Clinical Study
Biologic Collagen Cylinder with Skate Flap Technique for Nipple Reconstruction
Table 2
Nipple reconstruction complications.
| Patient | Date of nipple reconstruction | Surgery procedure used | NRC: L, R, or bilateral | Complications |
| 1 | 7/10/2009 | Skate + NRC | Left | Lost projection, surgical revision required | 10/16/2009 | Revision with second NRC | | |
| 2 | 1/19/2011 | Skate + NRC | Bilateral | Lost projection, surgical revision required | 4/5/2011 | Revision with second NRC | | |
| 3 | 4/12/2011 | Skate + NRC | Right | Cylinder extrusion 3 weeks post-op; projection still viable, no surgical revision required |
| 4 | 3/28/2011 | Skate + NRC | Right | Patient displeased with projection, surgical revision required | 7/26/2011 | Revision with second NRC | | |
| 5 | 5/18/2011 | Skate + NRC | Left | Cylinder extrusion 2 weeks post-op; projection still viable, no surgical revision required |
| 6 | 2/7/2012 | Revision with NRC | Right | Loss of projection due to radiation therapy; cylinder extrusion 3 weeks post-op; projection still viable, no surgical revision required |
| 7 | 9/30/2011 | Skate + NRC | Right | Lost projection, surgical revision required | 10/26/2012 | Revision with second NRC | | |
| 8 | 10/5/2011 | Skate + NRC | Left | Cylinder extrusion 4 weeks post-op; lost projection, surgical revision required | 3/9/2012 | Revision with second NRC | | |
| 9 | 10/14/2012 | Skate + NRC | Left | Lost projection, surgical revision required | 2/24/2012 | Revision with second NRC | | |
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Skate: skate-flap nipple reconstruction technique and NRC: Biodesign Nipple Reconstruction Cylinder.
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