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Does the arrow flap associated with dermal platform really improve long-term nipple projection?

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This study has been approved by an ethics committee and has been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.

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Sara Maxia, Domenico Pagliara, Lidia Dessena, Fabio Santanelli di Pompeo, Corrado Rubino declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Microsurgery and Medical Sciences, Plastic Surgery Unit, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

    Sara Maxia & Lidia Dessena

  2. Department of Medicine and Surgery, Plastic Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria OO.RR. San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy

    Domenico Pagliara & Corrado Rubino

  3. Department of Medicine and Surgery, Plastic Surgery Unit, Sant’Andrea Hospital, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Fabio Santanelli di Pompeo

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Correspondence to Domenico Pagliara.

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Maxia, S., Pagliara, D., Dessena, L. et al. Does the arrow flap associated with dermal platform really improve long-term nipple projection?. Eur J Plast Surg 39, 79–80 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-015-1136-8

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