Sensitivity of the nipple-areola complex and areolar pain following aesthetic breast augmentation in a retrospective series of 1200 patients: Periareolar versus submammary incision

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 984-989

  Araco, Antonino ^a,b,c   Araco, Francesco ^a,b,c   Sorge, Roberto ^a,b,c   Gravante, Gianpiero ^a,b,c  

^a University of Tor Vergata ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NIPPLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BREAST IMPLANTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; NIPPLES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053044317     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182268d73     Document Type: Article

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