General Surgeon, Thyroid Surgeon, Breast Surgeon, Laparoscopic Surgeon
MBBS, FCPS, MRCS
General Surgeon, Thyroid Surgeon, Breast Surgeon, Laparoscopic Surgeon
MBBS, FCPS, MRCS
General Surgeon, Breast Surgeon, Laparoscopic Surgeon
M.B.B.S., F.C.P.S. (Surgery)
General Surgeon, Breast Surgeon, Laparoscopic Surgeon
M.B.B.S., F.C.P.S. (Surgery)
General Surgeon, Colorectal Cancer Surgeon, Thyroid Surgeon, Hernia Surgeon, Breast Surgeon, Laparoscopic Surgeon, Colorectal Surgeon
M.B.B.S., F.C.P.S. (Surgery), F.R.C.S (UK), Mini Fellowship Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
General Surgeon, Colorectal Cancer Surgeon, Thyroid Surgeon, Hernia Surgeon, Breast Surgeon, Laparoscopic Surgeon, Colorectal Surgeon
M.B.B.S., F.C.P.S. (Surgery), F.R.C.S (UK), Mini Fellowship Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
General Surgeon, Reconstructive Surgeon, Breast Surgeon
M.B.B.S., F.C.P.S. (General Surgery)
General Surgeon, Reconstructive Surgeon, Breast Surgeon
M.B.B.S., F.C.P.S. (General Surgery)
Doctors who focus on breast care and breast malignancy are known as breast surgeons. They evaluate and analyze issues and concerns relevant to breasts; performing surgery if and when needed.
They perform the following surgeries as well as all other procedures to treat breast conditions:
You must seek consultation from a breast surgeon if any of the following signs worry you:
According to "Fears and barriers: problems in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in Pakistan", Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer in Asia where 89% of breast cancer patients are diagnosed at a later stage and 59% at an advanced stage due to lack of awareness.
"Reporting and Awareness Campaigns Needed for Breast Cancer in Pakistani Women", suggests that one in nine women is at risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime.
Most common pathological breast abnormality |
Male* |
Gynecomastia |
58.66% |
Female** |
Fibro adenoma |
33.3% |
Most common breast malignancy |
Male* |
Invasive Ductal Carcinoma |
82% |
Female*** |
37% |
*As per the Breast Diseases in Males - A Morphological Review of 150 Cases
**As per Frequency of Fibro adenoma in Patients Presenting with Breast Lump
***As per Breast Diseases: a histopathological analysis of 3279 Cases at a Tertiary Care Center in Pakistan
Factsheet by the International Agency for Research on Cancer – WHO suggests that out of all cancer cases (90,373) in females for the year 2020, the ratio of breast cancer stood at 28.7% (i.e. 25,928).
You either consult a breast surgeon for medical reasons or cosmetic ones that is plastic surgery.
You can always expand your horizon by adding fellowship training in plastic surgery to your profile that would put level up your status to an Oncoplastic surgeon.
Breast surgeons typically evaluate the medical history and physically examine the patient to assess potential risk factors. They advise, construe the test reports, and prescribe medication.
They also perform minimally invasive procedures like biopsies to figure out the cause and extent of the disease. Their expertise lies in performing breast surgeries and post-op care, where they work together with primary care physicians and other specialists.
Breast surgeons are experts at treating breast calcification (calcium deposits in breast tissues that form lump), breast cancer, fat necrosis (lump that is formed of fragmented fatty issues but doesn’t hurt), benign (non-cancerous) breast tumor, noncancerous cysts, and mammary duct ectasia (inflammation or blockage of the ducts behind the nipples), etc.
If you have any breast-related health concerns you should book an appointment with the best breast surgeons in PECHS, Karachi using oladoc.
Finding a good doctor is vital for proper diagnosis & treatment of your underlying concern. Before you make the decision of picking out a Breast Surgeon, consider the following: