Nipple Reconstruction
This involves the creation of a nipple areolar mound and pigment to replace that removed by mastectomy.
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Patients having a mastectomy will have the nipple removed at the time of their mastectomy. A nipple can be reconstructed after breast reconstruction. This is usually performed 3 to 6 months after the breast reconstruction. The procedure can be performed as a day case and under local anaesthetic.
It may be performed at the same time as a balancing operation is performed
on the opposite breast (if required). The operation involves raising local tissues as a flap to create a nipple
mound. A dressing is applied for 1 week and at the end of that time the
stitches are removed. The areolar (pigment around the nipple) is then tattooed
on at a later stage. Preoperative views |
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