title: [Application of trans-areola approach for costicartilage harvesting].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the trans-areola approach for costicartilage harvesting in order to avoid the obvious scar resulted by traditional approach through chest incision.
  
  
  METHODS
  From 2013, 7 cases who underwent rhinoplasty received costicartilage harvesting through trans-areola approach. The incision was designed along the lower interior edge of right areola. Then the dissection was performed to expose the 5th costicartilage. Then a costicartilage, 2 - 5 cm in length, was harvested. The incision was closed delicately. The suture was removed 7 days after operation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patients were followed up for 3 months to 2 years without hypertrophic scar and breast deformity. The scar was located in conceal location. The satisfactory rate was higher than that in patients with chest incision.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The scar resulted from trans-areola approach is comparatively conceal, compared with that at chest.
authors.forename: Bailin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Qingfang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ke
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology; D066186:Costal Cartilage; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D060053:Transplant Donor Site