Metal Clips in the Breast: Purpose, Procedure, and What to Expect - with Dr Tasha

[@SisterSeventies]

I've only just discovered that I have several clips in my breast (I think it was 4) after wide local excision 4 years ago. I saw them on the mammogram at a recent check-up. My Dr told me they were placed during surgery to aid the radiotherapy treatment that I had after surgery. I was so surprised that I didn't ask any more questions so I am very grateful to you for this very clear video.

[@drtashag]

Yes, clips are placed after surgery to help plan radiotherapy. The clips mark where the cancer was, which helps planning.

[@tracifowler]

Thank you so much for this channel and for this video in particular. I had a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound earlier this month where a cyst was found and I was told I needed to come back to have it aspirated and possibly have a biopsy "depending on what they found". Not much more information provided other than that. So I left the appointment very uncertain and with so many questions. I am so grateful I found your channel. You are so detailed about "what to expect" at each stage of discovery and treatment. It really put me at ease so I didn't worry for the next two weeks as I waited for my next appointment. Yesterday was my aspiration/biopsy appt and as it turns out, I did not need a biopsy but I know that if we had to move to the next step, I am reassured that this channel exists. Thank you so much for taking the time to provide this kind of education. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@drtashag]

Dear Traci, thank you so much for your kind words. It takes time to leave comments and I am very appreciative of your efforts. I am so glad you didn’t need a biopsy after all. I created this channel to provide information for those who may need it and I am glad it has been helpful 🙏🏽

[@gloriaesperanzamoyano3897]

Very helpful. They don't tell you all these details. Thank you.

[@drtashag]

You are welcome. So glad it was helpful 👍🏽

[@renasager8822]

Thank you Dr Tasha for this important information!!

[@drtashag]

You are very welcome 🤗

[@irene1182]

Thank you Dr Tasha I presume I got these as had 2 multi focal tumours but this was never really explained very well. I do remember getting another mammogram after the biopsy but I can’t remember the reason why? I think I was in shock I never really took in all that was being said at the time. I got chemo first as cancer was TNBC and always remember my last mammogram before surgery they said couldn’t see any trace of a tumour. What a relief this was. I still opted for a mastectomy though as believe in my case it was for the best …being multifocal and TNBC . Thank you again for explaining this so well xxx

[@drtashag]

Hi Irene, yes you may have had these clips. Getting another mammogram after biopsy may indicate they wanted to check the positions of the marker clips. I am glad your cancer responded so well to chemotherapy! 🙌🏽

[@irene1182]

@@drtashag thank you Dr Tasha that explains why I got it. Yes the chemo did its job well …so thankful xxx

[@angelamhickslovestosing]

Thank you! So much

[@drtashag]

You are welcome 🙏🏽

[@karinamalina8463]

Thank you for this information ❤️ I had a biopsy a month ago and they said that they left a titanium marker inside only after the procedure. It turned out that I have a benign tumor and surgery is not needed, I am very worried that there is this marker inside me, please tell me, can I take it out or just live with it? Tell me if this can cause something serious. Thank you very much. My name is Karina and I am 29 years old

[@drtashag]

Hi Karina, these clips that are placed in the breast after biopsy are safe. They don’t cause any problems.

[@TahrimaHossainShara]

Are clips always placed during core needle biopsies? The radiologist that did my biopsy didn’t tell me anything about clips, I didn’t know she put any inside me until I saw this video

[@drtashag]

They are not always placed. The radiologist would normally tell you if they are going to do this.

[@TheLifestyleofNatashaMichele]

@@drtashag Why? Why is it that they place these clips inside of people?

[@yvonnejohnson1004]

I asked for them to be removed because they are causing me a lot of pain. I have a condition called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and I’m in pain 24/7. It’s so hard to live with and some sufferers have the affected limb amputated hoping to stop the pain. Any medical intervention makes it spread and it certainly has. I rang my Doctor asking to have the clips removed and she said that she’d phone later. I got a phone call from an occupational therapist, She asked if I’d given any more thought to the suggestion of having a SCS implementation in my spine and up the spinal cord to try to stop the pain signals reaching my brain. I haven’t had a conversation with her and a CRPS specialist. I’m not under any specialist as there isn’t one here but mostly because I can’t walk, I’m in a wheelchair and can’t get over the steps and or the threshold. I’m allergic to many things including Nickel. I had to have the Mercury fillings in my teeth replaced. Here in the UK they are importing Titanium from China to be used by dentists as fillings and they add Nickel to it to make it go further. In many operations they leave Titanium screws and clips in now. Why is this allowed?

[@ta-tanyshadavid5539]

Can you refuse the clip?

[@drtashag]

Yes you can if you wish. It is a discussion with the radiologist.

[@ishu4111]

Hello dr. i have been diagnosed from fibroadenoma 2cm in size in april 2024.....birads 3......since last month i feel 3 tiny lumps in same breast....are they fibroadenomas ?pls reply 😢

[@drtashag]

The best thing to do is go back to your doctor and get these checked.

[@ishu4111]

@@drtashag thank u ma'am for your kind response.

[@healinhand]

Have you seen them migrate?

[@drtashag]

Occasionally. But it doesn’t migrate very much.

[@healinhand]

@@drtashag what about tumor location clips?

[@yvonnejohnson1004]

I have a condition called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. I have many allergies and intolerances. Any Medical interventions can make CRPS spread. The pain is agonising and some people ask for the affected limb to be amputated because the pain is so bad. In July 2024 I was sent for investigations for breast cancer. I wasn’t told that I would have Titanium clips put in or they wouldn’t be taken out. I am now in agony and the CRPS has spread to my other leg and beyond. I didn’t have Breast cancer after all and now I wish I’d never reported the lump as the pains in my breasts are agonising. I asked my GP if I could have them removed but they won’t do it even if I pay for it myself. I’m in the UK.

[@yvonnejohnson1004]

@@drtashagthat’s not good enough. Titanium is inert outside the body but once inside the body the immune system considers it a threat. It changes inside the body into a toxin. Using Titanium in dentistry is not safe. Many people were poisoned when the British began to use Mercury to use as fillings. It was cheaper than the gold fillings that only the rich could afford and only the poor could afford the cheaper option.