Abstract
Demand by patients who have undergone mastectomy for a satisfactory reconstructive procedure led us to consider less traditional approaches to reconstruction. Once such approach using a preserved and grafted nipple and areola complex followed by a prosthetic implant has been used in 40 patients. The results have been good. Technical details, morphological and psychological results, and overall results are discussed.
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Picaud, A.J., Sabatier, P.H. A twelve-year experience with implant reconstruction after mastectomy for cancer. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 5, 219–232 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01981707
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