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: Received: 30 November 2023 / Approved: 1 December 2023 / Online: 1 December 2023 (03:14:52 CET)
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Tovar-Gálvez, M. I.; Gomez Muñoz, L.; Pinedo Extremera, S.; Sánchez-García, J. C.; Marín-Jiménez, A. E.; Cortés-Martín, J.; Rodríguez-Blanque, R. Micropigmentation of the Nipple-Areola Complex in Unilateral or Bilateral Mastectomised Patients. Preprints2023, 2023120015. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0015.v1
Tovar-Gálvez, M. I.; Gomez Muñoz, L.; Pinedo Extremera, S.; Sánchez-García, J. C.; Marín-Jiménez, A. E.; Cortés-Martín, J.; Rodríguez-Blanque, R. Micropigmentation of the Nipple-Areola Complex in Unilateral or Bilateral Mastectomised Patients. Preprints 2023, 2023120015. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0015.v1
Tovar-Gálvez, M. I.; Gomez Muñoz, L.; Pinedo Extremera, S.; Sánchez-García, J. C.; Marín-Jiménez, A. E.; Cortés-Martín, J.; Rodríguez-Blanque, R. Micropigmentation of the Nipple-Areola Complex in Unilateral or Bilateral Mastectomised Patients. Preprints2023, 2023120015. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0015.v1
APA Style
Tovar-Gálvez, M. I., Gomez Muñoz, L., Pinedo Extremera, S., Sánchez-García, J. C., Marín-Jiménez, A. E., Cortés-Martín, J., & Rodríguez-Blanque, R. (2023). Micropigmentation of the Nipple-Areola Complex in Unilateral or Bilateral Mastectomised Patients. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0015.v1
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Tovar-Gálvez, M. I., Jonathan Cortés-Martín and Raquel Rodríguez-Blanque. 2023 "Micropigmentation of the Nipple-Areola Complex in Unilateral or Bilateral Mastectomised Patients" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0015.v1
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the impact of the establishment of a nursing practice for micropigmentation of the nipple-areola complex at the San Cecilio University Hospital in Granada on women who have undergone unilateral or bilateral mastectomies. Micropigmentation is a procedure for decorating the human body by implanting pigments and dyes at the sub-epidermal level for a temporary duration of several months or years. Methodology: Retrospective descriptive study conducted in the micropigmentation clinic of HUSC-Granada (Spain). The sample consisted of 167 patients: 24 declined the treatment, 3 had second thoughts and cancelled the appointment, and 135 were accepted. Results: The mean age of the women was 53 years (range:35–75 years). Of the patients, 64.1% came from San Cecilio University Hospital in Granada, the rest from Virgen de las Nieves Hospital in Granada (19.6 %), hospitals in the province of Almería (7.2 %), and private hospitals and clinics (9.2 %). In the last two years, 36.4 % of the women had undergone surgery in the last 2 years. Complications arising from this technique are almost nonexistent. Conclusions: A very high number of women accepted the technique, with the highest proportion being those under 48 years of age. It is a technique that has not presented complications; therefore, it would be interesting to study how the application of the technique would affect women's self-esteem and quality of life
Keywords
breast cancer; mastectomy; micropigmentation; nipple-areola complex; tattooing
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Nursing
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