Commentary on “Perinipple Mammaplasty” by L.F. Frascino and S. Pompei

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I have read with interest the paper entitled “Perinipple Mammaplasty” [1]. The authors must be commended for recognizing the importance of preserving the natural appearance of the skin-areola transition whenever possible, as I have recommended in 1998 when describing the perinipple technique for the correction of tuberous breast deformity [2]. I have suggested also that the perinipple approach can be applied as well for breast augmentation and mastopexy whenever reduction in areolar size is desirable. The same perinipple approach can be applied also for correction of gynecomastia in males for whom preserving the normal skin-areola junction is even more important, particularly whenever areola reduction is indicated [3]. …