TY - JOUR
T1 - Mammaplasty in patients with large areola
T2 - Reducing the nipple-areola complex using intra-areolar incisions
AU - Kruit, Anne Sophie
AU - van Doesburg, Margriet H.M.
AU - Ruhé, P. Q.
AU - de With, Miriam C.J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2017 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
PY - 2018/2
Y1 - 2018/2
N2 - Minimal incision breast reduction techniques resulting in periareolar scars are widely used. However, this technique is less suitable for patients with large areola diameters and relatively small breasts, requiring a modest reduction or lift only. As a result of the large nipple-areola complex larger amounts of skin must be removed in order to resect the complete peripheral areola, increasing the risk of high-riding nipples, breast flattening and incomplete areola resection resulting in a rest on the vertical scar. This report describes a modified technique offering a solution to these problems. In this technique intra-areolar incisions are used to reduce areola size without resecting large volumes of breast tissue and skin. Complete peripheral areolar resection is always possible and high-riding nipples are avoided.
AB - Minimal incision breast reduction techniques resulting in periareolar scars are widely used. However, this technique is less suitable for patients with large areola diameters and relatively small breasts, requiring a modest reduction or lift only. As a result of the large nipple-areola complex larger amounts of skin must be removed in order to resect the complete peripheral areola, increasing the risk of high-riding nipples, breast flattening and incomplete areola resection resulting in a rest on the vertical scar. This report describes a modified technique offering a solution to these problems. In this technique intra-areolar incisions are used to reduce areola size without resecting large volumes of breast tissue and skin. Complete peripheral areolar resection is always possible and high-riding nipples are avoided.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2017.10.013
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2017.10.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 29103879
SN - 1748-6815
VL - 71
SP - 267
EP - 269
JO - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
JF - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
IS - 2
ER -