Large, Puffy Areolas, Inverted Nipples, but Small Breasts-- is There a Procedure to Help?

asked 11 months ago by collegegirl9 in new york, NY
Latest answer by Frank Lista, MD
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Tags: areola reduction, embarrassment, inverted, options

My breasts are a size 34A, but my areolas are about 6.5cm in diameter (they pretty much take up the entire breast). My nipples are also inverted-- these problems make me extremely insecure and self conscious. Is there a procedure out there for me? I'm only 20 and have a somewhat limited budget as a college student, but intimacy has become a huge dilemma, and I don't want to spend the rest of my 20s in hiding!

5 answers to Large, Puffy Areolas, Inverted Nipples, but Small Breasts-- is There a Procedure to Help?

Correction of Large Puffy Areolas and Inverted Nipples

Yes there is a way of correcting both large nipples and inverted nipples. The size of the areola is corrected by an operation called a peri-areolar mastopexy. This is also known as a Benelli mastopexy. In this technique a doughnut of areola skin is removed from around the nipple and then the sutured back into place. This procedure leaves a faint scar around the edge of the areola at the junction of the pigmented areola skin and the lighter normal breast skin. Inverted nipple repair... more

Frank Lista, MD
Toronto Plastic Surgeon

Tuberous Breasts?

Thank you for the question. If you are dealing with a tuberous (constricted) breast anomaly some of the characteristics you may notice are: short distance from areola to inframammary folds, wide distance between breasts and relatively large "puffy" areola. Generally, the procedure most commonly used to improve the situation involves breast augmentation with or without areola reduction / mastopexy procedure. The distance from the inframammary fold is increased... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation and periareolar lift for correction of puffy nipples

It does sound like you have tuberous breasts. Breast augmentation and periareolar lift can help correct this problem The inverted nipples can usually be corrected at the same time. The tethering ducts are released and some method to hold the mipples out is used. A nipple piercing can be very effective at this.

Daryl K. Hoffman, MD
Los Gatos Plastic Surgeon

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Large areola and small breast

There are a wide variety of problems that might be described as you have written, but most of them can be significantly improved with surgery. If you post a photo, we can be more helpful, but your best bet is to see a plastic surgeon. Even if you cannot afford surgery now while you are in college, there is no reason for you not to find out what the options are. Many plastic surgeons will see you without charging for the consult (depending on where you live), and in any case,... more

James Nachbar, MD
Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon

Large areola with small breasts

It sounds like what is known as a tuberous deformity. A photograph would have been helpful to be sure. Tuberous deformity is a combination of large prominent areola with a small breast with a very tight breast-base. I am sure you will be able to find some photgraphs by searching online with the terms of 'tubular breast' or 'tuberous breast'. This is a distressing problem, but can be improved with surgery. Please see a fully qualified Plastic Surgeon. more

Anindya Lahiri, MBBS
Birmingham Plastic Surgeon

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