Breast Surgery in Hyderabad
Surgery for benign breast lumps and breast cancer - including lumpectomy with sentinel node biopsy, mastectomy and oncoplastic options - planned in a tumour-board setting for the best cosmetic and oncological outcome.
What is Breast Surgery?
Breast surgery covers a wide range, from simple excision of benign lumps (fibroadenoma, phyllodes, cysts, abscess drainage) to definitive cancer surgery. For breast cancer, modern care is breast-conserving wherever possible: lumpectomy (wide local excision) combined with sentinel lymph node biopsy gives outcomes equal to mastectomy in suitable patients, with far better cosmesis. When mastectomy is needed, options include simple, skin-sparing or nipple-sparing mastectomy, with or without reconstruction. Every cancer plan is discussed in a multidisciplinary tumour board with medical and radiation oncology so chemotherapy, hormonal therapy and radiotherapy are sequenced correctly. Dr. Yadagiri brings 20+ years of surgical oncology experience to breast cancer surgery, with a focus on clear margins and minimal axillary morbidity.
When you might need it
- A new lump or thickening in the breast or armpit
- Change in breast shape, size or skin texture (dimpling, puckering)
- Nipple retraction, scaling or blood-stained discharge
- An abnormal mammogram or ultrasound finding
- Biopsy-proven breast cancer needing surgery
- Painful or recurrent benign lumps (fibroadenoma, cyst, abscess)
Techniques: Open vs Laparoscopic / Modern
Open Surgery
- • Lumpectomy (wide local excision) for early breast cancer
- • Sentinel lymph node biopsy to stage the axilla with minimal morbidity
- • Axillary clearance when nodes are positive
- • Simple, skin-sparing or nipple-sparing mastectomy with reconstruction options
Laparoscopic / Modern
- ✓ Breast surgery is performed open; minimal access is used for selected reconstruction procedures in collaboration with plastic surgery
Recovery Timeline
- Day 0-1Surgery, mobilisation, drain assessment
- Day 2-3Discharge home for most lumpectomy and mastectomy cases
- Week 1-2Drain removal, wound check, shoulder exercises
- Week 3-6Return to normal activity; adjuvant therapy planning