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Chandler’s Modified Technique for Simple Correction of Inverted Nipple Deformities

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Retraction is a slit-like area pulled inward, whereas inversion applies to cases in which the entire nipple is pulled inward, occasionally, far enough to lie below the surface of the breast; the authors discuss embryologic development and anatomy of the nipple-areolar complex.

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  1. B&S Centro de Excelencia en Cirugía Plástica, Laprida 1579, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Diego Schavelzon M.D., Miguel Mussi Becker, Guido Ariel Blugerman & Guillermo Blugerman M.D.

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    Melvin A. Shiffman

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Schavelzon, D., Becker, M.M., Blugerman, G.A., Blugerman, G. (2018). Chandler’s Modified Technique for Simple Correction of Inverted Nipple Deformities. In: Shiffman, M. (eds) Nipple-Areolar Complex Reconstruction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60925-6_41

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