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Nipple Sparing Mastectomy
A mastectomy is surgery to remove the entire breast. It is usually done to treat
Alternative Names
Breast removal surgery; Subcutaneous mastectomy; Total mastectomy; Simple mastectomy; Modified radical mastectomy
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You will be given
- For a subcutaneous mastectomy, the surgeon removes the entire breast but leaves the nipple and areola (the pigmented circle around the nipple)...
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Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
Source: Breastcancer.org
Skin-sparing mastectomy is a technique that preserves as much of the breast skin as possible. Skin-sparing mastectomy can be performed as a "simple"... Read more »
Image: Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
Source: Breastcancer.org
Woman with skin-sparing mastectomy. A pink line indicates "keyhole"–like incision B pink highlighted area indicates tissue removed at... Read more »
Life After Mastectomy: Breast and Nipple Reconstruction
When I opted to proceed with reconstruction after my bilateral mastectomy, I was unprepared for the number of steps to complete the lengthy... Read more »
What is Mastectomy?
Source: Breastcancer.org
Mastectomy is the removal of the whole breast. There are five different types of mastectomy: "simple" or "total" mastectomy, modified radical... Read more »
Prophylactic Mastectomy
Source: Breastcancer.org
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