Erschienen in:
01.09.2008 | Letter to the Editor
Postoperative Nipple-Areola Complex Monitoring: The “Trapdoor” Dressing
verfasst von:
Andrea Figus, Stefano Chiummariello, Marco Iera, Carmine Alfano
Erschienen in:
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
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Ausgabe 5/2008
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Excerpt
Postoperative monitoring of the nipple-areola complex is a common procedure in breast surgery [
1]. Following reconstructive and aesthetic surgery a compressive and stable dressing may be used in supporting the new shape of the breast [
2]. During the postoperative period the dressing should be easily removable to check the nipple-areola complex viability. Many custom-made dressings, with more than one sterile drape or gauze, are used in many centers but very few are discussed in the literature. We introduce a simple, fast, practical, and easily reproducible dressing for postoperative monitoring of the nipple-areola complex. …