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What is already settled for a patient with no French national health insurance cover: the consultation fee, when a quote is given, what changes the length of a stay in Paris, and two ways the fees may be paid.
Consultations in French or English, in person or by video, for patients coming from the United States, Africa, the Middle East or elsewhere.
Former resident at Centre François Baclesse (Caen) and Institut Curie; former specialist practitioner at Gustave Roussy (French comprehensive cancer centre).
Dr Zeitoun is the sole author of a literature review accepted for publication (in press, 2026) in Gynécologie Obstétrique Fertilité & Sénologie (Elsevier): “Axillary de-escalation, oncoplastic surgery and minimally invasive mastectomy: new requirements for the breast surgeon”. It covers operating less on the lymph nodes under the arm when it is safe to do so, oncoplastic surgery, and less invasive mastectomies.
With no French national health insurance cover, a consultation, in person or by video, costs €150–200 in total depending on consultation length and the medical records to review, not reimbursed in France. Sector 2, non-OPTAM. Payment: bank card and cash.
A quote follows the consultation, whether that visit is in the consulting room or by video. That conversation with the surgeon may be held in English.
How long a stay in Paris lasts is not fixed in advance. It turns on the tests already completed before the consultation or the teleconsultation — biopsies, MRI — for the breast as for the pelvis. Getting over a lumpectomy takes less time than getting over a hysterectomy. Around day 10, Dr Zeitoun likes to see patients again, when the results are in.
Some governments or insurers pay directly; their written guarantee is requested before surgery. Otherwise the patient pays the fees upfront and is given a certificate, then an invoice, so she can claim reimbursement from her insurer or scheme. Nothing here promises that reimbursement, or that an embassy will agree.
With no French national health insurance cover, a consultation, in person or by video, costs €150–200 in total depending on consultation length and the medical records to review, not reimbursed in France. Sector 2, non-OPTAM. Payment: bank card and cash.
The quote is prepared after the consultation, in person or by teleconsultation.
Yes. The consultation with the surgeon can take place in English.
It depends on the examinations already carried out before the consultation or the teleconsultation — biopsies, MRI — for the breast as for the pelvis. Recovery after a lumpectomy is shorter than recovery after a hysterectomy. Dr Zeitoun likes to see patients again around day 10, for the results.
Some governments or insurers pay directly; their written guarantee is requested before surgery. Otherwise she pays the fees upfront and receives a certificate, then an invoice, to submit to her insurer or scheme. Reimbursement is not promised, nor is an embassy agreement.
The wider pathway is on international patients. A first conversation by video is the teleconsultation.