Abstract
Nipple hypertrophy is a seldom-discussed topic in aesthetic breast surgery. However, it is an important condition that often distracts from the results of an otherwise satisfactory aesthetic breast surgery. There are numerous techniques for nipple reduction described in literature. 1 Sperli A.E. Cosmetic reduction of nipple with functional preservation. Br J Plast Surg. 1974; 27: 42-43 Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (22) Google Scholar , 2 Cheng M.H. Smartt J.M. Rodriguez E.D. Ulusal B.G. Nipple reduction using the modified top hat flap. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006; 118: 1517-1525 Crossref PubMed Scopus (24) Google Scholar , 3 Lai Y.L. Wu W.C. Nipple reduction with a modified circumcision technique. Br J Plast Surg. 1996; 49: 307-309 Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (26) Google Scholar , 4 Fanous N. Tawile C. Fanous A. Nipple reduction–an adjunct to augmentation mammaplasty. Can J Plast Surg. 2009; 17: 81-88 PubMed Google Scholar , 5 Ren M. Wang Y. Wang B. Nipple reduction using a three-dimensional Z-shaped incision technique. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2013; 66: 770-775 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (6) Google Scholar A satisfactory nipple reduction should provide an aesthetically pleasing form without compromising the neurovascular status of the nipple-areolar complex and be easily reproducible.
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