A Nipple Splint Using a Textile-Like Thermoplastic Cast
- Authors
- Seo Hyung Lee; Donghun Lee; 김유진
- Issue Date
- 2016
- Publisher
- 대한미용성형외과학회
- Keywords
- Casts surgical; Nipples; Splints; Textiles
- Citation
- Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, v.22, no.3, pp.165 - 167
- Journal Title
- Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- Volume
- 22
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 165
- End Page
- 167
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/9162
- ISSN
- 2234-0831
- Abstract
- Nipples are protected by nipple splints after reconstructing or reshaping them using various materials. We have devised a nipple splint using textile-like thermoplastic tape, which is made out of knitted hybrid fabric, is latex-free, and keeps its position well beneath a brassiere with simple taping. Its conformation is readily modifiable according to each patient’s breast shape, if it is soaked into hot water. A patient who underwent nipple reconstructive surgery had this thermoplastic cast applied for a month, and the contour of the nipple was well preserved without reports of skin irritation or pressure sores developing on the areola.
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