Breast Implant Removal Q&A
87%
WORTH IT RATING
"Worth It Rating" shows the % of consumer reviewers that stated the procedure was "Worth It" or not. See more RealSelf Worth It Ratings or Add Your Review
150 Reviews
Breast Implant Removalbefore & after photos
View Before and Afters

Average Breast Implant Removal Cost: $3,850

Learn about Breast Implant Removal

777 people and 318 doctors are talking about Breast Implant Removal

Get Free Email Updates

Implants Were Removed 2 Weeks Ago, and my Nipples Are Caved in

asked 1 year ago by fujiapple in La Mirada, CA
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 2,121 times
Tags: nipples, 1 week post-op, complication, inverted, necrosis

I'm 28yrs-old and i had BA 5 months ago. 2 weeks after surgery when i went to follow up, my PS said, it seemed there might be blood in my left breast, so he removed blood and scar tissues. (left breast)3 month later, Capsule contracted, so I had surgery to remove capsule and replace with new implant. (left breast)1 month later, I was having pain, so removed implants. Now i'm 10 days post explant surgery. My left nipple became dark, flattened, and caved in. Will it come back? it's not necrosis?

4 answers to Implants Were Removed 2 Weeks Ago, and my Nipples Are Caved in

+4

Nipple scarring

Your nipples have caved in because of the scarring. Go to Babies R Us and buy yourself a breast pump for breast feeding and place it arroung the scar several times a day. This will stretch the scar tissue and pull your nipple out. Take the pump to your surgeon and have them show you where to place the pump for the best result.
Hilton Becker, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
+2

Scar tissue contracts, deforms the nipple

Your pictures demonstrate a scar contracture in the deep tissues, pulling your nipple/areola inward. Massage and stretching early on is your best option. Once the scar forms and deforms the breast it will require surgery to be corrected. Sincerely, Martin Jugenburg, MD
Martin Jugenburg, MD

Toronto Plastic Surgeon
+2

Deformed Nipple

Deformity of the nipple areola is due to multiple surgeries and scarring. the breast tissue was not repaired in layers underneath the nipple areola thus forming a scar that pulled the nipple areola down and got adherent. See your plastic surgeon, it can be repaired but I would wait 6-12 months.
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
+1

Nipples Caved in after Breast Implant Removal?

Thank you for the question and pictures. The “caved in” appearance of the nipple/areola is likely related to underlying scar tissue causing the nipple/ areola to adhere to the underlying tissue. This may slowly resolve with massage and maturation of the underlying scar. I am concerned about the description of the left areola being “dark”. Continued follow-up with your plastic surgeon is indicated; revisionary breast surgery... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Ask a question