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Tracy M. Pfeifer, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
Recent answer posted by Tracy M. Pfeifer, MD
Q: Is the nipple always removed during nipple surgery?
A:
Are you asking about nipple surgery, such as nipple reduction, or breast surgery such as reduction or lift? For nipple reduction surgery, it is not removed. In cases of very large reductions, it is sometimes removed and replaced as a graft. This is usually not necessary. For breast lift operations it is not removed. Your plastic surgeon can advise you, if considering reduction, as to whether or not you would need a free nipple graft.
Hope this helps.
Tracy M. Pfeifer, MD, MS
| Board certification | |
| Education | Medical School: M.D., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey |
| Post-medical school training | Residency: Plastic Surgery, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery-NYU Medical Center, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center Fellowship: Plastic Surgery of the Breast; Institute of Plastic Breast Surgery-Atlanta Plastic Surgery |
| Aesthetic medicine experience | 10 years (post-medical training) |
| Professional memberships | American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS) |
| Hospital affiliations | Lenox Hill Hospital; Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital; North Shore University Hospital-Manhasset |
| Medical or professional license | NY |
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| Location | 565 Park Ave New York, NY View map |
| Additional Office Locations | Long Island Location: 1000 Northern Blvd Suite 370 Great Neck, NY 11021 (516) 466-2416 |
Treatments offered by Tracy M. Pfeifer, MD
Arm liftBotox
Breast implant removal
Breast implants
Breast lift
Breast reconstruction
Breast reduction
Brow lift
Cheek augmentation
Chemical peel
Chin liposuction
Dysport
Eyelid Surgery
Facelift
Juvederm
Labiaplasty
Laser resurfacing
Lip augmentation
Liposculpture
Liposuction
Lower face lift
Male breast reduction
Mini tummy tuck
Nipple surgery
Prevelle
Radiesse
Restylane
Retin-A
Scar removal
Sculptra
Thigh lift
Tummy tuck