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Show Me Pictures Of Breast Seromas After 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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- 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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Seroma (Fluid Build-Up)
Source: Breastcancer.org
A seroma is a build-up of clear bodily fluids in a place on your body where tissue has been removed by surgery. Seromas can happen after the... Read more »
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