“My left leg was very swollen from the ankle up to about my knee,” Mustard recalls. That was the start of years of lymphedema – painful swelling and dangerous skin infections. Mustard ...

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

Lipoedema involves abnormal fat accumulation, typically in the legs and buttocks, resulting in swelling and discomfort. Unlike lymphedema ... taking good care of your skin to avoid infections, and ...

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

Lymphedema is a condition that ... cells and thickened scar tissue under the skin. A liposuction procedure removes those extra and scarred fat caused by that process and “debulks” the affected arm or ...

Sometimes patients with a buried penis also have skin infections and scarring ... closer to home for your follow-up care and avoid repeat travel to our team. Many conditions we treat, such as scrotal ...

It most commonly affects arms and legs, but can also occur in the ... In addition to the swelling and firming of the skin, known as fibrosis, lymphedema symptoms include a feeling of heaviness ...