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A Solution to the High-Riding Nipple–Areola Complex

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery volume 34, pages 525–527 (2010)Cite this article

Abstract

There are limited techniques described in the literature on how to lower the nipple–areola complex following surgery to the breast. We present a case of successful correction of a high-riding nipple using a Z-plasty technique with an 8-year follow-up in a breast reconstruction patient. The technique described may also be applicable to cases of high-riding nipples following aesthetic breast surgery such as reduction mammaplasty.

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Acknowledgments

Marc Pacifico received funding from the HCA International Foundation and the Ellison-Cliffe Travelling Scholarship from the Royal Society of Medicine, UK.

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  1. Melbourne Institute of Plastic Surgery, 253 Wattletree Road, Malvern, VIC, 3144, Australia

    Brett Andrew Frenkiel, Marc D. Pacifico, Morris Ritz & Graeme Southwick

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    Brett Andrew Frenkiel

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Frenkiel, B.A., Pacifico, M.D., Ritz, M. et al. A Solution to the High-Riding Nipple–Areola Complex. Aesth Plast Surg 34, 525–527 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-009-9421-1

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Keywords

  • High-riding nipple
  • Z-plasty
  • Nipple–areola complex transposition
  • Nipple malposition
  • Bottoming-out