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Introduction Breast cancer–related lymphedema (BCRL) is the most common etiology of lymphedema in the United States. One out of five women who survive breast cancer will develop lymphedema. Seventy-five percent of patients present within 3 years of their treatment, with…
Key Points The Lymphatic Microsurgical Preventative Healing Approach, or immediate lymphatic reconstruction (ILR), is a surgical procedure for the prevention of lymphedema (LE). This procedure is performed by trained microsurgeons in patients at high risk for the development of LE…