Persistent nipple discharge after nipple-sparing mastectomy secondary to unincorporated AlloDerm: a case report

Optimizing Nipple Position following Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy

BACKGROUND The best treatment for nipple malposition following nipple-sparing mastectomy is prevention. This article reviews basic elements for success in nipple-sparing mastectomy and offers an option to patients with grade 2-3 breast ptosis who strongly desire to preserve the nipple. METHODS Retrospective review identified patients undergoing nipple-sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstr...

Nipple-sparing mastectomy.

BACKGROUND The debate over nipple-sparing mastectomy continues to evolve. Over the past several years, it has become more widely accepted, especially in the setting of prophylactic mastectomy, but its role in the treatment of breast cancer has only recently been reexamined. METHODS Two indications for the procedure are discussed: prophylactic, for the high-risk patient; and the more controver...

Usefulness of Free Nipple-Areola Complex Graft for Nipple Malposition after Nipple Sparing Mastectomy

Purpose: This article identifies the advantage and disadvantage of a free nipple areola complex graft (FNACG) for nipple malposition which resulted from tissue-expander insertion and subsequently replaced with an implant after nipple sparing mastectomy (NSM). Methods: The subjects were three such patients treated using FNACG and who were followed up for at least one year postoperatively. The su...

Anaesthetic consideration for robotic nipple sparing mastectomy

Microsurgical breast reconstruction for nipple-sparing mastectomy.

BACKGROUND Nipple-sparing mastectomy warrants thorough preoperative evaluation to effectively achieve risk reduction, high patient satisfaction, and improved aesthetic outcome. To the authors' knowledge, this review represents the largest series of microsurgical breast reconstructions following nipple-sparing mastectomies. METHODS All patients undergoing nipple-sparing mastectomy with microsu...