Table 5: Studies reporting outcomes of nipple reconstructions by means of alloplastic implants and traditional flaps.

Allograft employed + local flap	Authors	N° Patients	Grafts size	Projection (mm)	Follow-up (months)	Final projection (mm)	Projection loss (%)	Satisfaction rate (%)
AlloDerm + C-V flap	Nahabedian et al. [51] Chen et al. [52]	8 11	1 x 2 cm N/A	7-8 NA/A	6-12 7	4-5 N/A	50% N/A	N/A N/A
AlloDerm + star flap	Garramone & Lam53	14 with implant-based reconstruction 16 following TRAM-based reconstruction	1.5 x 4.5 cm 1.5 x 4.5 cm	1.2 1.15	12 12	0.7 0.5	53 48.8	N/A N/A
AlloDerm + skate flap	Seaman et al. [54]	12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SurgiMend + arrow flap	Bramhall et al. [55]	13	3 x 1 cm + 1 x 1 cm	10.7	12	5.2	51.4	N/A
SurgiMend + skate flap	Craft & May [56]	N/A	50 x 50 x 0.2 mm	8	7	6	25	N/A
Lyophilized costal cartilage + modified top hat flap	Kim & Lee [57]	17	N/A	N/A	12	N/A	57.7	N/A
Extracellular matrix collagen + skate flap	Tierney et al. [58]	83	0.7-1 x 1-1.5 cm	6-7	6	3-5	30-50	N/A