4) Nipple-sparing mastectomy
The skin-sparing mastectomy is similar to this. A total skin-sparing mastectomy is another name for it. The whole breast tissue is removed, including the ducts that run-up to the nipple and areola. The skin of the nipple and areola, however, has been retained.
A pathologist delicately cuts away the tissues under and around the nipple and areola and examines them. These parts can be spared if no breast cancer cells are discovered near the nipple and areola. This procedure is not recommended in any other case. The mastectomy is followed by reconstruction.
