Breast Surgery. Augmentation reduction and reconstruction. The goal of breast cancer surgery is to remove the tumor itself and a portion of surrounding tissue while conserving as much of the breast as possible.
Breast conserving surgery also called a lumpectomy quadrantectomy partial mastectomy or segmental mastectomy is a surgery in which only the part of the breast containing the cancer is removed. The goal is to remove the cancer as well as some surrounding normal tissue. Each type of surgery is explained.
The goal of breast cancer surgery is to remove the tumor itself and a portion of surrounding tissue while conserving as much of the breast as possible.
This procedure can also restore breast volume lost after weight reduction or pregnancy achieve a more rounded breast shape or improve natural breast size asymmetry. Breast cancer surgery is generally safe but as with any surgery there are risks. Information is collected as part of an annual mammogram and used to calculate the estimated lifetime risk for developing breast cancer using an assessment model. This procedure can also restore breast volume lost after weight reduction or pregnancy achieve a more rounded breast shape or improve natural breast size asymmetry.
