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DR. AKHIL SETH IS A HARVARD-TRAINED, DOUBLE BOARD-CERTIFIED PLASTIC SURGEON IN CHICAGO'S NORTH SHORE
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How surgeons are working to prevent a major breast cancer complication
Nerve blocks may help counter the opioid crisis
As I faced a prophylactic double mastectomy in hopes of averting cancer, I had many questions for my surgeons — one of which was about pain.
I was stunned when both my breast surgeon and plastic surgeon said that a nerve block would leave me pain-free for about three days, after which the worst of the pain would be over. Pectoralis nerve (PECS) blocks were developed to provide analgesia or pain relief for chest surgeries, including breast surgery.