Dr. Alexander Aslani is director and head of the department of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive surgery of Hospital Quiron Malaga, Spain.
The department is the only one of its kind offering reconstructive microsurgery within the private healthcare sector in Andalucia, and apart from its offices in Hospital Quiron, also offers consultations in private practice in Cirumed Clinic Marbella.
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Is mammography necessary before aesthetic breast surgery ?
Posted on July 4th, 2009 5 commentsThe decision depends also on the preference of the individual surgeon; it is not absolute necessary.
In our Cirumed specialist group , we solved the question in the way that a highly qualified gynecologist furnishes patients before breast enlargement, breast uplift or a breast reduction with a so-called 4-D- ultrasound.
Dr.Ramin Pakzad, extremely experienced in the field of breast disease and especially in the area of the breast cancer treatment and is our partner in these cases and since I can absolutely depend on the accuracy of his assessments, I prefer the ultrasound diagnostics done by him.
That provides me and my patient the security of a thorough preoperative diagnostics and saves young patients partly extensive -x-ray exposure.
A possible history of breast cancer within the family will also endorse the indication for preoperative breast screening. There are different approaches to breast screening before aesthetic surgery like breast augmentation, but we regard this one as best. Suspective findings in the age group seeking for breast augmentation are lessthan 0.5%, but nevertheless they occur.
Although the chance of a positive finding is very low especially in young patients, who are the majority of patients requesting breast augmentation, it still merits the effort. “If we are able to spot 1:1000 breast cancer cases just by the coincidence of screening for a breast augmentation operation, it was totally worth it”, says Dr.Pakzad, who teams up with Dr.Aslani and two oncologists forming a breats cancer unit in the Malaga area.
The 4-D-ultrasound technique does also play a significant role in spotting ruptured implants after breast augmentation.
Dr.Alexander Amir Aslani, MD, EBOPRAS
Dr.Ramin Pakzad Pakzad, Consultant gynecologist , Director, Clinica Banus, Marbella, Malaga Spain, Clinica GynBanus Marbella
Breast Enlargement, Breast surgery breast augmentation Marbella, breast cancer Malaga, breast cancer Marbella, Breast Reduction Marbella, Dr. Ramin Pakzad, Dr.Aslani Marbella5 responses to “Is mammography necessary before aesthetic breast surgery ?”
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Inquiries July 11th, 2009 at 15:11
My mother and a first degree aunt have suffered from breast cancer. I am 26 years old and desperately want a breast augmentation.
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admin July 11th, 2009 at 19:15
No it is not too dangerous as a procedure. Breast augmentation and incidence of breast cancer are not linked, this means breast augmentation does definitely not raise your risk of developing breast cancer.
Nevertheless, your family history hints at a raised cancer risk for yoruself and therefore, and early start to screening isadvisable, with or without breast augmentation -
Inquiries July 12th, 2009 at 05:52
I am planning to have breast enlargement in the Uk in 2 months. I have neve never been asked for breast screening, nor has it been suggested to me. Do I need to be worried ?
Did they miss it ? -
Is mammography necessary before aesthetic breast surgery ? @ Cirumed Clinic Marbella great article thank you.
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admin July 15th, 2009 at 13:56
This depends on your age and your family history.
If you are older than 40 and/or have a positive family history of breast cancer, than preoperative cancer screening is mandatory.
I ask every patient to have at least an ultrasound done, though I may be on the cautious side. If you do not fulfill abovementioned criteria it may be acceptable to proceed with breats enlargement without screening. Your surgeon must, however, at least thoroughly palpate your breast to screen for any suspicious findings.
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