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Published online: March 09, 2007
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© 2007 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- A modified technique for nipple reconstruction: the ‘arrow flap’British Journal of Plastic SurgeryVol. 56Issue 3
- PreviewIt is well known that nipples reconstructed using local tissue flaps slowly flatten. Furthermore, patients with implant reconstruction show the highest amount of nipple projection loss. This article describes some modifications to the technique proposed by Thomas et al in order to maintain flap projection. We undertook a prospective study to evaluate the effectiveness of our technique, named ‘arrow flap’. We compared a series of patients with unilateral breast reconstruction (16 implants, 16 TRAM flaps) who underwent nipple reconstruction using either the ‘modified star flap’ or the ‘arrow flap’.
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