Best Mastectomy Surgery from Most Experienced Female Oncologists

Mastectomy surgery includes:

• Simple (or Total) Mastectomy - In this procedure, the surgeon removes the entire breast, including the nipple, areola, fascia (covering) of the pectoralis major muscle (main chest muscle), and skin.
• Modified Radical Mastectomy - A modified radical mastectomy combines a simple mastectomy with the removal of the lymph nodes under the arm (called an axillary lymph node dissection).
• Radical Mastectomy - This extensive surgery is rarely done now. The surgeon removes the entire breast, axillary (underarm) lymph nodes, and the pectoral (chest wall) muscles under the breast.
• Skin-sparing Mastectomy - In this procedure, most of the skin over the breast is left in place. Only the breast tissue, nipple, and areola are removed. The amount of breast tissue removed is the same as with a simple mastectomy.
• Nipple-sparing Mastectomy - A nipple-sparing mastectomy is similar to a skin-sparing mastectomy in that the breast tissue is removed and the breast skin is saved. But in this procedure, the nipple and areola are left in place.
• Double Mastectomy - When both breasts are removed, it is called a double (or bilateral) mastectomy. A double mastectomy is sometimes done as a risk-reducing (or preventive) surgery for women at very high risk of getting breast cancer, such as those with a BRCA gene mutation.