Does repetitive surgery decrease breast sensitivity?

What are the side effects of repetative surgery? Does it increase the risks of capsular contracture? What is the recommended maximum amount a breast surgery can be performed if things go wrong? Sorry kinda got more than one question in there but thanks :)

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A: No definite answer

Sam Speron, MD

Hi, Thank you for your question. There is no definite answer in terms of the amount of times that breast surgery can be performed. However, with every surgery you are at a greater risk for complications. This includes infection, pain, reaction to anesthesia, numbness, capsular contracture, leakage, scarring,... more

A: It's possible

Christopher L. Hess, MD

What's more important than the risk of nipple sensitivity loss is the risk of nipple, areolar or other tissue loss.  Repeated breast surgery disrupts the blood supply to the tissues each time.  With this the risk of tissue loss is dramatically increased with each surgery. Although there is a risk of... more

A: Repeat Breast Surgery

Farbod Esmailian, MD

I cant give you a definitive number as far as how many breast surgeries is the limit.  But each additional surgery does increase the risks.  This would be all the risks.  Meaning capsular contracture risk does definitely increase, especially if the surgery is for capsular contracture. So, the... more

A: Repetitive breast surgery

Steven Wallach, MD

Repetitive breast surgery can certainly increase the complications.  In terms of sensitivity I know of no study that specifically looked at this. As for other complications, I think that the reasons for multiple procedures most likely resulted form dissatisfaction or complications from prior surgery so it... more

A: Does Repetitive Breast surgery decrease breast sensitivity?

Peter A. Aldea, MD

I assume you are referring to breast augmentation surgery. "What are the side effects of repetative surgery? "- Each surgery is associated with POTENTIAL risks (death, bleeding, infection etc) AND with DEFINITE consequences (scarring). The more procedures, the more scarring. While this is not a major... more

A: The answer varies

John P. Di Saia, MD

Hello, Plastic surgery is an interface between art and science, so there are few absolute answers. We do know that repeated surgery on breasts can decrease sensitivity as more and more breast tissue can be replaced by scar tissue. This is a tendency though and not a definite. There is no "number" of... more

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