Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS
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J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg · Dec 2018
Nipple-sparing mastectomy with different approaches: surgical incisions, complications, and cosmetic results. Preliminary results of 100 consecutive patients at a single center.
Nipple- and areola-sparing mastectomy is a novel surgical approach that preserves the nipple-areolar complex. Patients with moderate and/or severe breast ptosis are usually not eligible for this surgical approach. In this study, we aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of nonconventional surgical approaches for nipple-sparing mastectomy. ⋯ Among the 117 surgical procedures performed in 100 patients with BC, no significant associations are verified considering clinical and pathological data, complications, pre- and postsurgery satisfactions, and other parameters. Different surgical approaches represent the evolution of "classic" nipple-sparing mastectomy, thus meeting the cosmetic and oncological results. These procedures are safe and also indicated in cases conventionally considered as not eligible for nipple-areola preservation.