7. Is there usually a milder healing phase associated with TUBA than with traditional methods?
There are no incisions on the breasts and no significant amount of sutures to deal with during the healing phase after TUBA. Hence no tension on the suture lines as with non-endoscopic approaches (areolar, infra-mammary). Although many patients report less pain and need less pain relievers after TUBA. even when compared to trans-axillary which is endoscopic. Although, everyone's pain threshold is different. However, the sub-pectoral placement will always have a certain degree of discomfort associated with it considering that the pectoral muscles are dissected from the chest wall to accommodate a breast prosthesis.
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