Reconstruction after complete avulsion of the nipple caused by a human bite using an amputated tissue graft in situ

Hui ShenDepartment of Hand SurgeryCorrespondence[email protected]

Jing-Hong XuDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China PRCorrespondence[email protected]

Jian-Min YaoHangzhou Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China PR

Ying LvThe children's hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang province, China PR

Li-Jun ZhengDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China PR

Bi-Wei ZengDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China PR

Abstract

Integrated avulsion of the nipple by human bite is not common. We treated a patient whose left nipple had been completely avulsed by modifing the nipple as a free skin graft and reconstructing a pillar-like fascia flap as the core to reshape the configuration of the nipple.

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