Dr Nicole Yap
Breast and Skin Oncoplastic Surgeon
乳腺肿瘤整形及内分泌外科医生

Delightfully Australian with a dash of Hakka, and plenty of smarts, Dr Nicole Yap is the director of Breast Institute Australia, and is the leading expert in breast and skin oncoplastic surgery in Australia. Her other interests include endocrine surgery and the treatment of varicose veins. Dr Yap has practices at St Vincent’s, Epworth, Mulgrave and Holmesglen Private.

One of the few Melbourne practitioners who specialises in the dual practice of tumour removal, by mastectomy with breast reconstruction, Dr Yap will be opening a new fully integrated clinic under Breast Institute Australia in Prahran, early 2020. Aiming to provide a service for breast and skin issues, both pathological and aesthetic, the clinic will house a general practitioner, breast and skin oncoplastic surgeon, oncologist, radiology, dietitian, physiotherapist, breast care nurse and a beautician specialising in counteracting hormonal changes associated with menopause and breast cancer treatment, and eyelash and eyebrow feathering to counteract the effects of chemotherapy.

Believe in yourself, trust your instincts and never let anyone put you down.

“Currently breast cancer affects one in seven women and is the leading cause of cancer death in females. Breast cancer need not be a death sentence if women are in tune with their bodies. Early diagnosis is key to survival and women should seek advice if concerned about any signs of a breast lump, nipple discharge, nipple inversion, or breast skin tethering or dimpling.”

After training in plastic surgery, Dr Yap completed her fellowship in general surgery. Her speciality is in combining surgical cancer treatment of the breast with plastic surgical techniques to achieve an aesthetically pleasing result.

“The techniques of breast oncoplastic surgery allows removal of the cancer, as a lump or mastectomy, whilst maintaining a good shape. This allows better psychological response to further treatment such as chemotherapy, as well as counteracting the potential distortion of the breast from radiotherapy”. This has led to her being voted as finalist in MyFaceMyBody Awards in the Best Practice, Best Patient Experience and Best Aesthetic Practice categories. Dubbed the ‘Oscars’ of the cosmetic beauty industry, MyFaceMyBody Awards celebrates the best in the aesthetics business.

Dr Yap’s breast oncoplastic work was augmented by training at the European Institute of Oncology, Milan, and participating at the Breast Oncoplastic Workshop Royal College of Surgeons, London. She further honed her skills by working with leading breast oncoplastic surgeon, Dr Krishna Clough at the Clinique Bizet in Paris, and more recently with Dr Emmanual Delay at Leon Berard cancer centre and Clinique Charcot.

Breast cancer need not be a death sentence if women are in tune with their bodies. Early diagnosis is key to survival.

An authority on breast reconstruction and augmentation using both implants and autologous fat grafting, she has presented at the International Society of Plastic Regenerative Surgery Congress, Rome and World Congress of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell, Guangzhou, China. She has also presented at IPRAS Sydney, and EPRAS, Vienna.

A prolific surgical and community awareness educator with previous experience as examiner of medical students at Monash University, she has represented The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in a presentation regarding ‘Changing trends in breast cancer and the implications to the management of this disease’ to the Minister of Health.

Within the last year, she was invited to be judge and presenter of the USA MyFaceMyBody Awards at the Beverley Wilshire Hotel; featured in The Ultimate 100 Global Aesthetic Leaders publication; invited as faculty member of first Global Virtual Aesthetic Symposium, and was awarded a Certificate of Outstanding Service by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Among numerous appointments, Dr Yap is deputy chair of the VRC of The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, a RACS representative of the Cancer Council of Victoria Medical and Scientific Committee, AMA Councillor, past president of the Australian Chinese Medical Association of Victoria, a board member of Pink Hope, vice president of the Medico-Legal Society of Victoria, a member of Breast Surgeons ANZ Society, Australian Society of Breast Disease, COSA (Clinical Oncological Society of Australia), Australian & New Zealand Endocrine Surgeons, and Australian & New Zealand Society of Phlebologist. 

An upbeat and witty personality, even in the face of grave issues like cancer and mortality, she imparts soulful words, “Believe in yourself, trust your instincts and never let anyone put you down.” 

Nicole Yap 医生除了是拥有客家特质的爽直澳大利亚人，同时也是澳大利亚最好的乳腺肿瘤整形和内分泌外科医生之一。她是澳大利亚乳腺癌研究所的总监，也曾在圣文森特 (St Vincent’s)、爱普沃斯(Epworth)和马尔格雷夫 (Mulgrave)私立医院实践服务。

身为墨尔本少数专门从事肿瘤切除和乳房重塑双重实践的医生，Nicole将于2020年初在澳大利亚Prahran乳腺癌研究所属下开设一家全新的整体性诊所。这旨在提供一站式诊所，针对男女患者的乳腺癌和皮肤问题，诊所将网罗全科医生, 乳房肿瘤整形外科医生、肿瘤学家、放射科医生、营养师、理疗师，乳房保健护士和美容师，以专攻研究更年期荷尔蒙变化与乳腺癌治疗，修剪睫毛和眉毛以抵消化疗的影响。

相信你自己，信任你的直觉，永远不要让任何人打击你。

“目前，每7名女性中就有1人患乳腺癌，也是女性癌症病患死亡的主要原因。如果女性与她们的身体状况保持步调一致，那么乳腺癌并非被判死刑。早期诊断是生存的关键，一旦有任何乳房肿块、乳头溢液、乳头内翻、乳房皮肤栓紧或凹陷的迹象，妇女应该寻求治疗建议。”在接受整形外科训练后，Nicole完成了她的普通外科学术资格。她的专长是将乳腺癌手术治疗与整形技术相结合，以达到美观的效果。

“乳腺肿瘤整形手术的技术可以使患者对化疗和放疗等进一步治疗产生更好的反应，同时保持优美的体型。”这让她获得了MyFaceMyBody最佳实践奖、最佳患者体验奖和最佳美学实践奖的最终入围。“MyFaceMyBody”大奖被称为“医美界奥斯卡”，是为了表彰美容行业的佼佼者而设。

Nicole医生的乳腺癌整形技术通过在米兰欧洲肿瘤研究所的培训和参与伦敦皇家外科医师学院乳腺癌整形讲习班取得充分实践。她进一步磨练技能，与领先的乳腺肿瘤整形外科医生Dr Krishna Clough在Clinique Bizet工作，近期则与医生专家Dr Emmanual Delay在里昂贝拉尔癌症中心和Clinique Charcot工作。

如果女性与她们的身体状况保持步调一致，那么乳腺癌并非被判死刑。早期诊断是生存的关键。

她是利用植入物和自体脂肪移植进行乳房重建和隆胸的权威，曾在罗马国际整形外科协会大会和中国广州举行的再生医学与干细胞世界大会上发表演讲。她也曾在悉尼国际美容整形外科协会(IPRAS)和维也纳的EPRAS会上演说。身为莫纳什大学多产的外科教育工作者和医学生审查员，曾代表澳大利亚皇家外科学院(Royal Australasian College of Surgeons)向卫生部进行一场关于“乳腺癌的变化趋势以及对乳腺癌管理的影响”之研讨报告。

在过去的一年里，她被邀请作为评委和推荐者，出席美国 Beverley Wilshire 酒店举办的“MyFaceMyBody”大奖，登上全球100位美学领袖出版杂志的特写，并获得澳大利亚皇家外科学院颁发的优秀服务证书。

此外，她也身兼多项职务，作为澳大利亚皇家外科学院VRC的副主席、维多利亚州医学和科学委员会癌症委员会代表、澳大利亚医学会委员、维多利亚州华人医学会的前任主席、Pink Hope的董事会成员与维多利亚州的医学法律学会副主席。还有ANZ乳腺癌外科医师学会、澳大利亚乳腺疾病学会、澳大利亚临床肿瘤学会-COSA，澳大利亚和新西兰内分泌外科以及澳大利亚和新西兰的静脉学会成员。

她天性乐观风趣，即使面对癌症和死亡等凝重问题，她也会坚定且富含感情地说:“相信你自己，信任你的直觉，永远不要让任何人打击你。”