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At Auckland Breast Centre we recommend annual breast screening from the age of 40

Oncoplastic surgery combines plastic surgery techniques with breast cancer resection techniques. When a large lumpectomy is required that will leave the breast distorted, the remaining tissue is sculpted to realign the nipple and areola and restore a natural appearance to the breast shape.

Breast cancer surgery is always accompanied by an examination of one or more of the lymph nodes in the armpit, sometimes referred to as the axilla. If cancer spreads from the breast, it travels to these “sentinel” lymph nodes first.

Also known as ultrasound biopsy or ultrasound-guided injection, ultrasound-guided breast biopsy is an accurate way to take samples of tissue from within the breast that are visible on ultrasound but may not be able to be felt by you or your doctor.

Partial mastectomy (sometimes called lumpectomy) is a breast-conserving operation in which the surgeon removes the tumour together with some of the healthy breast tissue surrounding it.

The aim of the procedure is to recreate the natural contour of a woman’s breast, by using artificial breast implants or their own body tissue to make a breast mound and nipple.

At ABC, we offer the latest in breast imaging with 2D digital mammography and 3D breast tomosynthesis.

Stereotactic biopsy technique is the preferred way to biopsy microcalcifications detected on mammography and it can be used to biopsy non-palpable nodules which are not visible on ultrasound.

Breast reduction is usually performed to improve the physical and/or psychological symptoms associated with enlarged breasts, and is carried out after the breasts are fully developed, usually when a woman has reached the age of 18.