Medically reviewed by Cristian Zanartu, MD Compression sleeves are the gold standard for treating lymphedema affecting your ...

Axillary surgery involves the removal lymph nodes in the armpit region, while a sentinel lymph node biopsy is the removal of ...

Knowing if you have lymphedema means noticing if a part of your body stays swollen for a long time, even when you rest or raise it up. If you had cancer treatment before, like surgery or radiation, ...

Her swelling decreased and some of her symptoms were relieved. She would like to have further surgery, but says there are no ...

When a woman has breast cancer, her treatment may include a mastectomy with lymph node removal along with radiation therapy.

Fremont resident Vicky Kiefer immediately knew something was wrong when she woke up one morning and found that her left arm had swollen so much that her “hand looked like a catcher’s mitt.” ...

Lymphedema can affect many parts of your body. It causes painful swelling and can lead to a long-lasting tissue infection. Surgery is often the best treatment to restore your quality of life. During ...

Baylor Medicine employs a multidisciplinary approach to taking care of patients with lymphedema, and together, we are committed to providing cutting edge, super microsurgical treatment to our patients ...