Long-term nipple shrinkage following augmentation by an autologous rib cartilage transplant in free DIEP-flaps

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1063-1067

  Heitland, A ^a   Markowicz, M ^a   Koellensperger, E ^a   Allen, R ^b   Pallua, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage transplant; DIEP flap; Nipple areola complex reconstruction; Perforator flaps

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST AUGMENTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; ESTHETICS; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEIGHT; HUMAN; NIPPLE MALFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB CARTILAGE; SURGICAL APPROACH; WOUND HEALING;

CARTILAGE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; NIPPLES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RIBS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748858683     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2005.02.021     Document Type: Article

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