Patchwork Flap for Immediate Nipple-Areolar Complex Reconstruction

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Elijah Z. Cai Janet Hung Hanjing Lee Thiam Chye Lim Jane Lim

Corresponding Author

Elijah Z. Cai
Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore

A B S T R A C T

Loss of nipple projection is commonly encountered during nipple-areolar reconstruction. The patchwork flap was developed to overcome this problem. The thickness of the buried dermofat flap can be modified to the desired nipple projection. Areolar is reconstructed with multiple skin flap islands, which negates the need for skin grafting. The dimensions of the skin islands can be modified to the desired areolar size.

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Short Report

Publication history

Received: Wed 06, Jan 2021
Accepted: Thu 21, Jan 2021
Published: Mon 01, Feb 2021

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© 2023 Elijah Z. Cai. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2021.02.01