Breast Surgery in Milwaukee, Mequon, Glendale, Cudahy, Germantown, Saukville and Waukesha
A breast diagnosis, whether it's a suspicious lump or a confirmed cancer, comes with a lot of questions. Madison Medical's breast surgery team gives you clear answers and a treatment plan built around your specific case. We treat both benign and cancerous breast conditions, using techniques that prioritize your health and your long-term outcome. Patients across Milwaukee, Mequon, Glendale, Cudahy, Germantown, Saukville, and Waukesha trust our team with this care.
What Breast Surgery Treats
Breast surgery addresses a wide range of conditions, from a benign fibroadenoma to invasive breast cancer. Your surgeon will walk you through imaging results, biopsy findings, and treatment options before recommending a path forward. Every plan is built around your diagnosis, your anatomy, and your goals for recovery and reconstruction, if that applies to you.
Common Breast Surgery Procedures
Lumpectomy removes the tumor and a small margin of healthy tissue, preserving as much of the breast as possible while still achieving clear margins.
Mastectomy removes the entire breast, including the nipple and areola. This can be a simple mastectomy or a skin-sparing or nipple-sparing version, often performed alongside a plastic surgeon for reconstruction. A prophylactic mastectomy removes breast tissue to reduce cancer risk in high-risk patients.
Sentinel lymph node biopsy removes the first one to three lymph nodes that drain from the tumor, checking whether cancer has spread. This is a standard part of most breast cancer surgeries. If those nodes test positive, an axillary lymph node dissection removes a larger group of nodes from the armpit.
Surgical biopsy removes an entire mass or a portion of a larger one when needle biopsies don't give a clear diagnosis. We also remove benign lumps like large fibroadenomas that cause pain or grow rapidly, and we treat breast abscesses through incision and drainage.
Meet Our Breast Surgery Team
Dr. Alysandra Lal specializes in general, breast, and oncologic surgery. She works directly with your imaging team, oncologist, and primary care physician to build a treatment plan that addresses your diagnosis from every angle, not just the surgical piece.
What You Can Expect
Your first appointment is a real conversation about your diagnosis and your options. Your surgeon reviews your imaging and biopsy results, explains what each procedure involves, and answers your questions honestly, including questions about reconstruction if a mastectomy is part of your plan. Once you choose a path forward, you'll get detailed instructions to prepare for surgery and a clear recovery timeline. Follow-up visits track your healing and confirm your next steps, whether that's additional treatment or routine monitoring.
Why Patients Choose Madison Medical for Breast Surgery
You get a surgeon who treats breast conditions regularly and stays current on techniques that preserve tissue and minimize scarring whenever possible. Our team coordinates closely with oncology and radiology, so your care doesn't get fragmented across multiple offices that don't talk to each other. We also take the time to address the emotional weight of a breast cancer diagnosis, not just the clinical details.
Many patients come to us after an abnormal mammogram, before a cancer diagnosis is even confirmed. Our team can review your imaging, order additional testing if needed, and explain what each next step actually means. You don't have to wait until a diagnosis is certain to get clear answers about what's happening and what comes next.
Breast Surgery Near You
Madison Medical provides breast surgery consultations and follow-up care across seven communities in southeastern Wisconsin.
In Milwaukee, our Cathedral Square and Water Tower Medical Commons locations offer consultations close to downtown.
In Mequon, the Seton Professional Building and Highland Clinic provide pre-surgical evaluations and coordinated imaging review.
In Glendale, patients at the River Woods Clinic can meet with our breast surgery team to discuss findings and next steps.
In Cudahy, our office connects patients on the south side to breast surgery referrals and follow-up care.
In Germantown, our Mequon Road clinic serves patients in the northwest suburbs who need a consultation close to home.
In Saukville, patients in Ozaukee County can reach our team without traveling into the city.
In Waukesha, the Bluemound Road location gives patients on the west side direct access to breast surgery expertise.