| Category | Breast Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction |
What is an Oncoplasty?
Oncoplastic surgery is an approach for breast cancer patients that improves cosmetic outcomes. To do this, surgeons will combine breast cancer tumor removal (a lumpectomy or partial mastectomy) and plastic surgery techniques (reconstructive surgery) at the same time of breast conservation surgery.
What are the benefits of oncoplastic surgery?
Besides improved cosmetic results, oncoplastic surgery can also provide the following benefits: Widened Surgical Margins — Surgeons normally remove some additional tissue, called a margin, surrounding the tumor itself to help ensure that all the cancer cells have been eliminated.
