This minimally invasive approach aims to reduce surgical aggressiveness, speed up patient recovery, and enhance aesthetic outcomes, while maintaining high standards of safety and clinical efficacy.
Breast cancer is the most common oncological disease among women in Portugal, with approximately 9,000 new diagnoses annually. The Litoral Alentejano has also seen a progressive increase in its incidence, underscoring the need for increasingly specialized and accessible health responses for the population.
The performance of this surgery represents a significant advancement in the differentiation of care provided by ULSLA. It is the result of collaborative efforts between the Senology, General Surgery, and Plastic Surgery teams, strengthening the institution's capacity to offer reference techniques without patients needing to travel to other health units.
