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...

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Published in:	Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Main Authors:	Jun Hyeok Kim, Seung Eun Baek, Deuk Young Oh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2019-07-01
Subjects:	casts, surgical nipples splints thermoplastics
Online Access:	http://e-aaps.org/upload/pdf/aaps-2019-01704.pdf

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