Nipple necrosis after reduction mammaplasty: a case report.

The aim of this case report was to describe a rare complication in the rehabilitative phase: nipple necrosis resulting from reduction mammaplasty. The patients in the two cases presented, having systemic disease, did not receive optimal treatment for the prevention of pyoderma gangraenosum; a plausi...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Rehabilitation & Health Vol. 1; no. 4; pp. 285 - 290
Autores principales: Akerlund E, Odams E, Larsson I, Fridlund B
Formato: case study Journal Article
Publicado: Plenum Publishing Corporation 1995 Oct
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Sumario:The aim of this case report was to describe a rare complication in the rehabilitative phase: nipple necrosis resulting from reduction mammaplasty. The patients in the two cases presented, having systemic disease, did not receive optimal treatment for the prevention of pyoderma gangraenosum; a plausible cause of the complication. Patients having systemic disease ought to undergo thorough examinations before submitting to any reduction mammaplasty.