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The transverse intra-areolar infra-nipple incision for augmentation mammaplasty
Bishara S Atiyeh1, Christian A Al-Amm, Kusai A El-Musa
1Division of Plastic and Recontructive Surgery, American University of Beiryut, Beirut, Lebanon. aata@terra.net.lb
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
|May 23, 2002
Abstract:
Visible scarring remains a considerable concern for patients seeking augmentation mammaplasty. We describe an intra-areolar infra-nipple incision that provides a good surgical access in most cases and allows inflatable as well as prefilled implant insertion with limited subcutaneous tunneling over the inferior glandular quadrants. The resultant scar is minimal and can be easily camouflaged by the pigmented and contractile areolar skin.