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Mastectomy = Loss of Breast Sensation
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Mastectomy = Loss of Breast Sensation

Did you know that in a conventional mastectomy, sensitivity is lost in your breasts and in much of your chest? Women have sensory nerves that run from the breasts to the brain, allowing us to feel temperature, pleasure, and pain. Traditionally these nerves are cut during a mastectomy as part of the removal of breast […]