• Breast · Apr 2011

    A new method for using a silicone rod for permanent nipple projection after breast reconstruction procedures.

    • Jerzy Jankau, Janusz Jaśkiewicz, and Aleksandra Ankiewicz.
    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki Str 7, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland. jjankau@gumed.edu.pl
    • Breast. 2011 Apr 1; 20 (2): 124-8.

    AbstractNipple-areola complex (NAC) is a unique part of the human body. Not only is it a functional structure, but it plays an aesthetic role as well. It offers the final touch to the convex shape of the breast. Its lack frequently leads to depression in patients. This paper describes the method used by the authors for reconstructing nipple mound projection in patients following an autologous breast reconstruction procedure. To reconstruct the nipple mound an adapted local C-V flap technique described by Losken was used, with a silicone rod to support the nipple. The new method is based on simple preparation of flaps, fixing the silicone rod at the nipple bottom and below the top, it is quick and efficient in terms of time and materials used. The procedure was conducted in 30 patients: 10 cases following LDf reconstruction and Becker prosthesis or expander prosthesis, 20 cases following body tissue reconstruction with TRAM flap (Transverse Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous flap). All the patients who had undergone the LDf procedure developed flap necrosis followed by rod removal. In the patients who had undergone TRAM flap reconstruction no necrosis or wound split was observed, healing progressed without complications. In this group durable nipple projection was achieved. The new method for reconstructing nipple projection may be applied both in simultaneous and staged procedures, only in patients who have undergone autologous breast reconstruction procedure.Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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