MB ChB 1991 Birm; FRCS Edin 1996; MD 2001 Birm
Specialist
Mr Stephen Benson
Subspecialties
Procedures Offered
Benign Breast Disease
- Excision breast lumps
- Microdochectomy
- Excision phylloides tumour
Breast Cancer
- Partial or total mastectomy
- Hookwire wide local excision
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Axillary lymph node clearance
Reconstructive Breast Surgery
- Pedicled TRAM flap reconstruction
- Latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction
- Expander or implant reconstruction
- Nipple reconstruction
Cosmetic Breast Surgery
- Breast augmentation
- Breast reduction
- Breast lift (Mastopexy)
- Breast asymmetry surgery
- Nipple surgery eg. nipple eversion, nipple reduction
- Excision accessory nipples
Varicose Vein Surgery
- Laser varicose vein treatment, EVLT
- Simple varicose veins
- Complex varicose veins
Prophylactic Breast Surgery
- Prophylactic mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction for gene positive risk esp. BRCA I and BRCA II
General Surgery
- All hernias (not laparoscopic)
- Skin lesions
- Lipomas and cysts
Post-fellowship Training
Oncoplastic Breast Trainee, West Midlands, UK
Oncoplastic Breast Fellow, Birmingham, UK
Oncoplastic Breast Fellow, St Marks Breast Centre, Auckland
Breast Fellow, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland
Breast Reduction and Mastopexy workshop, Auckland
Breast Augmentation workshop, London, UK
Mr Stephen Benson works at:
- Mercy Breast Clinic - Breast Care
- Skin Institute
- St Marks Vein Centre Remuera
Private surgery performed at:
- Southern Cross Brightside Hospital Auckland
- Northern Surgical Centre North Shore
- Grace Hospital Tauranga
- St Marks Road Surgical Centre