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Numerous techniques have been described for reconstruction of the NAC reflecting the fact that no one technique is best. The objectives are to recreate a natural looking NAC, which transforms a breast mound into an aesthetically pleasing breast. Important features to achieve this are position, size, shape, colour, texture and projection. The most challenging is maintaining projection after 6 months. ‘Cigar roll’ flap is a technique performed under local anaesthetic involving deepithelializing one half of the designed flap and using this as a base for recreating the nipple. This technique is simple, reproducible involving a local flap and produces consistent results.
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Khoda, B., Heppell, S. (2018). The ‘Cigar Roll’ Flap for Nipple-Areola Complex Reconstruction. In: Shiffman, M. (eds) Nipple-Areolar Complex Reconstruction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60925-6_63
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