Complications of mastectomy, even without having cancer (prophylactic mastectomy), are similar to those for cancer treatment and include infection, bleeding, seroma (fluid buildup), and hematoma (blood buildup).
Other risks are delayed healing, scarring, pain, and stiffness or limited movement in the arm/shoulder. You may also experience lymphedema (arm swelling from lymph node removal), loss of sensation, and body image changes or depression.
Surgical and Wound Complications
Infection: Bacteria can enter the surgical site, requiring treatment with antibiotics.
Bleeding: A buildup of blood under the wound, called a hematoma, can occur. Seroma: A collection of clear fluid at the surgical site that may require drainage or compression. Flap Necrosis: A serious complication where the tissue from the skin flap dies due to poor blood supply, requiring debridement. Delayed Healing: The incision site may take longer than expected to close and heal.
Pain and Numbness
Pain: .
You may experience soreness at the incision site or longer-lasting pain called post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS), characterized by burning or shooting sensations in the chest, armpit, or arm. Numbness: . Loss of sensation in the chest and/or arm can occur from nerve damage during surgery. Phantom Breast Pain: . The sensation that the breast is still there, which can happen after the breast is removed.
Functional & Long-Term Complications
Lymphedema: .
Swelling of the arm, breast, or hand caused by the disruption of the lymphatic system when lymph nodes are removed. This can occur soon after surgery or years later. Scarring: . You will have a noticeable scar at the surgical site. Stiffness and Shoulder Pain: . Limited movement or stiffness in the arm or shoulder on the side of the surgery. Cording (Axillary Web Syndrome): . Tight cords of tissue that may form under the skin of the armpit and arm, causing discomfort and restricted movement.
Psychological and Body Image Issues
Body Image Changes: Adjusting to the physical changes after losing one or both breasts can be difficult.
Depression and Anxiety: Emotional challenges, feelings of loss, or dissatisfaction with appearance can occur.
All of that because a girl wants to be a boy.
Her parents should be shot and sold to China for body parts.
According to a 2016 study by the National Institutes of Health, approximately 33% of transgender adults in the United States had undergone at least one gender-affirming surgery. This includes:
Chest surgery (top surgery): 25% Genital surgery (bottom surgery): 13% Other surgeries: 8% (e.g., facial feminization surgery
So a woman who undergoes mastectomy to fight breast cancer comes home after the surgery as a man.
I thought that being a transgender is a mental disorder and that we no longer treat mental disorders with electric shocks and knives.
Also...do they freeze the breasts in case the woman wants them re-attached?
Some mental disorders are temporary....Many people switched from Democrats to Republicans. Tulsi did...
Not just brains and balls though - add the military expansion too.
How did Austria manage to stay safe...Hmm....Neutral since 1955...What a radical idea.... No NATO, no nuke dreams...most ratios 10 to 1 when comparing with Poland...
Between these two, one country is full of morons...A clue...It's not Austria...
I am hoping to find a woman in Warsaw but I need a little help...
Easy. When you see a looker, approach and ask if the looker pees standing or seated. Today, it's critical to know the gender of the target or you might be shocked later in bed.
Or "where is the store" you just passed a mile back...