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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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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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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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-009-9421-1