Aesthetic Design of Skin-Sparing Mastectomy Incisions for Immediate Autologous Tissue Breast Reconstruction in Asian Women

Background The advent of skin-sparing mastectomy has allowed for the reconstruction of the breast and nipple with improved cosmesis. However, the nipple-areolar complex (NAC) in Asian patients is more pigmented and scars easily. Therefore, commonly described incisions tend to result in poor aestheti...

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Main Authors: Bien-Keem Tan, Harvey Chim, Zhi Yang Ng, Kong Wee Ong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2014-07-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.e-aps.org/upload/pdf/aps-41-366.pdf