Approximately 100 women scheduled for NSM will be consented pre-operatively to participate in the study. US will be performed after induction of general anesthesia, prior to surgery using Sonosite™ portable US, 5-12mHz transducer using doppler mode.
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Localization of the intercostal perforating vessels utilizing intra-operative ultrasound (US) will reduce ischemic necrosis complications of nipple sparing mastectomy.
Timeframe: At the time of procedure