Could a Breast Implant Procedure Cause Nipples to Tingle with a Slight Burning Sensation?

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Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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9 answers to Could a Breast Implant Procedure Cause Nipples to Tingle with a Slight Burning Sensation?

Breast tingling

Certainly early post-op you m ay experience weird sensations as the nerves "re-awaken." If on the other hand you have a red breast that suggests infection, then that is different, and you should see your surgeon ASAP.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Nipple sensitivity common after breast implants

It is quite common to have changes in nipple sensation after breast implant surgery. It can be due to pressure from the implant on the nerves that go to the nipple or stretching of the nerves. Complete numbness occurs about 15% of the time but hypersensitivity is even more common. Fortunately, this almost always goes away within a few weeks or months. There is nothing that reliably speeds up the process.

James McMahan, MD
Columbus Plastic Surgeon

Breast Augmentation healing

These sensations are common after breast surgery and usually subside in a few months,. advil or celebrex may help

Jed H. Horowitz, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

A very common finding.

This tingling you describe is very common following Augmentation and in my experience has always subsided in and around 3 months after surgery.

David A. Ross, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Hypersensitive nipples after breast augmentation

Thank you for the question Yes, hypersensitive nipples are quite common and usually temporarily so after breast augmentation surgery. More commonly, in approximately 5% of patients, there will be hypo sensitivity of the nipples that may be permanent. This is seen regardless of the incision used to perform the breast augmentation procedure and is related to involvement of the 4th intercostal nerve. I hope this helps.

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implants will cause some changes in sensation--most temporary!

Since creation of a surgical pocket for the breast implants unavoidably cuts tiny sensory nerves, there will always be some sensation changes in the breast. The lateral 4th intercostal nerve (and sometimes branches of the 3rd and 5th) provides sensation to the nipple/areola complex, and fortunately runs along the side of the chest wall, entering the breast tissues laterally, and is therefore USUALLY undamaged in creation of the implant pocket. But, because this nerve is not... more

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

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Nipple tingle or burning after breast augmentation

Changes in nipple sensation including tingling or a slight burning sensation can occur after breast augmentation, though the changes are temporary for the majority. The implant will stretch the breast tissue and nerves within and cause the irritation. Recovery may take several months so don't get discouraged. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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Could a Breast Implant Procedure Cause Nipples to Tingle with a Slight Burning Sensation?

The nerve supply to the nipple complex arrives along the side of the breast and may be injured by stretching or cutting in creating the implant pocket or by a large implant pushing on it. Although careful pocket separation techniques are used by most Plastic surgeons, it is impossible to avoid nerve damage in all cases. Such injuries manifest as temporary tingling, burning or in some cases numbness. Although they are temporary in most cases, in a small number of women they are permanent... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants can cause sensitive nipples

After breast augmentation, hypersensitive nipples are pretty common. Sensitivity, burning, or tingling in the nipples occurs in many women and is almost always temporary. Usually this goes away in two to three months as the implants soften and settle.