Atlanta Nipple Surgery doctors

Inverted nipples come in two types:  the type that responds to stimulation and the type that doesn't.  The type that doesn't is a truly inverted nipple that is tethered down by small bands within it. Correcting this problem is fairly easy and can actually be done under local anesthesia in an office setting.  It involves making a small incision at the base of the nipple.  A small pair of scissors is then inserted through this incision to cut the tethering bands.  Unfortunately, the milk ducts are also cut during this process and will probably prohibit the patient from breast-feeding from that breast afterwards.  Once the bands are cut, the nipple can be everted.  A stitch is passed through the base of the nipple to maintain the eversion while the tissue heals.

If God made everyone the same, it would be an awfully dull world and we plastic surgeons would have nothing to do.  Having said that, I really don't know why some people have larger areolae than others or what particular function the areolae perform.

The average diameter of the areola should be approximately 4.0 centimeters.  If the areola is larger than this, it can be reduced using a procedure that is essentially like a donut (aka, peri-areolar or Benelli) mastopexy (breast lift) procedure.  This involves marking an areola on the patient that is 4.0 centimeters in diameter and then marking another circle around the very outer edge of the patient's areola.  The skin (excess areola tissue) between these two marks is then removed and the skin edges are closed.  There are different techniques for closing the gap between these two circles, however, most of them involve the use of a permanent, "purse-string" stitch which helps take the tension off of the closure and may lead to a better scar.  Still, the resulting scar from this type of surgery extends completely around the areola.