Can they even do a mastectomy as a keyhole surgery now?
I doubt it given the dramatic range of tissue removal required for some. The appendix is at least entirely internal and not that large so removal doesn't mean much changes in the local area but external features are a completely different situation.
Have always wondered what happens in large scale organ removal surgery like hemispherectomies where half the brain gets taken out or lung transplants from living donors that give one up. That's a lot of space to fill and what it gets filled with fascinates me.
Plenty of scar tissue and fluid fill the spaces in between in those situations. Body tries to repair itself according to an instruction manual that no longer absolutely applies.
I doubt it given the dramatic range of tissue removal required for some. The appendix is at least entirely internal and not that large so removal doesn't mean much changes in the local area but external features are a completely different situation.
Have always wondered what happens in large scale organ removal surgery like hemispherectomies where half the brain gets taken out or lung transplants from living donors that give one up. That's a lot of space to fill and what it gets filled with fascinates me.
Plenty of scar tissue and fluid fill the spaces in between in those situations. Body tries to repair itself according to an instruction manual that no longer absolutely applies.