METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SAMPLING NIPPLE PROSTHETIC DEVICES

摘要

A method and apparatus for enhancing the third stage of breast reconstruction involves sampling an artificial nipple prosthetic device attachable to a female human breast by trying on and wearing different sized and colored devices at different locations of the breast. This allows the female patient to advise her surgeon where, what size and what color nipple she wants the surgeon to reconstruct. The nipple prosthetic devices (10) have substantially cylindrical solid nipple portion (20) made of a breathable water-resistant natural or microporous polymeric material and areola portion (30) surrounding the nipple portion (20) made of the same material. The inside of the device, at both the nipple and areola portions, has a concave shape that conforms to an outer contour of a female human breast and the device (10) is attached by means of a water resistant adhesive layer (40). The shades of color of the nipple and areola portions conform to the female anatomy.