Sensitivity of Nipple-areolar Complex Clinical Trial
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and sensitivity of nipple-areolar complex (NAC) prospectively due to the section of the dermis after decortication (Schwartzmann's maneuver), in 50 patients undergoing breast reduction surgery.
Preservation of the dermis after decortication regions of the areola and periareolar is
considered relevant by most plastic surgeons.
In patients whose CAP should be mobilized through large distances in order to correct breast
ptosis, or in cases of dense breasts where noted little slip of skin over the breast
parenchyma, the periareolar dermis causes limitation on the mobility of the NAC.
In clinical practice, there is a greater mobilization of NAC when making a careful section
of the dermis after decortication. In contrast, the appearance of partial necrosis in these
cases has become a rarity, as no case of total necrosis was observed.
Given the technical benefit observed due to greater mobilization, there is no report in the
literature about how behaves the sensitivity of the NAC in these cases.
To evaluate the sensitivity of the NAC will be used Semmes-Weisnstein's monofilament. Each
point will be obtained five measurements. The largest will be scorned and the lowest value.
The final value of each point corresponds to an arithmetic mean of the three remaining
values.
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Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment