Immediate breast reconstruction following nipple-sparing mastectomy in an Asian population: Aesthetic outcomes and mitigating nipple-areolar complex necrosis

Immediate breast reconstruction following nipple-sparing mastectomy in an Asian population: Aesthetic outcomes and mitigating nipple-areolar complex necrosis

Background Nipple-sparing mastectomies (NSMs) are increasingly performed to obtain the best aesthetic and psychological outcomes in breast cancer treatment. However, merely preserving the nipple-areolar complex (NAC) does not guarantee a good outcome. Darkly pigmented NACs and a tendency for poor s...

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Main Authors: Wan-Sze Pek, Bien-Keem Tan, Yvonne Ying Ru Ng, Veronique Kiak Mien Tan, Mohamed Zulfikar Rasheed, Benita Kiat Tee Tan, Kong Wee Ong, Yee Siang Ong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2018-05-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
mastectomy
nipples
necrosis
surgical flaps
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2017.01067

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