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Immediate Nipple Reconstruction Using the Everted Umbilicus

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Women considering unilateral immediate or delayed reconstruction may be candidates for abdominally sourced flaps (TRAM, free TRAM, and DIEP) with immediate nipple reconstruction using the everted umbilicus. The umbilical stalk and surrounding skin is included in the harvested flap. Periumbilical perforators provide blood supply to the ipsilateral half of the umbilical stalk, and the contralateral half is supplied by a preserved subdermal plexus. A neo-umbilicus is recreated on the abdominal wall in an esthetically pleasing location.

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  1. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive Surgery, and Craniofacial Surgery, University of Oklahoma, 825 NE 10th St Suite 1G, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA

    Christian A. El Amm M.D.

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  1. Private Practice, Tustin, California, USA

    Melvin A. Shiffman

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A. El Amm, C. (2018). Immediate Nipple Reconstruction Using the Everted Umbilicus. In: Shiffman, M. (eds) Nipple-Areolar Complex Reconstruction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60925-6_55

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