Breast Cancer Surgical Treatment

At the Weill Cornell Medicine Breast Center, we know that breast surgery can be an overwhelming and challenging process. We are here to provide comforting, supportive and compassionate care at every step.

Caring for patients in all stages, we focus not only on the prevention and treatment of the disease, but also on breast reconstruction approaches that preserve tissue and restore our patients’ natural contour. The team at the Breast Center strives to help all patients’ achieve optimal health and wellbeing, as well as enjoy the highest quality of life in which you feel comfortable in your body.

Exemplary surgeons: Our exemplary surgeons have extensive training, expertise and passion for improving patients’ health and lives with surgical treatment. The Weill Cornell Breast Center's team of experts has advanced many of the latest standards for breast cancer prevention and treatment today.

Our team provides the most advanced surgical treatment options for breast cancer treatment and prevention, including:

●      Lumpectomy: A procedure to remove the cancer and abnormal tissue from the breast without removing other parts of the breast.  

●      Mastectomy: A procedure to remove all the breast tissue to prevent or treat breast cancer. 

●      Sentinel lymph node biopsy: A procedure performed for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer. The sentinel lymph node is identified, removed and evaluated for cancer cells.

●      Breast reconstruction: The surgical procedure to restore the shape and contour of your breasts after mastectomy.