Reconstruction of the nipple-areola by dermabrasion in a black patient.
Dermabrasion of breast skin resulted in a hyperpigmented area creating a nipple-areola complex in a black patient without the need for a skin graft. Satisfactory hyperpigmentation in patients with light skin might occur with ultraviolet light supplementation.
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000601:surgery; D003869:Dermabrasion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants