A variety of skin-sparing incisions have been described. Three incision types more frequently used include the (A) periareolar, (B) tennis racket, and (C) teardrop. Tennis racket or teardrop incisions are used to obtain better access to the axilla, especially if the patient has a small breast.
Reproduced with permission from: Shaughnessy EA. Simple mastectomy. In: Master Techniques in General Surgery: Breast Surgery, Bland KI, Klimberg SV (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2011. Copyright © 2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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