The reinforced pedicle technique: a case report of secondary mastopexy following nipple-sparing mastectomy with autologous breast reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Immediate autologous reconstruction after nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) is challenging in the ptotic breast due to the large skin envelope and reduced vascular supply to the nipple areolar complex (NAC). Patients with significant ptosis who want to preserve their NACs are often advised to undergo a two-stage procedure: first, a mammoplasty is performed to lift the NAC, and second, a delayed NSM with autologous reconstruction is performed. Unfortunately, patients with active cancer cannot delay their mastectomy; as such, they are often treated with skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) instead.

Case description

The reinforced pedicle is an innovative technique that allows the NAC to be safely raised after NSM with immediate free flap reconstruction. In the first stage, p

SUBMITTER: Yeap I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11336791 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature