After a lumpectomy, the last thing you want is yet another major surgery. With our procedure you will not be cut open again. If you’ve had a lumpectomy, a wedge resection or a quadrantectomy, we can reconstruct your breast with no incisions and no scars. We understand that you’ve ...
Open excisional biopsy.This is surgery to remove an entire lump. The tissue is then studied under a microscope. If your doctor takes a section of normal breast tissue all the way around a lump (called alumpectomy), the biopsy is also considered abreast cancer treatment. In this technique, ...
A lumpectomy removes the tumor and a small area of normal tissue surrounding the tumor. A quadrantectomy removes the tumor and more of the breast tissue than a lumpectomy. In some cases, you may need more surgery after a partial mastectomy. Sometimes, if cancer cells are still in breast t...
Mastectomy vs Lumpectomy Some factors that may influence a woman to choose a mastectomy over a lumpectomy are: If the tumor is large and, after the lumpectomy, very little breast tissue would remain If she does not want to undergo radiation therapy after the surgery If she believes she will...
Breast surgery to remove tumors is often the first step in treating early stage breast cancer. Two options exist for breast surgery: mastectomy, where the entire breast is removed; or breast conserving therapy (BCT) (also called lumpectomy), which aims to only remove the cancerous region, ...
Surgery is the most common treatment for breast cancer, and there are several types:Breast-sparing (or breast-conserving) surgery removes the cancer but not the breast. Examples are lumpectomy and segmental (partial) mastectomy. Radiation therapy is usually given after breast-sparing surgery to ...
Nearly all women with breast cancer will undergo some kind of surgery. The surgical procedures utilized in the management of breast cancer include biopsy, mastectomy, lumpectomy, axillary lymph node evaluation, and breast reconstruction.
Full Recovery 6 - 8 weeks Driving 2 weeksWhy do people have it? Breast reconstruction is a safe and highly effective surgical procedure to enhance the contours and shape of the breast following mastectomy or lumpectomy, or if the breast shape suffers from a congenital deformity. The breast sha...
A line of evidence is developing suggesting that patients who undergo mastectomy plus reconstruction fare better than patients who are treated with lumpectomy plus radiation in both quality of life and physical measures (arm edema, shoulder range of motion).3 This suggests that the characteristics ...
garment (a soft, stretchy garment with lace elastic straps that can be pulled up over the hips if raising the arms is difficult). Post-surgical camisole is often worn immediately following a mastectomy, lumpectomy, radiation therapy, or during reconstruction breast surgery. However, a camisole is...