FEMPO believes that quality care requires an ongoing dialogue between clinical experience, research, ethics and academic knowledge. Oncological breast dermopigmentation involves technical and human decisions that call for safety criteria, an understanding of the clinical context and sensitivity to patients' emotional processes.
The publications linked to our work have examined psychosocial dimensions, ethical standards and clinical aspects of nipple-areola complex reconstruction. We share these contributions to strengthen professional discussion, promote better practices and help more institutions recognize the importance of a comprehensive recovery.
Paola Gateño Caraccioli. Current Problems in Dermatology, vol. 56, pp. 181–186.
This chapter explores the meaning that areola reconstruction can have for women who have completed treatment and reconstructive procedures after a mastectomy. It invites professionals to include subjective experience and the emotional dimension in conversations about medical tattooing and recovery.
Read publicationPaola Gateño Caraccioli. Current Problems in Dermatology, vol. 56, pp. 79–83.
A technically complex practice also demands clear limits and responsibilities. This work reflects on professional ethics, standards of good practice and the need for responsible conduct in cosmetic and medical pigmentation.
Read publicationPaola Gateño and Josefina Lattus. Chapter published in Global Bioethics by IntechOpen.
This chapter connects nipple-areola complex reconstruction, free care, protocols, ethics and psychological support. It brings patients' experiences into dialogue with an interdisciplinary view that sees reconstruction as part of a recovery involving body, image and identity.
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The article examines clinical considerations related to tissue that has received oncological treatment and presents a series of ten reconstruction cases using dermopigmentation. It underlines the importance of assessing individual skin conditions and making prudent technical decisions.
Read publicationThe FEMPO Foundation's experience, presented by Paola Gateño Caraccioli and Josefina Lattus.
FEMPO's inclusion in this work is an opportunity to share a model of support centered on dignity, oncological reconstruction and emotional care. It is especially relevant for collaboration with health institutions and the debate on rehabilitation policy.
Read publication (Spanish)Beyond academic work, Paola Gateño's professional career includes articles in PMU Magazine NL (the Netherlands) on medical dermopigmentation, reconstruction and professional innovation. This work brings specialized knowledge to communities of practice and opens international discussion on techniques, ethical criteria and care experiences.
Applied research begins with questions that arise in practice: how is clinical safety assessed? What meaning do patients give to reconstruction? How can adaptation to changes in body image be supported? How can barriers to access be reduced? FEMPO brings these questions into dialogue with professionals, universities, scientific societies and research communities.
Global Pattern® brings an interdisciplinary view of care and support, considering not only the reconstructive procedure but also the emotional context and the recovery process experienced by each patient. It was developed in Paola Gateño's professional practice, with Josefina Lattus contributing to its psychological dimension, and seeks to promote care that understands the person as a whole.
The experience accumulated by the FEMPO Foundation has given rise to a specialized academic program in oncological breast dermopigmentation, designed to contribute to the safe, ethical and interdisciplinary training of professionals. The project includes developed components such as entry profile, graduate profile, curriculum structure, modules, workload, teaching materials and training formats.
Its implementation at a university requires adaptation to the institution that delivers it and the corresponding academic and regulatory approvals. FEMPO is open to collaborating with educational institutions interested in moving towards specialized training with solid technical, clinical and human criteria.
Taking part in congresses connects the experience of oncological reconstruction with international debates on safety, pigmentation techniques, skin conditions, ethics and patient-centered care. Paola Gateño has presented at activities linked to the European Society of Tattoo and Pigment Research and at the Nederlands PMU Congres, including sessions on breast reconstruction and medical dermopigmentation.
FEMPO remains committed to sharing knowledge and developing initiatives to study recovery needs after breast cancer. We seek to join efforts with researchers and organizations to encourage relevant questions, rigorous methodologies and results that are useful to the community.