Contact & assessment

If there is a new lump or a skin change

Do not wait for a routine appointment. A new lump, skin that has dimpled or thickened, a nipple that has newly turned inwards, a new or blood-stained discharge, or a difference between the sides that appeared over weeks needs medical assessment rather than a cosmetic consultation. Say what you have noticed when you call, so that the right clinic sees you and so that imaging can be arranged if it is needed.

Arranging an ordinary assessment

Where the complaint has been stable for years, appointments are made through the hospital outpatient line or through the appointment service described on the appointments page. Say when booking that the question is about the breast, and if you are travelling from outside Chongqing, say so, because examination, imaging and a plan can sometimes be arranged across fewer visits.

What to bring

Bring the date and result of your most recent mammogram or ultrasound if you have had one, any family history of breast or ovarian cancer and at what age it was diagnosed, the dates of pregnancies and how long you breastfed, any previous breast operation with the records if you have them, a list of your current medicines and allergies, and the details of any implant you already have, including when it was placed and why.

What happens at the consultation

Expect an examination rather than a presentation. History comes first, then the skin, the gland, the fold, the chest wall and the nipple-areola complex, with the two sides compared and the difference recorded rather than described. Where imaging is indicated it is arranged before a plan is made, and the aesthetic conversation continues once those results are available. You should leave knowing which structure is responsible, what each route would change and leave alone, and which guide answers your particular version of the problem.

Questions without booking

Questions about the content of this site, including any correction you believe should be made to it, are welcome through the hospital administration line. Clinical questions about your own breast are best answered in person, and we will say so rather than guess.