The NIU (Nipple – Inframammary Fold – Upper Breast Border) Principle: A New Tool to Predict the Ideal Nipple/Areola Complex Position during Augmentation Mastopexy Preoperative Markings

Although the beauty of the breast depends on aesthetic proportions, the position of the nipple-areola complex (NAC) on the breast mound and in relation to the implant during breast augmentation or mastopexy augmentation is critical. In fact, lack of nipple position determination in relation to the breast footprint is a deficiency of most currently applied measurements and evaluation tools. The authors hereby present a simple formula that allows accurate and proper prediction of the ideal NAC positioning for every patient depending on the chosen implant in case of mastopexy augmentation, or revision mastopexy with exchange of implants.