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Purse-string nipple areolar reconstruction.
Annals of Plastic Surgery 2008 October
We present a surgical technique of nipple areolar reconstruction that uses a purse-string to increase areolar projection while reducing loss of nipple projection. A permanent purse-string is used around a modified CV flap to advance tissue centrally to the base of the nipple reconstruction. Two opposing hemiareolar island flaps are advanced toward the base of the nipple to add tissue volume. The resulting circumareolar full thickness skin is closed using a permanent purse-string suture. Synching the purse-string suture produces an effect similar to that of a periareolar mastopexy and enhances areolar projection. Eighty-two patients underwent 108 nipple areola reconstructions. Ninety-six percent of the patients achieved good results without any flap loss or suture infections. Revision surgery was necessary in 4 patients for minor problems including asymmetry or loss of projection. The purse-string nipple areolar reconstruction method described results in a high rate of maintenance of projection and patient satisfaction.
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