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You will begin by sitting at the mammogram machine. Your breast will be compressed by a grid localizer which contains crosshairs. When they are sure the area of interest is in the field, the radiologist will clean your breast and then use a local anesthetic to numb up the area. A small needle will then be inserted. You should not feel pain, if you do, speak up and more numbing medicine can be added. After the needle is placed two more pictures will be taken to make sure the needle is in the right place. The needle may need to be moved and more pictures taken to make sure the needle is in the right place. At my hospital, we also inject a small amount of blue dye that also aids the surgeon to the right place. When the needle is in the right place a small wire is inserted in the needle and the needle is removed. Two more pictures will be taken to confirm the wire placement. And that is it in a nutshell. You will then be whisked off to surgery where all will go well also. I hope I have been of some help.
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