Same Day Surgery at Montclair Breast Center, Montclair, New Jersey
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Nicole Radigan, Medical Assistant, Moira Davis RN, BSN, OCN, Marybeth Hans, MS, PAC, Marcie Hertz, MD FACS, Breast Surgeon, Nancy Elliott, MC FACS, Director of Montclair Breast Center |
When surgery is necessary, our patients have the safety and convenience of using our fully accredited ambulatory surgery center located on the lower level. At Montclair Breast Center most surgery is performed as an out-patient procedure including excisional breast biopsies, lumpectomies and sentinel lymph node surgery.
Convenience and private care are great advantages, particularly when image-guided biopsies are required. Our breast imagers are able to localize mammographic abnormalities upstairs in the digital mammography suite and then simply send you downstairs for your surgical procedure. Our exceptional board-certified anesthesiologist always meets with you prior to your surgery to answer all your questions. Newer anesthetics eliminate the nausea and grogginess that used to accompany surgery, so patients feel well after the procedure and go home 1-2 hours after surgery. Minimally invasive techniques create substantially less pain and our patients take only Tylenol (acetaminophen) or nothing for surgical discomfort. Your surgeon is always available to speak with you and your family afterwards because her office is in the building. This facilitates communication, enhancing the doctor-patient relationship. Recovery is fast and an appointment is made for pathology review within 2 days.
The addition of on-site same day surgery completes the full array of breast diagnostic and treatment modalities making Montclair Breast Center a unique private breast hospital.
Articles of interest:
Breast Cancer; MRI before surgery leads to better-adapted treatment for breast cancer
Clinical Oncology Week, 28 April 2008