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The reduction of the hypertrophic nipple

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Reduction of the hypertrophied nipple core can be accomplished very simply by applying a thin split-thickness graft from the tip of the nipple to the resected nipple core. The results are esthetically acceptable.

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  1. Sperli AE: Cosmetic reduction of the nipple with functional preservation. Br J Plast Surg27:42, 1974

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  1. Division of Plastic Surgery, UCSD, c/o 306 Walnut Ave. #36, 92103, San Diego, California

    Thomas Ray Vecchione M.D. (Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery)

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Vecchione, T.R. The reduction of the hypertrophic nipple. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 3, 343–345 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01577873

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