Patients who have lost their nipple-areolar complex (NAC) due to cancer excision surgery or trauma, or who have a congenital absence of the NAC, can experience psychological distress. Therefore, NAC reconstruction procedures have both physical and psychological impacts. Breast reconstruction is usually performed in multiple stages. Since reconstruction of the NAC finalizes breast reconstruction...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to demonstrate the use of the authors' technique to improve long-term maintenance of nipple projection by using AlloDerm (LifeCell Corp., Branchburg, N.J.) as a central core in nipple reconstruction. METHODS The nipple reconstruction technique involved the use of a modified star dermal flap pattern measuring 5 cm in length and 1.0 to 1.5 cm in width,...

UNLABELLED Ischemia of the nipple-areola complex (NAC) and periareolar tissue is commonly seen following tissue-preserving mastectomies for small invasive and noninvasive cancers. The nipple-areola preserving mastectomy is a multistage procedure in which the NAC and central mastectomy flap tissue is surgically delayed to improve the survivability in patients undergoing mastectomies followed by ...

Over the years, a variety of techniques to reconstruct the nipple following mastectomy and reconstruction have been described. The most commonly used techniques involve the use of local flaps that include the star, bell, skate, double-opposing tab, and C-V.1–3 All of these methods require a series of incisions on the breast mound, creation of local flaps with random blood supply, and rearrangem...

iNtRoduCtioN: Breast reconstruction may require multiple procedures beyond the initial surgery. Estimates range from 2 1,2 to 6 3 procedures required. The reconstruc-tive course may stretch over months and even years. 4 Previous studies of the number of procedures and amount of time required to complete breast reconstruction have been limited in the factors considered and have reached conflicti...

Background. Autologous dermal sling with wise pattern skin reducing mastectomy allows one-stage implant reconstruction in women with large and ptotic breasts needing mastectomy for cancer or risk reduction. However, this technique is not suitable for women who lack ptosis and also carries risk of T-junction breakdown. Method. We have performed one-stage nipple sparing mastectomies with implant ...

INTRODUCTION nipple dichotomy (or intra-areolar polythelia) is a rare congenital malformation in which one or more supernumerary nipples are located within the same areola.A case of a woman undergoing a central quadrantectomy with a contralateral supernumerary nipple used for reconstruction is reported. No other report in the Literature, according to our search, has focused on reconstructive us...