Mastectomy Cost in India

Mastectomy cost in India varies from one hospital to the other. Some of the best hospitals for Mastectomy offer a comprehensive package that covers the end-to-end expenses related to investigations and treatment of the patient. The Mastectomy cost in India includes the cost of anesthesia, medicines, hospitalization and the surgeon's fee. A prolonged hospital stay due to delayed recovery, new diagnosis and complications after surgery may increase the cost of Mastectomy in India.

There are several best hospitals for Mastectomy in India. Some of the best hospitals for Mastectomy in India include the following:

1. Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre
2. Apollo Hospital International Limited
3. Ruby Hall Clinic
4. Apollo Hospitals Bannerghatta
5. Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital
6. Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre
7. W Pratiksha Hospital
8. Manipal Hospital, Yeshwantpur
9. Wockhardt Hospital - A New Age Hospital
10. Metro Hospital

Upon discharge from the hospital after Mastectomy in India, the patients are advised to stay for about 21 days for recovery. This period is important to conduct all the follow-up tests to ensure that the surgery was successful and the patient can go back to the home country.

One of the topmost destinations for Mastectomy is India. It has a variety of accredited hospital, affordable cost of treatment and some of the best medical fraternity. Some of the other destinations that are popular for Mastectomy include the following:

1. Turkey
2. Thailand
3. Switzerland
4. Greece
5. the United Arab Emirates
6. Singapore
7. Malaysia
8. Lithuania
9. South Africa
10. Poland

There are certain additional cost that the patient has to pay apart from the Mastectomy cost. These include the cost of accommodation and meals outside hospital. The per day cost in this case may range around USD$ 25.

Mastectomy in India is offered in almost all metropolitan cities, including the following:

• Hyderabad
• Gurugram
• Chennai
• Panjim
• Kolkata

After Mastectomy, the patient is supposed to stay for about 3 days in the hospital for recovery and monitoring. The patient is subjected to several biochemistry and radiological scans to see that everything is okay and the recovery is on track. After making sure that patient is clinically stable, discharge is planned.

Mastectomy hospitals in India have an overall rating of about 4.9. This rating is calculated on the basis of different parameters such as attitude of the nurses, cleanliness, quality of food and the pricing policy.

There are about 56 hospitals in India that offer Mastectomy to international patients. These hospitals have the required expertise as well as infrastructure available to handly patients who need Mastectomy

There are certain people on whom the mastectomy surgery is recommended by the doctor to be performed like:

• If the tumor in your breast is larger than about 5 cm. Some tumors that are lesser than this measure might also need the surgery performed to remove it.

• If other procedures like a lumpectomy (this takes a certain amount of tissue from your breast) are not suitable for you because you have small breasts, then the procedure of mastectomy is advised.

• If you have previously undergone lumpectomies and the tumor or cancerous cells have not been completely removed by other procedures.

• If radiation treatment is not an option for you because of previous radiation attempts in the same breast, or because you are suffering from a form of connective tissue disease (like rheumatoid arthritis or lupus) or if you are pregnant.

• If you do not want to undergo daily radiation treatments.

There are many types of mastectomy surgeries that are performed in India; some of them are as follows:

• Simple Mastectomy: This is also called the whole mastectomy procedure. This is where the entire breast tissue is removed. The auxiliary contacts are not disturbed in this surgery. This surgery is also done on both the breasts simultaneously, if the patient opts for it as a preventative measure against cancer. Reconstruction is usually done after this to make the breast with artificial elements like silicon.

• Lumpectomy: In this procedure, the tumour, as well as a small amount of the surrounding cells, are also removed. Lymph nodes may or may not be removed in this type of surgery. This is usually performed if the lump is easily identified by the doctor and can be easily removed. Multiple Lumpectomy procedures can be performed on the same breast tissue.

• Partial Mastectomy: In this type of surgery a considerably large amount of breast tissue is removed. Some amount of skin is also removed along with the tumor. This will also include the removal of the chest muscle lining near the tumor along with some lymph nodes.

• Modified radical Mastectomy: In this, the complete breast tissue is removed. The auxiliary contents like the lymph nodes and the fatty tissue are also removed. But the muscles in the pectoral region are not removed.

• Radial Mastectomy: In this, the complete tissue of the breast is removed along with the auxiliary contents and also the pectoral region muscles are also removed. This is also called as the Halsted mastectomy. This surgery completely disfigures the breast and is recommended only if there are cancerous cells in the pectoral region.

• Skin Sparing Mastectomy – This is one of the most common mastectomy procedures in recent years conducted by surgeons. In this the breast tissue is removed through a cut in the areola. This is usually meant only for people who have only breast cancer and not cancer of the skin as well. This is a procedure that has very less scarring after the surgery, and the breast can also be reconstructed once the surgery is done. This reconstruction is an option that is left to the patient.

• Subcutaneous mastectomy – This particular procedure is also referred to as the nipple-sparing mastectomy procedure. In this particular variety of the procedure, the nipple, as well as the areola complex, is left unharmed but the breast tissue is still removed. The reconstruction of the breast after this surgery is easier as the nipples and areolas are left intact. The overlying skin is also left in this surgery. Unfortunately, because of the leaving of some cells near the areolas and the nipples, some amount of cancer cells may still remain in the breast.

Some of the leading hospitals in the field of Breast Cancer Treatment in India are:

• Fortis hospital – Bangalore, Bannerghatta branch.

• We Care Cancer center – New Delhi.

• Breast care clinic – Ahmedabad.

• Tata Memorial Hospital – Mumbai.

• Max healthcare – New Delhi

• Apollo CBCC Cancer care center – Ahmedabad.

• Adyar Cancer Institute – Chennai.

• (AIIMS) All India Institute of Medical Sciences – New Delhi.

• Dr. Sandeep Nayak – Oncologist with extensive experience with laparoscopy as well as a robotic cancer treatment.

• Dr. Rajeev Agarwal – Director, department of breast services, Medanta hospital, Gurugram, with several successful cancer detections under his belt.

• Dr. Kanchan Kaur – experienced oncologist with more than 12 years of experience in the field of oncology.

• Dr. Nikhilesh Borkar – a very experienced surgical oncologist who has a fellowship from the breast and oncoplastic surgery department of Cambridge, UK.