Lymphedema refers to swelling that generally occurs in one or both of your arms or legs. There are many reasons your arms or legs may swell (e.g. venous insufficiency or venous thrombosis, kidney insufficiency, heart failure).
As part of their surgery, many people with breast cancer have a few or more lymph nodes removed from under the arm (sentinel lymph node biopsy or axillary lymph node dissection).
Take good care of yourself to lower your odds of getting arm lymphedema.
The goal of treatment is to control the swelling and other problems and complications caused by lymphedema.
Take good care of yourself to lower your odds of getting leg lymphedema.
Dr. Efthymios (Makis) Avgerinos is a Vascular Surgeon, Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in USA.
Efthymios D. Avgerinos, MD, PhD, FEBVS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center Pennsylvania, USA
E-mail: info@vascularhealth.gr
