Transplantation of the cryopreserved nipple-areolar complex.
The full nipple-areolar complex of dogs has been successfully removed, cryopreserved using a controlled-rate freeze protocol, and reimplanted without loss of viability. The technique for reimplantation calls for the use of a new fixed double bolus technique that prevented dislodging or contamination in all but 2 cases. The feasibility of performing this procedure in humans is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005615:Freezing; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D009558:Nipples / Q000637:transplantation*; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous