... identified over the 12month course of the study as having lymphedema Of these 27 patients, 14 (51.8 %) had spontaneous resolution of their lymphedema before being seen in the physical therapy S Feldman... surgery and resolving completely within months of onset, with or without physical therapy and compression treatment In their prospective study of the natural history of lymphedema in breast cancer... complete LYMPHA remained stable over the course of the study, with no evident learning curve in the rate of completion The average size of the anastomosed lymphatics was 1–2 mm Median follow-up