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To streamline the Food and Drug Administration approval process, clinical-grade manufacturing must be validated. Here, we present a manufacturing process and post-manufacturing analysis for soft-tissue implants used to reconstruct the nipple-areolar complex (NAC). The NAC is a specialized soft tissue structure that influences aesthetic outcomes in breast reconstruction. Physiologically-sized NAC implants were designed and printed in a good manufacturing practice facility using Formlabs Biomed Elastic 50 A (E 50 A) and Biomed Flexible 80 A (F 80 A) resins. Documentation and procedures were established to standardize and control macroporous soft-tissue implant manufacturing. Post-manufacturing classification based on architectural and mechanical features defined the minimum acceptable criteria for future production. E 50 A macroporous implants resembled the modulus of soft tissue, while F 80 A geometries showed higher reproducibility and preservation of fine architectural features. 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