A Simple Aid to Position the NAC in Nipple-Areolar Reconstruction

A Simple Aid to Position the NAC in Nipple-Areolar Reconstruction

Authors

  • Gianluca Sapino Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Stephanie Gonvers Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland";}
  • Lucrezia Pacchioni Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
  • Pietro Giovanni di Summa Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Keywords:

Breast Reconstruction, Nipple-areolar Complex, Patient's Feedback

Author Biographies

Gianluca Sapino, Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

MD

Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery

Lucrezia Pacchioni, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy

MD

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery

Pietro Giovanni di Summa, Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

MD, PhD

Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery

References

Wagner JL, Fearmonti R, Hunt KK, et al. Prospective Evaluation of the Nipple-Areola Complex Sparing Mastectomy for Risk Reduction and for Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Onc 2011; 19(4): 1137-1144.

Mukai Y, Watanabe S, Matsumoto M, et al. Reliability and validity of Mamma Balance ®: Novel software to assess the symmetry of the nipple-areola-complex position. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2017; 70(8): 1147–1149.

Farhadi J, Maksvytyte GK, Schaefer DJ, et al. Reconstruction of the nipple-areola complex: an update. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2006; 59(1): 40-53.

Tremp M, di Summa PG, Schaakxs D, et al. Nipple Reconstruction After Autologous or Expander Breast Reconstruction: A Multimodal and 3-Dimensional Analysis. Aesthet Surg J. 2017; 37(2): 179-187.

Nahabedian, MY. Nipple Reconstruction. Clin Plast Surg 2007; 34(1): 131–137.

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Published

31-08-2022

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A Simple Aid to Position the NAC in Nipple-Areolar Reconstruction. Acta Biomed [Internet]. 2022 Aug. 31 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];93(4):e2022185. Available from: https://www.mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/12714