The purpose of this study was to investigate the true incidence of NAC involvement in patients who underwent a skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) and to determine associated risk factors.Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted of 326 patients who had a SSM at our institution from 1990 to...
Patient age; breast mound; size; ptosis; shape, size, and color of contralateral nipple-areola complex; thickness of the skin; type of the previous breast surgery; and reconstruction should be taken into consideration for the election of reconstruction method. An oncoplastic surgeon should keep in...