Nipple-areolar reconstruction with buried dermal hammock technique.
A buried dermal hammock technique for nipple-areolar reconstruction is described that ensures predictable long-term nipple projection. Fifty-one reconstructions have been done since 1981 with good long-term nipple projection and no complications.
Mukherjee
R P
RP
Marshfield Clinic, WI 54449.
Gottlieb
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Hacker
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D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques