The Canary Health Service (SCS) has incorporated into its portfolio of services the provision of areola micropigmentation for women who have undergone breast reconstruction after breast cancer. This project, which has begun with a pilot program on the island of Tenerife, with the intention of extending it to the rest of the Health Areas, and whose objective is to offer the service of mammary areola reconstruction to all women in the Canary Islands.
The director of the SCS, Adasat Goya, recently held a working meeting with the directors general of Healthcare Programs and External Relations and Inspection, Antonia María Pérez and Carlos Viera, respectively, the director of the Tenerife Health Area, Diana Mora, and members of the associations Ámate and Carrera por la vida, in which the referral of patients with breast cancer to perform areola micropigmentation was discussed, or in case the patient decides, to receive an adhesive and personalized nipple prosthesis, among other matters related to advances in prosthetic services for women with breast cancer.
This technique is applied to women who have already completed breast reconstruction or who have an indication for areola micropigmentation and who have a relevant medical indication and prescription to undergo the treatment. With this project, the SCS offers an aesthetic, non-invasive, and personalized alternative to women who have undergone a mastectomy.
Through the pilot program established in Tenerife, women who meet these clinical requirements are referred by their Oncology or Gynecology professionals to a contracted center where they undergo mammary areola reconstruction using the micropigmentation technique, in such a way that a more realistic appearance of the breast is achieved after an oncological process.
Recovery of Appearance
The oncological areola micropigmentation technique allows for the recreation, after a mastectomy or breast reconstruction, of the appearance of the areola in both its color, shape, and texture.
This micropigmentation offers multiple benefits for women, as it allows for the recovery of body image, enabling them to see the reconstructed breast with a defined areola, offering a more natural appearance, which contributes to improving self-esteem and fostering personal confidence.
It is a minimally invasive and safe technique that is carried out once reconstructive surgery has finished and the skin is adequately healed.
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