A solution to the high-riding nipple-areola complex.
There are limited techniques described in the literature on how to lower the nipple-areola complex following surgery to the breast. We present a case of successful correction of a high-riding nipple using a Z-plasty technique with an 8-year follow-up in a breast reconstruction patient. The technique described may also be applicable to cases of high-riding nipples following aesthetic breast surgery such as reduction mammaplasty.
Frenkiel
Brett Andrew
BA
Melbourne Institute of Plastic Surgery, 253 Wattletree Road, Malvern, VIC 3144, Australia. brettty@hotmail.com
Pacifico
Marc D
MD
Ritz
Morris
M
Southwick
Graeme
G
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps