The use of intradermal tattoo to enhance the final result of nipple-areola reconstruction.
The results of intradermal pigmentation to obtain improved coloring in reconstructed nipples is presented. The technique obviates the need for pigmented skin, thus enabling the surgeon to obtain skin grafts for nipple-areola reconstruction from more desirable donor sites.
D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013653:Tattooing