A mastectomy is an operation to remove a breast and is an effective treatment for breast cancer. During a radical mastectomy, the entire breast is removed, as well as the lymph nodes in the armpit. The aim is to remove any cancerous tissues from your breast and surrounding areas, preventing the cancer from returning or spreading. To find out more, please visit: Mastectomy>
During a simple mastectomy, your surgeon will remove all of the breast and most of the skin covering it, while preserving the surrounding chest muscles and lymph nodes. The aim is to remove any cancerous tissues, preventing the cancer from returning or spreading. To find out more, please visit: Simple Mastectomy >
After a mastectomy, your surgeon may be able to use body tissue taken from elsewhere on your body to reconstruct the shape of your breast. One such procedure is deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap reconstruction, so-called because it uses a ‘flap’ of muscle, usually taken from your belly. To find out more, please visit: DIEP flap reconstruction>
Our specialist breast consultants
Clinical interests: Breast (Benign & Malignant, including corrective & reconstructive Surgery & Congenital); Augmentation & Reduction Mastopexy; Gynaecomastia; Retrosternal Goitres
Languages spoken: Arabic/English
Clinical interests: Level I, II and III Oncoplastic Reconstructive Breast Procedures, implant based reconstruction and therapeutic/reduction mammoplasty, contralateral symmetrisation and revisional surgery, benign and developmental surgery, nipple and duct surgery.
Languages spoken: English
Clinical interests: Breast Cancer, One Stop Breast Clinics, Cosmetic breast surgery including breast implants, breast reduction and asymmetry correction, Male breast problems
Languages spoken: Bengali/English/Hindi/Tamil/Urdu
Clinical interests: Breast cancer surgery, breast reconstruction, aesthetic breast surgery.
Languages spoken: English
Clinical interests: Breast surgery, breast cancer surgery, breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast reconstruction, oncoplastic breast surgery, breast asymmetry, congenital breast deformity, mammoplasty, breast conservation surgery, DIEP flap, autologous breast reconstruction and augmentation
Languages spoken: English
Clinical interests: Breast disorders including cancer, Thyroid and parathyroid disorders, Early diagnosis of cancers particularly in different ethnic groups
Languages spoken: English/Punjabi
Mr Rajiv Vashisht
/ Consultant General Surgeon
General surgery, Breast surgery, General, Lower GI surgery, Upper GI surgery, Vascular surgery
Clinical interests: Emergency surgery, laparoscopic surgery, gall bladder, hernia and varicose vein surgery, breast surgery, (benign) breast cancer surgery, early diagnosis, triple assessment, One Stop Clinic
Languages spoken: English/Hindi/Punjabi/Urdu
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