ABSTRACT
Introduction: Reconstruction of the areolopapillary complex (CAP) is a complementary step in breast reconstruction. It can be done first or second, depending on the case and the surgeon. Techniques and tactics seek to approximate the result to the appearance of the original CAP of the opposite breast, mainly in relation to the projection of the papilla and the coloration of the areola. Based on the techniques already described, the idea was to use, where possible, the skin and fat of the triangular flap of the upper pedicle, comprised between the points "B, A and C" in the Ariê-Pitanguy technique, to make the papillary cone. This easy-to-use technique uses excess skin and fat which facilitates the creation of the neopapila cone.
Methods: Primary, prospective, descriptive study of intervention. The casuistry was of convenience, the patients were allocated in the ambulatory of plastic surgery of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) and private clinic of the author. Sixty-eight patients were operated from March 2012 to June 2018, all of them female, with 22 cases of unilateral adenomastectomy due to the presence of a malignant or non-malignant lesion; and 46 cases of bilateral giganomas, operated by the modified Torek technique.
Results: Of the 114 operated breasts, 8 cases lost 80% of the papilla projection that we judged to have been due to thin skin, little adipose tissue associated with technical deficiency. The rest of the 106 cases maintained the volume and projection of the papillary cone.
Conclusion: The primary reconstruction of the mammary papilla with an adipose dermis of the upper pedicle is easy to perform, maintaining the projection of the papillary cone in the long term. A disadvantage is the maintenance of the whitish coloring.
Keywords: Breast; Nipples; Mammaplasty; Surgical flaps.