Nipple-areola reconstruction by tattooing and nipple sharing

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 331-334

  Bhatty, M A ^a   Berry, R B ^a  

^a Sunderland General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NIPPLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; TATTOOING;

EID: 0030860678     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(97)90541-5     Document Type: Article

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