Brief report: friendships of adolescents with and without diabetes.

Background: Friendships of adolescents with chronic illness have been rarely studied.

Objective: To compare the friendships of boys and girls with diabetes with those between healthy adolescents.

Methods: One hundred and thirty-eight adolescents were interviewed at summer camps.

Assessment of long-term nipple projection: a comparison of three techniques.

Nipple-areola reconstruction represents the final stage of breast reconstruction, whereby a reconstructed breast mound is transformed into a breast facsimile that more closely resembles the original breast. Although numerous nipple reconstruction techniques are available, all have been plagued by eventual loss of long-term projection. In this report, the authors present a comparative assessment of nipple and areola projection after reconstruction using either a bell flap, a modified star flap, or a skate flap and full-thickness skin graft for areola reconstruction.