Novian Health

  • About Us
    • Overview
    • Management
    • Board Of Directors
    • Investors
  • Research & Products
    • Novilase® Breast Therapy
    • Clinical Trials & Registries
    • Publications
    • Intellectual Property
  • News
    • News & Press Releases
    • Media Coverage
    • Upcoming Events
  • Contact
    • Careers

Doctors Studying Less Invasive Alternative to Lumpectomy

December 2, 2009 by Novian Health

Vanessa Caicedo started breast self-exams in her teens. And not long after, she found a lump on the side of her right breast. Fortunately, that lump and a second one a year later, were benign tumors called fibroadenomas.

Sometimes they are removed by lumpectomy, which has drawbacks. “It may cause some deformity of the breast if it’s a big lump, say an inch or more in diameter,” says Dr. Kambiz Dowlat.

Doctor Dowlat pioneered a less invasive alternative called novilase. It uses infrared laser energy, which is converted into heat. It’s a gentle method of treating tumor with laser energy.

The patient’s tumor is imaged with ultrasound, and a needle is inserted into the center. “Heat generated from the tip of this fiber spreads evenly and spreads outwardly,” says Dr. Dowlat.

A second needle, containing a heat-reading sensor, is inserted alongside to make sure the tissue isn’t overheated. For a half-inch tumor, a 15 to 20 minute treatment heats and destroys it. Within months, the dead tissue is absorbed by the body. “Personally you feel better and you know, health-wise you feel better, too ’cause, you know, the lump is out and there’s no scar.”

A new option to consider for benign breast tumors. This new technology is FDA cleared for the treatment of benign breast tumors. The next step is a clinical trial with breast cancer patients to use this as an alternative to lumpectomy removal of cancerous tumors.

Related Posts

  • New Device Offers Micro-Invasive Alternative to Lumpectomy for Benign Breast Tumors

Filed Under: Archives

Recent Posts

  • Novian Health Earns New Product Innovation Award for Novilase Breast Therapy (6 December 2022)
  • Novian Health Gains FDA Breakthrough Designation for Novilase Breast Therapy (28 September 2021)
  • Novian Health Inc. Announces the Second Close of Convertible Note Financing (23 August 2021)
  • Novian Health Inc. Announces the First Close of Convertible Note Financing (28 July 2021)
  • Novian Health to Present at the Cavendish Global Summit on February 25, 2021 (12 February 2021)

ARCHIVES

  • December 2022
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • February 2021
  • September 2020
  • June 2020
  • September 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • December 2015
  • December 2014
  • September 2014
  • May 2014
  • December 2013
  • April 2013
  • February 2013
  • April 2012
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • July 2011
  • November 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • May 2009
  • June 2008
  • March 2008
  • October 2007
  • June 2007

Categories

  • Archives
  • Press Release 2011
  • Press Release 2012
  • Press Release 2013
  • Press Release 2014
  • Press Release 2015
  • Press Release 2019
  • Press Release 2020
  • Press Release 2021
  • Press Release 2022

CONTACT US

Novian Health Inc.
(Headquarters)
Novian Health Inc.
(Manufacturing)
222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza
Suite 1230
Chicago, Illinois 60654
1205 E State Avenue
Tonganoxie, KS 66086
Office: 312-266-7200 Office: 312-266-7200
Fax: 312-266-7202 Fax: 312-266-7202
Email: info@novianhealth.com Email: info@novianhealth.com

    

LATEST NEWS

  • Novian Health Earns New Product Innovation Award for Novilase Breast Therapy (6 December 2022)
  • Novian Health Gains FDA Breakthrough Designation for Novilase Breast Therapy (28 September 2021)
  • Novian Health Inc. Announces the Second Close of Convertible Note Financing (23 August 2021)
  • Novian Health Inc. Announces the First Close of Convertible Note Financing (28 July 2021)
  • Novian Health to Present at the Cavendish Global Summit on February 25, 2021 (12 February 2021)

Copyright © 2023 Novian Health. All Rights Reserved. Powered by