There are three types of ways to perform the surgery depending on the severity of the cancer. There are three types of procedures that might occur: a lumpectomy or simple mastectomy, a modified radical mastectomy, or a radical mastectomy (mastectomy). Most people only think of women having breast cancer, but men can get it too. When they get it, they usually get the modified radical mastectomy (mastectomy). A mastectomy is performed on a person to remove as much of the cancer as possible and give them a better chance of living (mastectomy). There is a risk with every procedure. Some complications that may occur include infections, poor wound healing, bleeding, and even a reaction to the anesthesia used Dempsey 4 in surgery. Also, there may be blood or clear fluid accumulating in the wound and needs to be drained (mastectomy). There is also the possibility of getting lymphedema, which is swelling of the arm, if lymph nodes are removed from the arm