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skin-sparing mastectomy with teardrop cut

breast showing incision site for skin-sparing mastectomy with teardrop cut around the areola.

skin-sparing mastectomy removes the whole breast, areola, and the nipple, but it keeps the skin that covers the breast. with this incision, the cut is made around the areola in a teardrop shape.

current as of: october 25, 2023

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