title: Correction of the post-burn malpositioned nipple-areola complex by transposition of two subcutaneous pedicled flaps.
abstract: Symmetrical anatomy of the chest wall is the aesthetic goal in any technique for nipple-areola complex positioning in post-burn patients. In 15 patients, a new surgical technique was applied by transposition of two subcutaneously pedicled flaps, one of which carries the malpositioned nipple-areola complex. The long-term results of this procedure were found to be satisfactory in all patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burns, Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis, Beverwijk, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: van Straalen
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: van Trier
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Groenevelt
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009558:Nipples / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology