Fading of nipple-areolar reconstructions: The last hurdle in breast reconstruction?

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 574-581

  Dean, N R ^a   Neild, T ^b   Haynes, J ^c   Goddard, C ^d   Cooter, R D ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d GroPep Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Melanocytes; Nipple areolar complex; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; OBSERVATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN COLOR; SKIN FLAP; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036401432     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.2002.3920     Document Type: Article

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