Nipple Reduction to Improve Scars and Shape?

I am 52 and had a breast uplift with 170cc silicone tear drop implants partially submuscular. There is a slight pleat near the bottom cleavage side of each breast. My nipples also look larger than before and the scar around it is still red after 12 months. If I lightly pinch the nipples without pulling them, the pleats disappear and the breast shape is improved. Can nipple reduction help improve the aureola scars and breast shape? The breasts are otherwise soft and natural looking.

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Nipple Reduction to Improve Areolar Scars?

Generally speaking, nipple reduction surgery is not useful for the purposes you describe; I think you will be best off seeking advice directly from your plastic surgeon demonstrating the phenomenon that you describe in your question. Otherwise, circumareolar scar revision may be helpful. Best wishes.

Nipple reduction and mastopexy scars

I fyou have unfavorable pleating scars aroudn your areolas, they will not improve from just a nipple reduction. It sounds like those scars may need to be revised.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Widening of the areola / nipple with Poorly Chosen Breast Lift / Augmentation

Regarding: "Nipple Reduction to Improve Scars and Shape? I am 52 and had a breast uplift with 170cc silicone tear drop implants partially submuscular. There is a slight pleat near the bottom cleavage side of each breast. My nipples also look larger than before and the scar around it is still red after 12 months. If I lightly pinch the nipples without pulling them, the pleats disappear and the breast shape is improved. Can nipple reduction help improve the aureola scars and breast... more

Nipple Rexuction?

It sounds like you may have had a periareola lift. This may produce some pleating around the areola. This usually resiolves with time. Pictures in your case would be helpful. Dr. ES

Large and pleaate areolae after breast lift and implant

With pinching the nipple, you are most likely promiting contraction of the areola which is likely to soften the pleats or wirinkles you describe. However, I am not cerain that surgery is the cure for these. I would still give it time. see video