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Nipple Reconstruction

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Nipple reconstruction usually represents the final stage of the breast reconstruction journey, often months or years after the initial diagnosis of breast cancer. There is evidence that recreating the nipple-areola complex leads to higher satisfaction and better acceptance of a new body image. Nipple and areola reconstruction techniques are constantly evolving, with some eponymous techniques being abandoned due to poor long-term cosmetic outcomes and newer techniques gaining ground. In this chapter the most common procedures used by the modern oncoplastic surgeon along with more recent advances in non-surgical reconstruction techniques are described.

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  1. Oncoplastic Breast Unit, Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, NP7 7EG, Wales

    Valentina Lefemine & Kelvin F. Gomez

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  1. The Medical School Department of Oncology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

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  2. Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece

    Christos Markopoulos

  3. Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

    Marjut Leidenius

  4. Department of Oncology & Radiotherapy, Gdańsk Medical University Department of Oncology & Radiotherapy, Gdańsk, Poland

    Elżbieta Senkus-Konefka

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Lefemine, V., Gomez, K.F. (2018). Nipple Reconstruction. In: Wyld, L., Markopoulos, C., Leidenius, M., Senkus-Konefka, E. (eds) Breast Cancer Management for Surgeons. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56673-3_33

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