Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who are 18 years of age or older * Patients undergoing mastectomy with or without axillary surgery, with or without reconstruction surgery at UCMC for breast cancer or high-risk of breast cancer. Patients with high-risk of breast cancer are those who have atypical/precancerous breast lesion(s), genetic mutation with increased risk of cancer (e.g., BRCA1, BRCA2 etc..) and/or a strong family history of breast cancer in the opinion of the investigator. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing only a partial mastectomy or tissue-based reconstruction. * Non-English speaking. * Patients who are pregnant. * Patients with an allergy to local anesthetics * Except: patients with allergies only to topical anesthetics may be included. * Patients with a preoperative acute or chronic pain disorder with an opioid prescription that has been prescribed within 30 days of surgery. Patients who have not filled such a prescription or who state they have not taken the medications prescribed, may be eligible on a case-by-case basis per investigator judgement. * Patients with a history of opioid use disorder. * Inability to provide informed consent. * Patients who otherwise in the opinion of the Investigator are not good candidates for participation (e.g., deemed unreliable for follow-up).