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Does a Breast Lift or Implants Cause Loss of Sensation in the Nipples?

asked 1 year ago by Jaaye in Delaware
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 422 times
Tags: nipples, sensation loss

8 answers to Does a Breast Lift or Implants Cause Loss of Sensation in the Nipples?

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Breast Augmentation/Lifting and Loss of Sensation?

Any patient undergoing any type of breast surgery should be aware that loss of sensation is a possibility. The incidents will vary depending on exactly what procedures performed. Breast augmentation/lifting is associated with a risk of approximately 5 to 15% of permanent loss of sensation. Best wishes.
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Nipple sensory changes

It is difficult to predict why some women lose  or have a change in sensation after a breast lift or implant placement.  It happens to about 10-15%.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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What causes loss of sensation to the nipples after breast surgery?

Sensation to the nipple area goes through a nerve that comes into the breast from the lateral side, branching out from under a rib. With implant surgery, it is vulnerable to being strertched or injured when the implant pocket is being developed in the lateral direction. For that reason, bigger implants probably have a higher risk of damage to the nerve. With a lift, there is more rearrangement of the breast tissue so thenerve may be affected closer to the nipple. Most of the time... more
Richard Baxter, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Loss of Sensation with Breast Implants or Breast Lift

There is always a risk of alternation in sensation to the nipples with any breast surgery.  However, this risk is rare.  In many instances, there is a temporary change in sensation as the breasts heal, but most people return to normal sensation.  Good luck.
David Shafer, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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LLoss of sensation after breast surgery

Any type of breast surgery, lifts, implants etc can cause numbness of the nipples.  Permanent numbness is relatively rare but it is a risk all patients must be willing to take on to have surgery.
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Sensation Loss After Breast Surgery

Everyone has transient and temporary changes in their nipple sensation after an augmentation or a lift.  Some women are hyper-sensitive, while others are numb.  This should all be temporary, but can take anyhwhere from 1-6 months to resolve.  There is a small chance of permanent nerve sensation changes ( 0.01%), but is very rare.  I hope this helps.
Christopher V. Pelletiere, MD

Barrington Plastic Surgeon
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Loss of sensation in the nipples after breast lift and/or augmentation with implants.

A breast lift and/or implants can certainly cause a loss of sensation to the nipples. Frequently this is temporary during the post-operative period and resolves in most cases by 2 years. However, it can be permanent.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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