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Post-mastectomy pain syndrome is a chronic neuropathic pain that usually manifests as continuous pain in the arm, axilla, chest wall, and breast region. [3] Pain is most likely to start after surgery, [3] although adjuvant therapy, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy, may sometimes cause new symptoms to appear. [4]
Woman had a double mastectomy to prevent her breast cancer from returning, but developed post-mastectomy pain syndrome. Cryoablation, or nerve freezing, helped.
Neurolysis is a chemical ablation technique that is used to alleviate pain. Neurolysis is used when the disease has progressed to a point where other pain treatments are deemed ineffective. [6] [2] A neurolytic agent such as alcohol, phenol, or glycerol is typically injected into specific sensory nerves assessed to be transmitting pain signals.
Cryoneuralysis has been used to relieve pain after thoracotomy, mastectomy, and knee or shoulder arthroplasty. [1] [2] Combined with ultrasound imaging, the procedure can be administered using a hand-held device in an office, and appears to provide an expedient, safe, and nonpharmacological option for treating various chronic pain conditions. [1]
Women who do not miss their breasts post-mastectomy include, clockwise from top left, Anne Sullivan, Lissa Sears, Davina Gantz-Needle, Susan Derwin and Tuneshia Gallop. (Photos courtesy of subjects)
A seroma is usually caused by surgery. Seromas are particularly common after breast surgery [3] (e.g., mastectomy), [4] abdominal surgery, and reconstructive surgery. It can also be seen after neck surgery, [1] thyroid and parathyroid surgery, [5] and hernia repair. [2] The larger the surgical intervention, the more likely that seromas form.
Jackson-Pratt Drain Trans man with two Jackson-Pratt drains after keyhole mastectomy. A Jackson-Pratt drain (also called a JP drain) is a closed-suction medical device that is commonly used as a post-operative drain for collecting bodily fluids from surgical sites. The device consists of an internal drain connected to a grenade-shaped bulb or ...
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