A mastectomy may be required if a woman has a certain stage of breast cancer, or if a woman has a strong family history of breast cancer and chooses to have a risk reduction (prophylactic) mastectomy.
In a mastectomy procedure, Dr. Erbella removes the breast cancer or risk of cancer by removing all of the visible breast tissue. There are several mastectomy options: a simple (total) mastectomy, a skin sparing mastectomy, and a nipple sparing mastectomy. A nipple sparing mastectomy is a type of mastectomy procedure where Dr. Erbella removes all of the visible breast tissue, but does not remove the skin or the nipple.
With a Hidden Scar procedure, Dr. Erbella will place the incision in a location that is hard to see, so that the scar is not visible when the incision heals. As a result, you have little to no visible reminder of the surgery, your cancer, or your risk of cancer.