Lumpectomy is a treatment for breast cancer. When a breast cancer has been removed, the resulting defect can accumulate with fluid and has the potential to become infected. The closure of this space with Plastic & Reconstructive surgical techniques can help reduce this potential space and reduce the risk of infection post-operatively. This is important in patients who will need…
In women who are undergoing lumpectomy for breast cancer, the resulting lumpectomy defect can be closed with oncoplastic techniques to not only improve the resulting cosmetic outcome, but to also facilitate delivery of radiation, and in some instances facilitate delivery of chemotherapy. The lumpectomy defect is closed with dissolvable sutures. It is important to keep protein nutrition high before and…
Many patients with breast cancer either choose or have cancers that are amenable to successful treatment with lumpectomy and radiation. This tends to be performed in an outpatient setting. Patients are instructed to wear a sports bra for 6 weeks after surgery. A high protein diet is important to facilitate healing after IORT or to get the wounds healed in…
