Health, 2018, 10, 326-333 http://www.scirp.org/journal/health ISSN Online: 1949-5005 ISSN Print: 1949-4998 Photodynamic Therapy in the Healing of the Areolo-Papillary Complex after Mastectomy—Case Report Maria da Glória Karan Marquetti 1,2 , Marcus Vinícius de Mello Pinto 3 , Aline Ronis 3 , Lamara Laguardia Valente Rocha 4 , Julio Guilherme Silva 5 , Anny Chi 6 , Daniel Almeida Costa 7 1 Higher Education Center of Foz do Iguaçu—CESUFOZ, Paraná, Brazil 2 Biomedical Studies by Italian University Institute of Rosario—IUNIR, Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina 3 Celulare Institute in Itaipava, Petropólis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4 University of Caratinga, UNEC, Caratinga, Brazil 5 The Master’s and PhD Program in Rehabilitation Sciences at University Center Augusto Motta—UNISUAM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6 Marcos Thomé Institute, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil 7 Center Medicine School of Higher Education of Valença—CESVA/FAA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Abstract Some breast reconstruction surgeries after mastectomy, or even reductive mammoplasty, may evolve unexpectedly when the areolopapillary complex heals and develop dehiscences, necrosis and delayed healing. The purpose of this case report was to verify the efficacy of photodynamic therapy in wound healing of the areolopapillary complex. This was a case report of a female pa- tient with diabetes, fibromyalgia and diagnosed with breast cancer, with ne- crotic areolopapillary complex, after debridement, photodynamic therapy started with clobetasol propionate associated with methylene blue and low power laser application. At the beginning of the treatment with photodynamic therapy, the wound had 6 centimeters of diameter, and after 19 sessions, the wound was closed completely with normalization of the color of the nipple. The photodynamic therapy is advancing a lot in healing of infected wounds and complex wounds. It can be said that in this case report, photodynamic therapy was fundamental for the complete healing, being considered a prom- ising treatment and another alternative for dermatofunctional physiotherap- ists. Keywords Photodynamic Therapy, Wound Healing, Photomedicine How to cite this paper: da Glória Karan Marquetti, M., de Mello Pinto, M.V., Ronis, A., Rocha, L.L.V., Silva, J.G., Chi, A. and Costa, D.A. (2018) Photodynamic Therapy in the Healing of the Areolo-Papillary Complex after Mastectomy—Case Report. Health, 10, 326-333. https://doi.org/10.4236/health.2018.103026 Received: March 8, 2018 Accepted: March 19, 2018 Published: March 22, 2018 Copyright © 2018 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access DOI: 10.4236/health.2018.103026 Mar. 22, 2018 326 Health