Will Nipple and Breast Numbness After Breast Implants Go Away?

It is very common for changes in sensation to occur, whether it be a n increase or decrease in sensitivity. Usually these changes will return to normal after a few weeks or months  after surgery. 

It is not uncommon to have some degree of a decrease in sensation in breasts after a breast augmentation surgery. Some people may not experience much of this and some people may experience it more than others. The amount of time needed for sensation to return also varies between people. The tightness should also improve as you continue to heal, your breast tissue will adapt to the implants and they should become softer and more relaxed.Hope this helps,Ali Rıza Öreroğlu, MD FEBOPRASEuropean and Turkish Board Certified Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeonIstanbul, Turkey

It is still quite early in your recovery. Your #healing will continue for 2-3 months for the early period. This includes some #swelling, bruising, malposition, color differences. Sensation may also be abnormal and scars will be evolve. #Tingling, burning or shooting pains, which will disappear with time and should not alarm you and indicate regeneration of the sensory nerves. If these sensations cause pain, repeated, local self-massage per your surgeon's instructions may help. However, #textured implants do not require breast #massage and if massage is recommended, you will be informed more about it during your post-operative visit. Further, if you have concerns about your healing, or pain that you question to be unusual, it is important to call your plastic surgeon to discuss these further asked to be examined.

Thank you for your question.  Unfortunately, numbness is a potential complication following any surgical procedure.  When it comes to the breasts the numbness is usually temporary but it can take several weeks to months to years to resolve.  Because you are so early on in the healing process, I would recommend being patient and remember that things will settle down and you should see improvement over the next few weeks.  Any concerns however big or small should be addressed with your operating surgeon.  Congratulations on your breast augmentation and best of luck on your recovery.  

Loss of sensation in the nipple/areola is fortunately an uncommon occurrence.In my experience, permanent loss of of sensation may be due to stretching of the sensory nerves by using very large implants causing a stretch injury or pressure on the nerves, extent of dissection which can damage the nerves, and the size of implant. I find that the location of the incision is not usually the reason for loss of sensation.Choosing a board-certified plastic surgeon is important when considering surgery, as it will lower your chances of complications.

Although breast augmentation is a relatively safe
operative procedure, occasionally complications can occur. Loss of sensation is
a recognized complication of breast augmentation and can occur in about five
percent of patients. Loss of sensation may involve the breast skin or in more
serious cases, the actual nipple areola complex. In the vast majority of cases,
it’s a transcient phenomenon that resolves with time, but in some cases, it may
be permanent.

The problem seems to occur more frequently when larger
implants are used. This tends to stretch the nerves and compress them as well
resulting in loss of sensation. It’s important that you discuss this issue
thoroughly with your plastic surgeon. Although relatively rare, there’s no
question that loss of nipple areola sensation can potentially occur with this
procedure.