Will I Have a Breast Lump Removal Scar After MILR? Posted on August 19, 2024 By Dr. Heather Richardson Many women choose to have a benign breast lump removed with a procedure called minimally invasive lump removal (MILR). If you’re concerned about breast appearance, MILR is an ideal choice. But does MILR leave a breast lump removal scar? Below, we’re sharing the techniques our breast surgery experts use to treat breast lumps while reducing … Read More
Removing Noncancerous Breast Lumps: MILR vs. Traditional Surgery Posted on January 25, 2024 By Bedford Breast Center After discovering a noncancerous breast lump, most patients’ first question is how to remove it. While these benign masses (known medically as fibroadenomas) are not life-threatening, they can still cause significant discomfort and anxiety. In this blog post, we will discuss your options for removing noncancerous breast lumps, including traditional surgical removal and the innovative … Read More
Fibroadenoma During Pregnancy: Answering Your Breast Health Questions Posted on September 18, 2023 By Bedford Breast Center Fibroadenoma During Pregnancy: Answering Your Breast Health Questions Breast abnormalities are certainly serious, but discovering a mass or lump in the breast during or immediately after pregnancy can be doubly frightening. Below, our Beverly Hills breast specialists answer common questions about managing breast health before, during, and after pregnancy. Should I have fibroadenomas removed during … Read More
Fibroadenoma Treatment: Is Surgery the Only Option? Posted on September 18, 2023 By Bedford Breast Center You feel a lump. It is smooth, it moves under your fingers, and it turns out to be benign. Most people expect relief at that point, but a different question arrives instead: now what? Surgery is one fibroadenoma treatment, not the default one. For most women, it is not medically necessary at all, since a … Read More
Remove That Benign Breast Lump Without Surgery: About Our Nonsurgical Lumpectomy Posted on June 5, 2023 By Bedford Breast Center Have you ever felt a lump in your breast and, after having been evaluated, been told that there was “nothing there” and that you should just live with it? Many patients go through expensive, emotionally taxing, and time-consuming evaluations and, at the end of their journey, are essentially sent away with a figurative pat on … Read More
What Is Fibroadenoma, and How Can I Treat It? Posted on February 26, 2023 By Bedford Breast Center If you have found a lump in your breast during a self-exam, or a suspicious mass was found during a mammogram, don’t panic. The lump may a non-cancerous fibroadenoma. In this blog post, we delve into these benign masses and your treatment options, from surgical biopsy to our Minimally Invasive Lump Removal (MILR) procedure. What … Read More