Immediate nipple reconstruction during skin-sparing mastectomy utilising the nipple sharing technique and harvesting the nipple graft from the mastectomy specimen

Nipple reconstruction is an integral part of the breast reconstructive process. Studies have described the positive psychological impact of nipple reconstruction as part of post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. Timing of nipple reconstruction does make a difference; it was shown that a longer interval between mound and nipple reconstruction decreases patient satisfaction1. Losken et al.2 demonstrated that the average time to completion of reconstruction was 12.25 months but this was significantly influenced by type of reconstruction and risk factors such as postoperative chemotherapy and radiation therapy.