Mastectomy Cost in United Arab Emirates

The cost of mastectomy in the UAE typically ranges from $2,000 to $18,000 USD, depending on the hospital, city, and type of procedure.

Mastectomy is the surgical removal of a breast, most often as treatment for breast cancer and sometimes to lower risk in people with a very high inherited risk. In the UAE, the price depends on:

• Kind of mastectomy: simple, skin-sparing or nipple-sparing.
• Surgery to the armpit nodes: a sentinel node biopsy or a fuller clearance.
• Breast reconstruction: immediately or at a later date.
• Length of stay: anything from a day case to several nights.

Breast Cancer Now distinguishes a simple mastectomy from skin-sparing surgery, which keeps most of the skin envelope and is normally paired with reconstruction, and nipple-sparing surgery. The lymph nodes in the armpit are also assessed; when there is no sign of spread, a sentinel node biopsy is the usual method.

For people who are suitable for either operation, Cancer Research UK states that removing only the cancer followed by radiotherapy cures breast cancer as effectively as mastectomy. A mastectomy may be recommended when the tumour is large or there are several areas of cancer.

See the breast conservation surgery and breast reconstruction pages.

Breast Cancer Now notes that, without reconstruction, some people go home on the same day or within 23 hours. Wound drains, arm and shoulder exercises and wound care follow.

Coverage for cancer surgery depends on the insurance plan; planned surgery needs prior approval under basic UAE plans.