DETAILED TRAINING CURRICULUM 

 Foundations: Breast Surgery Basics 

  • MG Clinical Brain Map
  • Ethics, language and communication skills
  • Contraindication and precautions
  • Charting, intake, assessments
  • Stages of healing and appropriate techniques
  • Trauma-aware care when working with breast, chest, and oncology clients.
  • Best practices for healthy breast massage (Entry/exit & draping protocols; fluid-based techniques -lymph, circulatory, Swedish)

 Level 1: 18+ Types of Breast & Chest Surgery 

  • 13+ types of breast cancer surgery, including non-reconstructive, implant-based reconstruction and autologous flap surgeries
  • 4+ types of gender affirming top surgery
  • 3 elective breast surgeries
  • Intermediate skills for scars, connective tissue, nervous system, joints
  • Case studies throughout for developing real clinical discernment

 Level 2: Top 10 Post-Operative Complications 

  • Advanced skills for post-op complications, including prevention, mitigation and when to refer out
  • Fluid-based complications - lymphedema, seroma, hematoma, necrosis
  • Connective tissue - breast capsular contracture, axillary web syndrome (chording)
  • Nervous system - post-mastectomy pain syndrome
  • Auto-immune - breast implant illness
  • Surgical - multiple revision surgeries, explants
  • Case studies throughout for developing real clinical discernment

 Science of Scar Tissue 

  • Physiology of wound healing
  • Body systems influencing wound healing
  • Structured approaches to scar tissue treatment through various stages of healing
  • Pathophysiological scar tissue (keloids, hypertrophic)