Arch Aesthetic Plast Surg.
2017 Jun;23(2):104-107. 10.14730/aaps.2017.23.2.104.
Inverted Nipple Correction Using a Combination of the Perpendicular Suture Method and the Purse-String Suture Method
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- 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Korea.
- 2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea. ms57@unitel.co.kr
- 3Department of Preventive Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
- KMID: 2384291
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.14730/aaps.2017.23.2.104
Abstract
- While various surgical methods are used for inverted nipple correction, an optimal technique has not been established. We describe a combination of suture methods including purse-string sutures, based on a report by Gould et al. This is a simple and safe method for inverted nipple correction.
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