Will this leave a mark that requires a dressing?
Morning,
This for me was the same as having the biopsy. I felt nothing but did have steri strips and a dressing on for a few days.
good luck xxx
My surgery was done through the nipple so I only have a very faint line around nipple as a scar. It did have a dressing but stitches dissolved. The scar under my arm where the lymph nodes were removed was a little more sore x
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