18 miles
From Torrance The fine needle aspiration is done and read in the same office, in one appointment.
25 to 45 minutes
Door to door, off peak
Results in 24 hours
Preliminary, not two weeks
One visit
Biopsy, read and consult
Why come here
One trip across town.
Torrance sits about 18 miles from the office, normally 25 to 45 minutes on the I-405 north. That is the whole journey. Most patients make it once, have the biopsy, and leave with the reading already done.
Fine needle aspiration in Torrance
Three questions a needle can answer.
A fine needle aspiration biopsy is a twenty minute procedure with local anesthesia and no incision. What makes it worth travelling for is not the needle, it is who reads what comes out of it.
Two routes from Torrance
The handoff is what costs you the time.
If your Torrance physician finds a thyroid nodule, a breast lump or a swollen lymph node, the standard route sends you to imaging first and an outside laboratory second. Nobody in that chain is the person who ends up making the diagnosis.
The drive from Torrance
Four steps, no surprises.
About 18 miles on the I-405 north. Plan on about an hour for the appointment itself.
Torrance questions
The practical questions.
Worth reading before you drive up. her fine needle aspiration practice in Los Angeles, the insurance the office accepts, and the questions patients ask most. She also samples salivary gland, soft tissue and other lumps, bumps and nodules.
Near Torrance. She also sees patients from Long Beach, Beverly Hills and Irvine. Or see every area she covers.
The trip is shorter than the wait.
Next-day appointments are usually available, and house calls are available anywhere in California.
What patients say
4.9 stars across Google and Yelp
Reviews from people who came in with a lump and left with an answer.
See video testimonials and letters from referring physicians are on the testimonials page.
