Breast Surgery
DR. PAUL
WILLIAMS — MD
A Fellowship-Trained
Breast Oncologist
Paul Williams, MD, a fellowship-trained Breast
Oncologist with the Heart of Florida Physician
Group, provides a full-spectrum of breast care
services.
From basic check-ups and mammogram
screenings to diagnosis and treatment of
breast diseases, Dr. Williams strives to make
sure his patients are comfortable with every
aspect of their care and treatment.
and Champions Gate, believes that patients
should be active participants in the decisions
regarding their health care. Dr. Williams also
offers several new procedures for patients who
helps hide any scars, which gives some peace
of mind to those worried about how the surgery
scar would look.
“A woman who is having to undergo breast
cancer surgery or breast surgery of any kind
most likely doesn’t want to see the scar. She
has enough to deal with already. In addition,
women don’t want to be reminded of having
cancer by seeing the physical scars every
time she looks in the mirror. This technique
gives them one less thing to worry about,’’ Dr.
Williams said.
The idea of the surgery is to hide the incisions
in a normal body fold or under the arm. Dr.
Williams said that by using this technique
the cosmetic outcomes are often superior to
traditional breast surgery.
procedure that pinpoints exactly where a
tumor is located in the breast.
Until now, most breast tumors were found
by placing a wire inside of the breast. The
breast surgeon would follow the wire to the
precise approach to localization and surgical
guidance that allows surgeons to remove
better results.
Being able to precisely locate the cancerous
tumor also helps increase the odds of
removing all of the cancerous cells and may
eliminate the need for more surgery.
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