During a nipple-sparing mastectomy, the breast tissue is removed, while all of the skin and the nipple and areola are left intact. During skin-sparing mastectomy, the nipple and areola are removed ...

Skin-sparing mastectomy refers to the maximum preservation of the patient's own breast skin with removal of only the nipple-areola complex and any skin involved with or close to the tumor.

Laurie Ratliff was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer 25 years ago, and she’s continuing to beat the odds while ...

If you or someone you love is facing a breast cancer diagnosis, MSK experts can help. For most people with breast cancer, surgery will be part of their treatment plan. Your options may include a ...

Forward-thinking breast surgical oncologists researching and treating breast cancer, including an emphasis on skin-sparing and nipple-sparing mastectomy, autologous reconstruction and innovative ...

Design of skin incisions for 48-year -old female before planned skin-sparing left modified radical mastectomy and right prophylactic mastectomy. Figure 2b. Silicone tissue expanders, inserted at ...