Increasing Popularity of Tattoo-Only Nipple-Areolar Complex Reconstruction
There is a significant trend toward tattoo-only and away from surgical-only reconstruction over the past 15 years, highlighting the importance of access to tattoo-based NAC reconstruction as part of comprehensive breast reconstruction care. The less invasive nature of tattooing and increase in tattoo quality are possible reasons for the increase in popularity.
Authors
- Christian A. Kauffman
- Shengxuan Wang
- Yasmeen M. Byrnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1392-0175)
- Catherine M. Kwon
- Nitesh Agarwal
- Yu An Lin
Institutions
- Geisinger Medical Center (US)
- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000004171
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72