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What is a nipple-sparing mastectomy?

H5N1 nipple-sparing mastectomy preserves the nipple,  areola as well as all the surrounding thorax peel which is as well as thus used for the thorax reconstruction. Unlike the traditional "modified radical mastectomy", nipple-sparing mastectomy entirely removes the thorax tissue ("parenchyma") nether the skin.

What are the benefits?

Studies present that nipple-sparing mastectomy provides the same degree of surgical handling equally a modified radical mastectomy inwards appropriate candidates. Preserving the nipple-areola complex adds to the character of the reconstruction making the results fifty-fifty to a greater extent than "natural". It also agency the patient avoids having to become through the additional steps of nipple reconstruction as well as tattooing.

Who is a candidate?

Nipple-sparing mastectomy is an selection for many patients amongst a minor cancer located several centimeters away from the nipple-areola complex. Patients amongst ductal carcinoma inwards situ (DCIS) tin dismiss also live candidates, in 1 trial again depending on the location as well as distance from the nipple-areola.

During the surgery, a biopsy ("frozen section") is taken from behind the nipple-areola complex as well as sent to pathology to brand certain at that spot is no cancer nether the nipple or areola. If this biopsy is negative as well as thus the expanse tin dismiss live preserved. If it is positive for cancer cells, the nipple as well as areola are patently removed.

Patients at high peril of thorax cancer (eg BRCA+, rigid solid unit of measurement history, Cowden's syndrome) choosing to undergo condom (preventive) mastectomy as well as immediate thorax reconstruction are the best candidates.

Patients who produce non necessitate a signficant thorax elevator volition create got the best cosmetic results.

What are the risks?

Nipple sensation is unremarkably significantly reduced. Sometimes feeling is lost completely. Even inwards cases where some nipple-areola sensation is maintained, it is real unlikely the feeling volition live equally Mother Nature provided.

The underside of the nipple as well as areola is "shaved down" to withdraw equally much of the thorax tissue equally possible. This tin dismiss sometimes compromise the blood render to the tissue which tin dismiss as well as thus movement healing problems. If the blood render is damaged equally good much yesteryear the mastectomy, business office or all of the nipple-areola tin dismiss die. Thankfully this is uncommon.

At PRMA nosotros check the blood catamenia intra-operatively to ensure the nipple-areola volition survive. In the unlikely trial that the nipple-areola cannot live saved, it is removed to forestall injure healing complications as well as a novel nipple as well as areola are reconstructed at a after time.

Where volition the scars be?

This depends on the size as well as cast of the breast, whether a minor "lift" is needed, patient preference as well as surgeon preference. Scars tin dismiss live placed unopen to business office of the areola as well as extended outwards or downwards, or completely away from the areola at the thorax crease ("inframmamary crimp incision").


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Dr C

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Angelina Jolie late shared her BRCA+ diagnosis as well as brave conclusion to undergo security nipple-sparing mastectomy as well as immediate thorax reconstruction. As piece of employment of her surgery, she underwent a nipple delay procedure.

So what is a "nipple delay"?

Most patients usage non necessitate a delay procedure. It's genuinely performed quite rarely. It tin forcefulness out soundless live a adept choice for patients who desire nipple-sparing mastectomy but are at high adventure for nipple necrosis. High adventure patients include smokers, patients alongside moderate to pregnant thorax ptosis (sagging), and patients alongside a history of previous thorax surgical physical care for (eg thorax reduction or lift).

Nipple delay is commonly performed 7-21 days earlier the nipple-sparing mastectomy. The nipple-areolar complex as well as a rim of surrounding thorax peel is elevated off the underlying thorax gland. This disconnects all the ducts connecting the thorax tissue to the nipple as well as likewise cuts off the blood render to the nipple as well as areola from the underlying thorax tissue. At this point, the nipple-areolar complex is solely kept live past times the blood render from the surrounding skin.

Over the side past times side 1 - iii weeks, this remaining blood render becomes much to a greater extent than robust as well as the blood time period to the nipple-areola from the surrounding peel increases. This improved blood render makes the subsequent nipple-sparing mastectomy safer as well as decreases the adventure of nipple-areolar necrosis (tissue death) as well as injure healing complications.

The physical care for is combined alongside a subareolar biopsy to ensure at that spot are no cancer cells involving the nipple-areolar complex. If the subareolar biopsy reveals malignancy, the nipple as well as areoala are removed at the fourth dimension of mastectomy. Sentinel lymph node biopsy is likewise commonly performed at the same fourth dimension every bit the nipple delay physical care for if it is indicated.

Nipple delay does non decrease the adventure of hereafter thorax cancer. As long every bit the subareolar biopsy is negative, the adventure of hereafter thorax cancer is real depression as well as is the same every bit alongside criterion nipple-sparing mastectomy.

Nipple delay is commonly covered past times insurance if it is medically justified as well as the mastectomy is covered.

I promise this information helps.

Dr C

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