The oval technique for nipple-areolar complex reconstruction

oleh: Amalia Vozza, Fabio Larocca, Giuseppe Ferraro, Giovanni Francesco Nicoletti, Francesco D’Andrea

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2019-03-01

Deskripsi

Background Nipple-areolar complex (NAC) reconstruction is the final stage of breast reconstruction. Ideal reconstruction of the NAC requires symmetry in position, size, shape, texture, pigmentation, and permanent projection, and although many technical descriptions of NAC reconstruction exist in the medical literature, there is no gold standard technique. The technique devised by the authors is very versatile, with excellent results, and it enables 1-step reconstruction with optimal results in terms of shape and nipple projection.