CASE REPORTS   

Chirurgia 2013 August;26(4):319-21

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language: English

Nipple sparing skin reducing mastectomy with no vertical scar in very large and severely ptotic breasts

Bonomi R., Rapisarda I. F.

Department of Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust – Worthing Hospital Branch, Worthing, UK

Subcutaneous mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction has recently gained a rising popularity and preservation of the nipple-areola complex further reduces the psychological disability of breast surgery with superior aesthetic results. Unfortunately it is not always technically feasible to preserve the nipple-areola complex in a moderately to severely ptotic breast and therefore this option is precluded to a significant proportion of women. In this case report we are describing a modification of the conventional nipple sparing mastectomy and skin reducing mastectomy which could overcome this issue.