D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. The goal of a mastectomy is to remove all breast tissue ...

That includes the breast tissue, nipple, areola, and most of the skin covering the breast. This surgery is also called a simple mastectomy. Modified radical mastectomy This surgery combines a total ...

1970s -- A handful of forward-thinking surgeons began believing that simple mastectomy-- removal of only the breast itself -- was just as effective as a radical mastectomy. Surgeons also began ...