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Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 47, 2013 - Issue 6
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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]
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Jing-Hong XuDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China PRCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jian-Min YaoHangzhou Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China PR
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Ying LvThe children's hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang province, China PR
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Li-Jun ZhengDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China PR
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Bi-Wei ZengDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China PR
Pages 548-549 | Accepted 11 Jan 2011, Published online: 22 May 2013
 
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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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