Platform for nipple projection: modification of the inferior pedicle technique for breast reduction.
A modified narrower inferior pedicle with greater parenchymal attachment to the chest wall has been employed in reduction mammaplasty over a wide range of breast sizes and configurations. Enhanced nipple projection as well as retention of normal sensitivity has been achieved by supporting the nipple-areola complex on a deepithelialized dermal platform at the keyhole.
D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps