice at UT Southwestern.
2026
17 entries
Teaching at Breast Design Days in Łódź, PolandTeaching DIEP, LAP and stacked flap breast reconstruction at the second Breast Design Days in Łódź, Poland.Read →
BRA Day Polska 2026: a celebration in ŁódźA runway show by women who have had breast reconstruction, at the BRA Day Polska gala in Łódź.Read →
Breast reconstruction options: implants or your own tissue?Implants or your own tissue? What each involves, how many surgeries to expect, and how to find the right team.Read →
Celebrating Dr. Joseph McCarthy, an Icon in SurgeryThe American College of Surgeons honored Dr. Joseph G. McCarthy as an Icon in Surgery. He was Dr. Haddock’s chairman at NYU.Read →
Managing pain after surgery with fewer opioidsA new non-opioid option for pain after surgery, what it could mean for recovery, and what still stands in the way.Read →
Reaching a Milestone: 3,500 Flaps3,500 microsurgical flaps — and the many patients who trusted us with their care.Read →
A visiting surgeon from MemphisSurgeons come to Dallas to watch these operations. That is how the techniques travel.Read →
Teaching at the Duke Flap CourseAnatomy, dissection and real cases, worked through with faculty and residents.Read →
Two weeks in the operating room with a surgeon from TaiwanDIEP, PAP and LAP flap cases, revision surgery and implant-based reconstruction, over a two-week visit.Read →
Three patients, three different flaps, two daysWhy offering the full range of flap options changes what can be done for an individual patient.Read →
The 500th PAP flapAn option for patients who are not candidates for abdominal tissue — five hundred times over.Read →
A fellow’s year, by the numbersWhat a year of high-volume microsurgical training actually looks like.Read →
What “operative efficiency” actually means for a patientEfficiency is not the same as rushing. What a well-designed operation changes for the person having it.Read →
Three talks at the NESPS Spring WorkshopAn invited guest speaker slot at a meeting about the overlap between aesthetic and reconstructive surgery.Read →
Four surgeons from PolandThe second Polish group to visit in a year.Read →
Visiting professor in HoustonTeaching visits are two-way: the questions are as useful as the talk.Read →
Best paper for a series of 300 LAP flapsWhy a series this size matters for a flap most centers do not offer.Read →2025
11 entries
Robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy with PAP flap reconstruction, publishedA six-patient series: reconstruction with the patient’s own tissue after single-port robotic mastectomy, through one incision in the armpit.Read →
“I look better than I did before”A DIEP flap patient on the decisions that follow a breast cancer diagnosis, and her result three operations later.Read →
Reconstruction after a recurrence, when the usual options are goneWhat can be done when the abdomen is already used, the scar has contracted, changing the implant, and the patient is very thin.Read →
A three-day course for two surgeons from GliwiceEight reconstructions across three donor sites — and a day on the revisions visitors rarely get to see.Read →
Converting an implant reconstruction to her own tissue, after radiationEighteen months on from a bilateral DIEP flap that replaced a reconstruction done at another facility.Read →
Donor-site aesthetics, at the LA SymposiumThe donor site is half the operation, and it is the half that gets less attention.Read →
“I woke up looking like I did before”Direct-to-implant reconstruction, done in one operation rather than in stages with expanders.Read →
A BRCA1 diagnosis, and the drive from ShreveportWhat brought her to Dallas, and what her recovery actually looked like.Read →
From California, for a robotic nipple-sparing mastectomyA reduction first to qualify, then robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy and reconstruction.Read →2024
18 entries
Do you need a double mastectomy to match?A one-sided reconstruction, with the other breast addressed separately.Read →
PAP flaps after a robotic nipple-sparing mastectomyCombining a hidden underarm incision with a reconstruction using the patient’s own tissue.Read →
The last case of a fellowship yearWhat a microsurgery fellow gets through in twelve months here.Read →
A bilateral DIEP flap reconstructionWhy the abdomen is the most common donor site, and what it gives.Read →
You do not have to go bigger to look fullerWhy a 190 cc implant was the right answer for a patient who did not want to be larger.Read →
Speaking at DukeOn why he does this work, rather than only how.Read →
Knowing what comes nextWhat changes when a patient can see the whole path rather than the next appointment.Read →
Fat grafting with the RevolveA short video from Dr. Haddock’s Instagram.Read →
When the abdomen is not enough: LAP flapsA less common donor site, and what it does for the shape of the lower back.Read →
Gummy Bear ImplantsA short video from Dr. Haddock’s Instagram.Read →
At the University of ChicagoRefining an operation and optimizing how it looks are two different problems.Read →
Referred with pain after an implant reconstructionWhat can be done when a reconstruction done elsewhere becomes painful.Read →
Somewhere to put the questionThe four ways patients can reach the office, and why more than one is needed.Read →2023
2 entries
What is a tissue expander and how is it filled?Tissue expanders are often placed at the time of a mastectomy.Read →
Robotic Nipple Sparing Mastectomy and PAP Flap Breast ReconstructionWe performed a robotic single-port nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate PAP flap breast reconstruction through the same 5 cm incision in the armpit.Read →
2021
2 entries
Shorter notes
2025
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Patient caseOur patient underwent bilateral mastectomies followed by staged tissue expanders and later PAP flap breast reconstruction. She subsequently underwent…
Patient caseOur patient underwent nipple sparing mastectomy with delayed immediate DIEP flaps. She underwent a subsequent small breast revision with reconstruction of…
2024
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Patient caseOur patient describes her experience with Dr. Haddock and breast reconstruction. Dr. Haddock strives to provide a natural result with all his surgeries.…
Patient caseOur patient presented with right breast cancer and underwent bilateral mastectomies with delayed immediate DIEP flap for breast reconstruction. We…
Patient caseOur patient’s journey through breast cancer and reconstruction is a testament to her strength and resilience. She made the decision to undergo DIEP flap…
Patient caseOur patient underwent right nipple sparing mastectomy and implant-based breast reconstruction with fat grafting. We also performed a symmetry implant…
Patient caseOur patient underwent bilateral single port robotic nipple sparing mastectomy and breast reconstruction with implants. The incision is hidden in the…
ResearchRecent journal club with our chief residents. We discussed free flap monitoring and specifically optical monitoring. We are constantly striving to…
Patient caseOur patient describes her cancer journey and breast reconstruction with DIEP flaps. She discusses the process and the need to trust that process. Dr.…
TeachingGreat day at discussing my passion for plastic surgery, breast reconstruction and surgical expertise. We covered the full spread from DIEP flaps to PAP…
TeachingA true honor to visit as the Visiting Professor with Had a great time with the residents and faculty discussing DIEP flaps, PAP flaps, LAP flaps, surgical…
ResearchProud of our research team and their productivity in 2023. The team had a total of 23 published peer-reviewed articles and chapters. – Awarded $50,000…
2023
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Patient caseOur patient underwent left nipple sparing mastectomy and breast reconstruction with stacked PAP flaps. We also did fat grafting for symmetry augmentation…
TeachingA true honor to be todays visiting professor at and as part of their Master of Surgery series. Always a pleasure to speak on passion for surgical…
From the practiceWe did six PAP flap breast reconstructions this week. This was over a two-day period. Two of the PAP flaps were performed following robotic nipple…
From the practiceModern silicone implants are different than they used to be. They are now more of a solid than a liquid and therefore do not leak the way that the older…
MeetingsSuccessful meeting this weekend. Thank you for the invitation to speak on the Evolution of DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction. The research team presented an…
From the practiceEnhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) significantly reduces required pain medications and length of stay following surgery. Our ERAS involves 13…
MeetingsI am honored to be invited to the XVII Chilean Congress of Plastic Surgery and the III Interdisciplinary Congress of Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive and…
Patient caseOur patient gives her patient testimonial describing her decision making and experience following a BRCA genetic mutation diagnosis. She ultimately…
MeetingsWill present our journey for surgical expertise in breast reconstruction this Sunday with the International Microsurgery Club. Looking forward to a great…
ResearchOur new study has found that patients enrolled in calendar-based insurance plans are more likely to schedule their final surgery for breast reconstruction…
2021
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TeachingGrand rounds today with our Anesthesia Department. Great group that collaborated with us to develop Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways. Now…
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2024
2 posts
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Research2023 Research: 23 Publications
2023
3 posts
In the mediaPlastic Surgery Hot Seat Podcast
In the mediaPRSGO Deep Cuts
2021
1 post
From the ORRobotic Nipple Sparing Mastectomy
2020
3 posts
AwardsD Magazine Best 2020
In the mediaPRS GO Podcast
TeachingVirtual Penn Flap Course 2020
2018
1 post
MeetingsAtlanta Breast Surgery Symposium
2016
8 posts
In the mediaUTSW Plastic Surgeons Use Art and Creativity to Improve Patient Outcomes
EventsBRA Day Event October 19
AwardsSuper Doctor 2016
2015
8 posts
2014
9 posts
In the mediaDr. Haddock is quoted discussing breast reconstruction and a new non-profit , My Breast Choice, Inc.
MeetingsDr. Haddock Speaking at AAPC on Breast Reconstruction
In the mediaDr. Haddock’s Article Discussing Four Flap Breast Reconstruction
MeetingsDallas Breast Health Forum
In the mediaDr. Haddock’s interview for NPR and KERA
In the mediaDr. Haddock’s NBC Interview
MeetingsDallas Rhinoplasty Symposium
2013
1 post
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