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Nicholas Pashos, CEO of BioAesthetics, developed a graft that regenerates a permanent, living nipple and areola complex (NAC).
NACgraft is a cell-free, biologically derived nipple and areola graft that will allow the patient’s own body to integrate it.
While protecting the natural proteins and structure, a donor NAC is decellularized to avoid graft rejection.
The NACgraft is then surgically implanted onto the patient’s breast.
Uses the patient’s own natural ability to heal, resulting in a real and living nipple unique to and also part of the patient.
Patients do not need to take this kind of medication to support their NACgraft.
Test grafts have shown promising results.
Within a week, living cells migrate from the host tissue into and throughout the graft.
Within three weeks, blood vessels begin to form within the graft and new skin forms over the graft.
“Our goal is to eventually expand this to other plastic and reconstructive needs using biomaterials,” - Pashos.
