Shaving wound skin regularly after breast-conserving surgery
Part of Cancer, Skin clinical trials.
This study looks at whether regularly removing (shaving) small amounts of skin during recovery can improve surgical healing and outcomes. It focuses on people having breast-conserving surgery for certain early breast cancers.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are having breast-conserving surgery (not a full breast removal).
- Your tumor is seen as a single area by breast imaging (mammogram, ultrasound, and/or MRI) and is confined to one focus.
- Your pathology shows either cancer in the milk ducts (carcinoma in situ) or an invading (infiltrating) breast cancer.
- Your oncoplastic surgery does not involve added skin flaps.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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