A 36-year-old member asked:
How long does a double mastectomy take?
1 doctor answer
Dr. Barry Rosen answered
33 years experience in General Surgery
2-5 hours.: The length of surgery is dependent on the technique (simple-, modified radical-, nipple sparing-, etc) and whether reconstruction is performed simultaneously. A bilateral simple mastectomy alone may take less than 2 hours; this time may increase 1-3 hours with reconstruction.
Answered on Feb 18, 2019
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Para answered
29 years experience in General Surgery
Not long: The actual procedure should take no more than 2 hours, perhaps a bit less, depending on the pathology and indication for the procedure.
A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Liawaty Ho answered
22 years experience in Hematology and Oncology
Adjuvant chemo: First of all, we need to make sure that the wound from mastectomy are healing well before we start chemotherapy. So it is roughly as early as 4 weeks ... Read More
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Dennis Holmes answered
Specializes in Breast Surgery
Two hours on average: The actual length of the operation depends on the type of mastectomy performed and the type of lymph node procedure that is performed at the same time ... Read More
A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Addagada Rao answered
55 years experience in General Surgery
3 to 4 wks: Most of the patents will recover in 3 to 4 wks, then also most of them under go chemotherapy or radiation which will prolong the recovery for months.
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