THE PROPELLER FLAP - A ONE-STAGE PROCEDURE FOR NIPPLE-AREOLA RECONSTRUCTION

The advantages of the propeller flap combined with tattooing for nippl e-areola reconstruction include the fact that it is a simple one-stage procedure, a secondary procedure after creation of the nipple-areola complex is eliminated, and a skin graft and the possibility of a skin graft and second wound are eliminated. The propellar flap technique of fers the ability to produce a nipple of adequate size, good color matc h, and satisfactory projection over an 18-month followup. The prelimin ary results of this flap operation are promising. A long-term evaluati on of this operation has begun.