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After tattooing the quadrants of the areolar window and the existing areola, de-epithelialization within the confirmed pattern (above right) is completed. The vertical incision is closed with interrupted subcuticular sutures (above left), and lastly, the areolar window is drawn into a diameter of 4 cm with a purse-string suture, insetting the areola.
