Surgical treatment of nevoid hyperkeratosis of the areola by removal of the areola and reconstruction with a skin graft.

Hyperkeratosis of the nipple and areola is a rare, sporadic, benign condition characterized by verrucosus thickening and brownish discoloration of the nipple and areola. Approximately 50 cases of hyperkeratosis of the nipple and areola have been reported in the literature. Dermatologists treated most of them conservatively. We have described the case of healthy 19-year-old girl with bilateral nevoid hyperkeratosis of the areola and our treatment by surgical removal of the areola and reconstruction with a skin graft. As far as we know, this is the first report of this kind of treatment. The final result is esthetically excellent and without recurrence during 12 months' follow-up.