It starts with a conversation. Your surgeon examines the reconstructed breast, checks the timing since reconstruction and radiation and the tissue at the site, and tells you whether FixNip NRI is an option for you.
Now available in Canada
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Placed through a small incision.
FixNip NRI
Designed to support nipple projection.
An implant-based option for nipple reconstruction, for women who have had a mastectomy with removal of the nipple. Placed by a trained surgeon through a small incision. Whether it is an option for you is a decision you make with your surgeon.
What FixNip NRI is
The implant, up close.
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One integrated implant
Medical-grade silicone
The silicone encapsulates the frame and is designed to provide a softer feel.
Small openings designed for anchoring
Perforated silicone designed for anchoring to the adjacent fat tissue.
A flexible frame designed to support the shape
The flower-shaped frame is made of nitinol, a metal made from nickel and titanium that is commonly used in medical devices. It is fully encapsulated in medical-grade silicone, and the implant is folded for insertion through a small incision.
A flat base
The nipple structure sits on a flat silicone base, placed flat in the pocket.
Designed to support projection.
This is how the procedure goes.
A small incision
15 to 25 mm, a few millimetres from the edge of the future areola. The implant is folded to fit through it.
Placed in a subcutaneous pocket
The implant is placed flat in a pocket in the subcutaneous tissue, at a depth your surgeon determines.
A surgical procedure, tailored to your needs
Anaesthesia and the care setting are decided by your surgeon.
Recovery is personal
Depending on your care plan, you may be able to go home on the day of the procedure. The skin closes over the implant, and your surgeon will guide each step of your recovery.
Colour, if you choose it
Colour can follow after healing, at least 6 months after implantation, if you choose it. Once your surgeon confirms the site has healed, a medical tattoo artist adds the pigment of the areola, point by point.
One option for nipple reconstruction, decided with your surgeon.
Your path
From the conversation to the colour.
Not every situation fits right away. Your surgeon checks timing and tissue with you, openly and without pressure. The procedure, step by step
Your route to FixNip
Three steps, and your surgeon decides with you.
FixNip NRI is placed by trained surgeons only. The Full Picture brings the right questions to your appointment; the decision stays a medical one, made together.
- 1Get the full picture
- 2Talk to your surgeon
- 3Decide together
- Get the full picture
The Full Picture
The photos, the published studies with their limits and a checklist for your consultation, with everything else in one PDF by e-mail.
- Search the map
Find a surgeon
Surgeons trained in the FixNip NRI procedure, by province and city. If yours is not listed yet, ask about it by name.
- Read the answers
Short answers
The questions women ask most, answered briefly: the procedure, the risks, the colour, finding a surgeon.
You're not alone
Explore your nipple reconstruction options.
Breast reconstruction often ends before the nipple. Your surgeon can explain the options, with and without an implant, and the clinical experience with FixNip NRI. In a published study, patients reported a significant improvement in psychosocial and sexual well-being after FixNip (BREAST-Q). Evidence
Intended use
FixNip NRI is intended for nipple reconstruction in patients who have undergone mastectomy with removal of the nipple or the nipple-areola complex. Whether it is an option for you is a decision you make with your surgeon.
Your surgeon gives you the Patient Information Leaflet before you decide.Patient information leaflet (PDF)Risks and medical notice
This product may not be right for you. Talk to your healthcare professional.
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No surgeon near you yet? Request informationAfter a mastectomy
The Full Picture.
A 13-page guide to your nipple options, to read at home.
PDF · by e-mail, in about a minute
- Photos of results
- The studies and their limits
- A checklist for your surgeon
Questions