Preventing Lymphedema in Axillary Lymph Node Dissection

Inclusion Criteria * Patients scheduled to undergo an axillary lymph node dissection * Patients who in the surgeon's judgement are at high risk to convert to an axillary lymph node dissection based intraoperative findings * English speaking Exclusion Criteria * Prior ipsilateral axillary lymph node dissection * Prior ipsilateral axillary radiation * Patients undergoing sentinel lymph node biopsy only or at low risk of converting to an axillary lymph node dissection in the surgeon's judgement * Previous treatment for lymphedema of either arm or prescribed prophylactic treatment for lymphedema. * Pregnant patients cannot participate in the substudy