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What are the ways of nipple reconstruction?
The protrusion in the center of the breast is called nipple, and the shape and size of nipple are different. According to the shape and protrusion of nipples, nipples can be divided into different types, most of which are cylindrical, which are basically the same from the root to the top, and the top is flat. Or conical, tapering from the nipple root to the top. Nipple loss not only affects the feeding function, but also affects the appearance. This repair operation is called nipple reconstruction. In general, nipple loss is mainly caused by trauma, burns, mastectomy due to tumor, or infection or necrosis of nipple invagination due to blood circulation disorder and infection after nipple lifting, which can also lead to nipple loss. Patients can perform different surgical procedures according to different degrees of loss. In addition, the size of nipple and areola after male-to-female transsexual surgery is not as large as that of female. Besides breast reconstruction, nipple and areola should be reconstructed at the same time. Types of nipple reconstruction surgery. 1. If one nipple or areola is missing, and the other nipple or areola on the healthy side is intact and large, it can be cut in half, and the nipple or areola on the healthy side can be pulled, stitched and reconstructed, and the nipple or areola on the missing side can be reconstructed. 2. If the nipple areola is missing on both sides, the labia minora or toe abdomen can be transplanted to reconstruct the nipple; You can also reconstruct the nipple by transplanting cartilage from the skin of the earlobe and auricle, and form a similar areola by needling the skin of the areola with brown dye according to the principle of matching the color of the areola of a healthy nipple; Or take a skin graft from the inner thigh and transplant it into the areola, and cooperate with sunlight and ultraviolet radiation, so that the color of the skin graft can be further deepened and the effect is better; It is also advisable to transplant labia minora skin into areola; It can also be used as areola by skin transplantation behind the ear. 3. Skin flap method can also be used to reconstruct nipple. This method provides a large amount of tissue, good blood supply, good sensory recovery, and the nipple can maintain a certain height and be relatively straight. In addition, dermal scar tissue or tissue substitute can be used to fill the nipple to increase its convexity. 4. Nipple reduction surgery generally includes nipple length shortening, nipple thickness narrowing, nipple drooping correction, nipple shape unsmooth and bilateral asymmetry correction, and is performed under local anesthesia. Incisions are made around the nipple base or on the nipple cylinder to remove redundant nipple tissue, and then sutured. Generally, stitches are removed after 7-8 days of gauze covering. Chengdu Yuzhiguang Plastic Surgery Medical Institution pays attention to breast personality design, and has a comprehensive and unique design concept for breast height, slope, peak distance and cleavage. Based on the basic human aesthetics, it opens up a humanized design road and creates a 360-degree breast aesthetic form without dead ends.