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Surgery to Correct Puffy Areolas?

asked 2 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 1,940 times
Tags: age 18-24, nipples, female, breast feeding, costs, pregnancy, puffy eyes

I'm a 20 year old female, no kids. And I was considering puffy areola reduction. My areola is a little bit wider then a quarter in diameter. Everything else with the breast is fine, size and shape. But I have a puffy areola and so in the relaxed state there is no nipple just areola.

I know it's a simple incision and quick healing process, but will having a puffy areola be a problem for breast feeding if I get pregnant in the future? And I haven't been able to find any before and after pictures of puffy areola treatment, where can I find some? And is this surgery by itself costly?

3 answers to Surgery to Correct Puffy Areolas?

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Surgery to Correct “Puffy” Areola?

Thank you for the question. Despite your good description, it will be in your best interest to be examined in person for precise advice. Generally speaking, areola size and “puffiness” can be corrected surgically. You should be aware that sometimes “puffy” areola are part of a constricted/tuberous breast anomaly. Correction of the size/puffiness of the nipple/areola complexes should be timed appropriately; for example, it will likely be in your best... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Correcting large areola

There is a great variation between every patient in terms of breast, areola and nipple sizes. Despite this variation, some patients simply have an areola that is too large for their breast and simply is unpleasing aesthetically. There are operations designed to reduce or change the size of the areola; they are similar to the techniques that we use to do a Periareolar Mastopexy (Breast lift using an incision only around the areola).
Kevin Brenner, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Puffy areola treatment

Surgergrl, Areola size and shape varies from woman to woman. I tell patients that have more prominent areola that after breast augmentation it will still be there to some degree. If a woman has a constricted or tuberous breast, it is common to see puffy areola. You sound as though you are please with your breasts otherwise so this may not be the case for you. One option is to perform an areolar reduction but without some undermining it may not make a difference. I would recommend that... more
Michael C. Edwards, MD

Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

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