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New mastectomy technique at KKH leaves less scarring
Procedure for suitable patients with breast cancer preserves areolas and nipples
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Madam May Wong carrying her 10-month-old son Tok Yuan Yi, with husband Sam Tok Hoe Tooi, 46, and Dr Lim Geok Hoon. Madam Wong underwent the minimal-scar mastectomy 10 days after giving birth to Yuan Yi.
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Felicia Choo
In a conventional mastectomy, a breast cancer patient ends up with a long scar across the chest and loses her nipples and areolas in the procedure.
The KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) has come up with a surgical technique for suitable patients which produces a less visible scar around the areolas, preserving them and the nipples.
