title: Nipple-areolar reconstruction with buried dermal hammock technique.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Marshfield Clinic, WI 54449.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hacker
mesh_terms: 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