Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Post-Mastectomy Patients With Tissue Expanders

Inclusion Criteria: * Women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer, enrolled in the The Breast Cancer Database of NYU Cancer Center (BCD) and who are having breast cancer surgery involving a mastectomy procedure with insertion of a tissue expander for reconstructive purposes * Women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer * Women who are enrolled in the Breast Cancer Database (BCD) * Women who are having breast cancer surgery involving a mastectomy procedure with insertion of a tissue expander for reconstructive purposes Exclusion Criteria: * Women who had neoadjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy, women who are currently on anticoagulant therapy, women who are having breast reconstruction with Alloderm, women who have chronic pre-operative pain, and/or women who have had a history of previous implants or prior augmentations * Women who had neoadjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy * Women who are currently on anticoagulant therapy * Women who are having breast reconstruction with Alloderm * Women who have chronic pre-operative pain * Women who have had a history of previous implants or prior augmentations * Women who are currently on anticoagulant therapy * Women who are having breast reconstruction with Alloderm * Women who have chronic pre-operative pain * Women who have had a history of previous implants or prior augmentations