Dermal Triangular Flaps to Prevent Pseudoptosis in Mastopexy Surgery

A Revision Restoring Projection after Nipple Reconstruction by Burying Four Triangular Dermal Flaps

BACKGROUND Numerous techniques have been used to achieve long-term projection of the nipple following nipple-areola reconstruction. However, the reconstructed nipple loses projection over time. We describe a technique that uses local flaps to improve the lost projection of reconstructed nipples. METHODS Between November 2013 and March 2015, nine patients (11 nipples) underwent revisional nipp...

Emerging applications for acellular dermal matrices in mastopexy.

This article explores whether some new acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) can be applied to breast augmentation or reconstruction revision, and particularly whether they can withstand the centripetal pull and prevent recurrent stretch deformities following periareolar mastopexy. Acellular dermis use in breast reconstruction and aesthetic breast revision is a fortuitous development, because their ...

The dermal overlap subareolar mastopexy: A preliminary report.

BACKGROUND The major disadvantage of the circumareolar mastopexy is the risk of hypertrophic scarring and relapse or widening of the areola. OBJECTIVE The author describes a new technique that gives added support to the scar by means of a dermal overlap flap that is buried under the areola. METHODS A doughnut incision is made, with the size of the outer circle dependent on the amount of pto...

Myocutaneous flaps in general surgery.

In recent developments in the repair of large surgical defects where simple flap rotation may have been previously employed, myocutaneous flaps are being used because of functional advantages and to decrease the number of reconstructive procedures. The authors have employed myocutaneous flaps in 40 cases from January 1980 until April 1985 at Presbyterian Medical Center in Chonju. The primary di...

A Novel Tool to Prevent Endotracheal Tube Compression in Cleft Palate Surgery