Understanding skin-sparing and nipple-sparing mastectomies

Breast cancer affects over 25,000 women across Canada last year. For women who are considering surgery as a treatment or prevention option, surgical decision-making can be a difficult, complex and personal process.

This video incorporates illustrations and animations, and depicts different surgical options including nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) and skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) with reconstruction to aid in a patient's decision making process.