Fig. 2From: Partial mastectomy using manual blunt dissection (MBD) in early breast cancerSurgical procedure of MBD (II). The skin around the wound margin was grasped with sharp towel clamps (a). Blunt subcutaneous dissection was performed using curved Cooper scissors (b). Using counter traction with the towel clamps, the subcutaneous tissue was dissected (c). The breast in the planned area of dissection was completely mobilized from the skin (d)Back to article page