Treatment of the postoperative inverted nipple with or without asymmetry of the areola.
Postoperative inversion of the nipple is a possible complication in reduction mammoplasty, especially when a tendency toward inversion exists prior to surgery. A technique for correction is presented, leaving no more scars than the peri-areolar scar corresponding to the nipple transposition. Dermal flaps are used to prevent recurrence. Any asymmetry in the location of the areolas or excessively high position can be corrected simultaneously.
D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery; D008722:Methods; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013524:Surgical Flaps