Correction of the post-burn malpositioned nipple-areola complex by transposition of two subcutaneous pedicled flaps.
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.
van Straalen
W R
WR
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burns, Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis, Beverwijk, The Netherlands.
van Trier
A J
AJ
Groenevelt
F
F
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