# Nipple–Areola Complex Reconstruction Using FixNip NRI Implant after Mastectomy: An Innovative Technique

## TL;DR

A new biocompatible implant called FixNip NRI is used for reconstructing the nipple–areola complex after mastectomy, offering promising aesthetic results and ease of use.

## Contribution

This paper introduces the first reported use of the FixNip NRI implant for nipple–areola complex reconstruction after mastectomy.

## Key findings

- The FixNip NRI implant was successfully used for nipple–areola reconstruction with no short- or long-term complications.
- The technique provided gradual and improved aesthetic definition of the reconstructed nipple.
- The method shows promise for high patient satisfaction and ease of surgical use.

## Abstract

Nipple–areolar complex reconstruction is the final stage of breast reconstruction, and it improves quality of life in patients with post-mastectomy breast cancer. We present a case of a patient with breast cancer underwent breast reconstruction and subsequent nipple–areolar complex reconstruction with an innovative biocompatible smooth silicone implant specially designed for a long-lasting restoration of the nipple–areola complex called FixNip NRI. However, to our knowledge, nipple–areolar complex reconstruction with FixNip was not previously reported.

We present an emerging technique applied on a patient with breast cancer treated with skin-sparing mastectomy and with immediate breast reconstruction using an expander and then exchanged expander to breast implant. FixNip nipple reconstruction implant is implanted for the reconstruction of the areola–nipple complex with local–regional anaesthesia. She did not develop any postoperatively short-term or long-term complications, and her nipple slowly underwent to a gradual and better definition of its profile.

This new approach regarding the reconstruction of the nipple–areola complex seems to be very promising in relation to both the degree of aesthetic satisfaction of patients and the ease of use by surgeons.

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