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Home Our Specialties SingHealth Duke-NUS Breast Centre Patient Journey Getting Ready for Surgery

Getting Ready for Surgery

Synonym(s):

General Anaesthesia Risks and Complications 

  • Heart Attack
  • Stroke
  • Allergy to anaesthetic agents

Breast Surgery Risks and Complications 

  • Bleeding
  • Infection
  • Numbness to the breast, chest and armpit
  • Pain from stiffness of the shoulder
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis (blood clots in the leg)
  • Collection of fluid under the skin (seroma) 

Condition treated at:

SingHealth

National Cancer Centre SingaporeNational Cancer Centre Singapore

Singapore General HospitalSingapore General Hospital

Changi General HospitalChangi General Hospital

Sengkang General HospitalSengkang General Hospital

KK Women's and Children's HospitalKK Women's and Children's Hospital
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