Treatment of the postoperative inverted nipple with or without asymmetry of the areola

Postoperative inversion of the nipple is a possible complication in reduction mammoplasty, especially when a tendency toward inversion exists prior to surgery. A technique for correction is presented, leaving no more scars than the peri-areolar scar corresponding to the nipple transposition. Dermal...

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Published inAesthetic plastic surgery Vol. 7; no. 3; p. 139
Main Authors Hinderer, U T, del Rio, J L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1983
Subjects
Breast - pathology
Breast - surgery
Female
Humans
Hyperplasia - surgery
Methods
Nipples - surgery
Postoperative Complications
Surgical Flaps
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Summary:Postoperative inversion of the nipple is a possible complication in reduction mammoplasty, especially when a tendency toward inversion exists prior to surgery. A technique for correction is presented, leaving no more scars than the peri-areolar scar corresponding to the nipple transposition. Dermal flaps are used to prevent recurrence. Any asymmetry in the location of the areolas or excessively high position can be corrected simultaneously.
ISSN:0364-216X
DOI:10.1007/BF01571335