Thermoplastic nipple splint: A simple method of maintaining nipple projection
Maintaining projection of the reconstructed nipple is important for achieving natural and aesthetically appealing outcomes in breast reconstruction. Although various methods of avoiding mechanical force on the reconstructed nipple have been developed, the existing methods are inconvenient, crude, no...
| Published in: | Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery |
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Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
2019-07-01
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| author | Jun Hyeok Kim Seung Eun Baek Deuk Young Oh |
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| description | Maintaining projection of the reconstructed nipple is important for achieving natural and aesthetically appealing outcomes in breast reconstruction. Although various methods of avoiding mechanical force on the reconstructed nipple have been developed, the existing methods are inconvenient, crude, non-reusable, and difficult to clean or adjust. In the present study, a simple method of creating a nipple splint using a thermoplastic material is described. This splint can be easily manipulated, washed, and reused, and it is comfortable to wear for long-term use without any complications and convenient for the patient to apply. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7c536fbbb3914cd990699329c4af28fa2025-08-19T20:32:17ZengKorean Society for Aesthetic Plastic SurgeryArchives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery2234-08312288-93372019-07-0125312813010.14730/aaps.2019.01704679Thermoplastic nipple splint: A simple method of maintaining nipple projectionJun Hyeok Kim0Seung Eun Baek1Deuk Young Oh Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, KoreaMaintaining projection of the reconstructed nipple is important for achieving natural and aesthetically appealing outcomes in breast reconstruction. Although various methods of avoiding mechanical force on the reconstructed nipple have been developed, the existing methods are inconvenient, crude, non-reusable, and difficult to clean or adjust. In the present study, a simple method of creating a nipple splint using a thermoplastic material is described. This splint can be easily manipulated, washed, and reused, and it is comfortable to wear for long-term use without any complications and convenient for the patient to apply.http://e-aaps.org/upload/pdf/aaps-2019-01704.pdfcasts, surgicalnipplessplintsthermoplastics |
| spellingShingle | Jun Hyeok Kim Seung Eun Baek Deuk Young Oh Thermoplastic nipple splint: A simple method of maintaining nipple projection casts, surgical nipples splints thermoplastics |
| title | Thermoplastic nipple splint: A simple method of maintaining nipple projection |
| title_full | Thermoplastic nipple splint: A simple method of maintaining nipple projection |
| title_fullStr | Thermoplastic nipple splint: A simple method of maintaining nipple projection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermoplastic nipple splint: A simple method of maintaining nipple projection |
| title_short | Thermoplastic nipple splint: A simple method of maintaining nipple projection |
| title_sort | thermoplastic nipple splint a simple method of maintaining nipple projection |
| topic | casts, surgical nipples splints thermoplastics |
| url | http://e-aaps.org/upload/pdf/aaps-2019-01704.pdf |
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