There was no study about application of electrosurgical bipolar sealing device for mastectomy in Korean population, because Korean national insurance did not cover use of the advanced sealing device until last year. Sample size of the previous studies was too small to draw a solid conclusion. Therefore, this study was designed prospectively to evaluate whether application of bipolar energy device for mastectomy could provide clinical benefit in terms of reducing seroma formation.
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Total drainage volume after surgery: mL
Timeframe: Up to 30 weeks after surgery