Conserve & Restore
Oncoplastic breast surgery.
Removing the cancer completely — and rebuilding a natural shape — in a single operation. It is where cancer surgery and plastic surgery meet, and it is a particular focus of Dr Khare's practice.
Cancer removal and reshaping, together.
Oncoplasty is a form of breast-conserving surgery. The tumour is removed with a clear margin of healthy tissue — the cancer operation — and then plastic-surgery techniques are used to reshape the remaining breast tissue so it keeps a natural form. Both are done in the same operation.
The aim is two things at once: complete oncological safety and a breast you feel comfortable in. A plain lumpectomy can sometimes leave a dent or pull the shape to one side; oncoplasty is designed to avoid that.
Keep your breast, without compromise.
- Equal safety. For suitable cancers, breast-conserving surgery with radiotherapy gives the same long-term survival as removing the whole breast.
- One operation. Cancer removal and reshaping happen together, not in separate stages.
- A natural result. Reshaping helps avoid the dimpling or asymmetry that can follow a simple excision.
- More women can conserve. These techniques make it possible to remove a larger area and still keep the breast.
Tailored to your tumour and your breast.
Reshaping your own tissue
Volume displacement
When a smaller portion is removed, the remaining breast tissue is gently rearranged to fill the space — including lifts such as the round-block (donut) technique — so the breast keeps an even shape.
Cancer removal + reduction
Therapeutic mammoplasty
For larger breasts, the cancer is removed within a breast-reduction and uplift design, treating the tumour and reshaping the breast in one step.
Replacing what is removed
Volume replacement
When a larger area is removed, the volume is replaced with healthy tissue borrowed from nearby (a local flap), so the breast stays full and natural.
Symmetry
Matching the other side
Where it helps, the opposite breast is gently reshaped too, so the two match in size and shape afterwards.
A decision we make together.
Whether oncoplasty suits you depends on the size and location of the tumour relative to your breast size — and on your own wishes. Some cancers are better treated another way, and Dr Khare will always be honest about that.
The right operation is simply the one that is safe for you and right for you. You will never be rushed into a decision.
A note from Dr Khare
Oncoplastic surgery is an area of special expertise for me. I am highly trained in these techniques and work to balance the two things that matter most — complete oncological safety and a natural, symmetrical result — so that treating the cancer and protecting how you feel about your body are never in conflict.
Considering your options?
Bring your reports, or just your questions. The clearest next step is a conversation about what is right for you.
This page is for general education only and is not a substitute for personal medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Whether any particular operation is right for you can only be decided after a proper consultation. Based on current NCCN Guidelines v1.2026 and accepted oncoplastic surgical principles.