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San Antonio, TX, December 8, 2017 - Methodist Hospital announced today its breast program name has been recognized as a Hidden Scar Center for Hidden Scar™ Breast Cancer Surgery. Dr. Brittany DeBerry of General Surgery Associates and Dr. Alfredo Santillan-Gomez of Texas Oncology-San Antonio Medical Center, as well as surgeons from PRMA are among the first in the area to perform this advanced approach to breast cancer surgery that hides scars, minimizing the daily emotional reminder of a breast cancer diagnosis. Methodist Hospital is expanding options for women in San Antonio and South Texas with a procedure that effectively treats cancer while optimizing cosmetic results.1
Each year, over 400,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer that requires surgery. In San Antonio and South Texas, 1 in 8 women will be impacted, with many unaware of all the surgical options available, including minimally invasive approaches that can help restore their self-image and allow them to begin the emotional healing process. Hidden Scar Breast Cancer Surgery allows surgeons at Methodist Hospital to remove the cancerous tissue through a single incision made in an inconspicuous area, preserving the natural shape of the breast while reducing visible scarring. Patients who undergo this approach experience optimal clinical and cosmetic outcomes, and are at no higher risk of recurrence than patients who undergo any other surgical technique.2
“Hidden Scar Breast Surgery gives breast cancer patients an option that optimizes the cosmetic outcomes of breast cancer surgery,” said Dr. Santillan-Gomez. “It is an option that can enhance quality of life for the patient after surgery, and we want to make sure that patients are aware of it. The illumination technology associated with the procedure allows surgeons to place breast incisions in a location that is hard to see, so that the scar is not visible when the incision heals. As a result, patients have little to no visible reminder of the surgery or their cancer. ¨The Hidden Scar approach can be performed for a nipple sparing mastectomy or a lumpectomy procedure for management of breast cancer.”
Performing breast cancer surgery through a smaller incision requires consistent illumination throughout the surgical cavity, so surgeons can clearly see and effectively remove the tumor.
Methodist Hospital is using new technology to improve their visibility during procedures such as lumpectomy and nipple sparing mastectomy – enabling them to perform complex, in-demand surgeries with greater confidence, and give more women access to transformative options.
For more information on Hidden Scar, visit www.myhiddenscar.comand www.breastcancersurgery.com.
About Methodist Hospital
Methodist Hospital, chartered in 1955, is the pioneer facility of the now world-renowned South Texas Medical Center. Opened in 1963, Methodist Hospital has grown to be the flagship facility of the Methodist Healthcare System, San Antonio’s largest and most preferred health care provider. Methodist Hospital maintains this excellent reputation with a commitment to the hospital’s value statement that defines quality as meeting the customers’ needs by exceeding their expectations.
Methodist Hospital offers a broad range of specialties including cardiology, boasting San Antonio’s only heart transplant program, oncology, emergency medicine, bone and marrow stem cell transplants, neurosciences, maternity care, gynecology and orthopedics. Methodist Hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission in stroke care and is designated as an accredited Chest Pain Center.
As part of the Methodist Healthcare System in San Antonio, Methodist Hospital has achieved many awards for clinical excellence and quality outcomes as well innovation and people’s choice awards. Receiving the Texas Award for Performance Excellence in 2014 is a testament to the hospital, as part of Methodist Healthcare, being selected as the most preferred and trusted health care system each and every year. Already the largest healthcare provider in San Antonio, Methodist Hospital is undergoing a major expansion that will double the size of the campus, to be completed in early 2018.