Stewart and Treves 1 state "conservatively speaking, ... When the incision is closed there is no scar on the arm. ... The Risk of Developing Arm Lymphedema Among Breast Cancer Survivors: ...

Any previous biopsy incisions should have been done in such a way as to be included within the boundaries of the mastectomy incision. Comments 3090D553-9492-4563-8681-AD288FA52ACE ...

Most mastectomy incisions have dissolvable stitches that do not need to be removed. If the sutures are the type that do not dissolve, they are removed about 7 to 10 days after surgery.

The duration of the procedure, from skin incision to suture for both breasts, ranged from 205 to 351 minutes (median, 277 minutes). No immediate operative complications (eg, hematoma) occurred ...

City of Hope has opened a multicenter randomized trial to assess the safety and effectiveness of robotic-assisted, single-incision mastectomy for patients with early breast cancer.The trial will ...