Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 8 , Pages e627-e630 , August 2010

Correction of nipple inversion using a micro-knife and transverse to longitudinal skin closure

  • Miguel Suhady Cabalag

      Affiliations

    • University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Christopher Hoe Kong Chui

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169608
    • ,
  • Bien-Keem Tan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169608
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +65 63214686; fax: +65 62209340.

Received 16 February 2010 ,Accepted 8 March 2010.

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PII: S1748-6815(10)00146-4

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.03.021

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 8 , Pages e627-e630 , August 2010

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