Dr. Archa Prasad

Author: Dr Archa Prasad

Conserve your breasts.

“Is removal of the breast the only option in treatment of breast cancer?”
When a 31-year-old consultant from an MNC entered my clinic with her fiancé, I could feel a sense of despondency enveloping this attractive young woman. The documents that were placed in front of me contained a core biopsy report that supported the diagnosis of breast cancer.

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Macromastia Miseries

Macromastia Miseries

Symptoms of hypertrophic breasts and indications for breast reduction surgeries Breast hypertrophy/ Gigantomastia/ Macromastia is a medical condition where the breasts become excessively large.
It can weigh as little as 0.6 kilogrammes (1.3 lb) or as much as 2.5 kilogrammes (5.5 lb) to be excessive breast tissue, with the majority of doctors defining macromastia

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The blue life

I knew with utmost certainty that I will not become a doctor; being a surgeon was out of the question. I was raised in a family of doctors, either the practising clinicians or aspiring ones. Coming from a typical Indian conservative family, there were only two career options available to choose from, either an engineer or a doctor. And I chose neither.

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