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Expanding the transplanted areola in breast reconstruction

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A simple single stage method of nipple and areola reconstruction has been used in a number of cases following unilateral breast amputations, removal of nipple and areola for benign tumor and post surgical accidental loss. The combination of areolar sharing and meshing of the graft inables the surgeon to cover the size of a normal areola. The taking of the graft does not alter the shape and the function of the normal side since it is not totally detached from its donor site.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Hôpital Cantonal, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland

    D. Montandon & E. Ayer

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Montandon, D., Ayer, E. Expanding the transplanted areola in breast reconstruction. Chir Plastica 6, 43–47 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00264708

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