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Will I Lose Sensation in my Breast with a Breast Lift?
I am considering a breast lift without implants. Will I lose sensation in the breast? Is there a procedure that does not cause loss of sensation?
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Kay812
in Terre Haute, IN
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Sensation after a breast lift
Most of my patients retain normal sensation after a breast lift but loss of sensation is definitely a risk that must be considered when having any breast surgery.
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Breast Lift
Any surgery entails certain risks. Breast lift surgery can alter sensation to the breast and/or nipple but it is usually temporary should it occur. Although possible, it would be very unlikely for there to be a permanent change in sensation. You should consult a plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery to discuss your treatment options for a breast lift and to review the benefits as well as the risks of the surgery with you.
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Sensation After Breast Lift
It is common to experience numbness near the incisions with any surgery, but typically sensation returns within one year. Everyone's healing experience is different. Many patients experience no loss of sensation in the nipples or even a heightened sensitivity. It is impossible to predict the outcome of any procedure, but I typically tell my patients to weigh the risks and benefits and make an informed decision. Good luck!
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Sensation
The nerve input to the nipple come from 4 different areas. Although it is possible to lose sensation after a breast lift it is very unlikely
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Will I lose Sensation After Breast Surgery?
There is always a chance that you can lose nipple sensation when you have breast surgery. Keeping in mind that everyone is different and will heal at different rates, patients can experience complete or partial numbness or heightened sensation after surgery, but both usually return to normal over time. It's rare to have permanent loss of sensation but there is no way to guarantee it.
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Breast sensation after breast lift
Thank you for your question. With any breast surgery, there is always a risk of change in nipple sensation. Often times, these changes in sensation are transient, but unfortunately, sometimes they can be permanent. My breast lift technique aims to preserve nipple sensation and viability. I believe that a major part of breast lift should be geared towards a functional breast. The majority of my patients retain their nipple sensation after breast lift and breast reduction.
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Breast lift and sensory issues
Some patients can lose sensation in the nipple areola after a lift or reduction. The statistics I have read report approximately 85% have normal sensation at 1 year.
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Loss of sensation possible with breast surgery
Thank you for your question. Any time one has breast surgery there is a possibility of loss of nipple sensation. Also, you may have diminished sensation in the skin of the breast; this will recover. Diminished nipple sensation will usually improve over time; complete loss of nipple sensation may not improve. Fortunately, this is rare. Hope this helps.
Tracy M. Pfeifer, MD, MS
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Breast Lift and sensation
With a mastopexy there are no guarantees that you will maintain sensation in the nipple areola. There may be up to o15% chance. Fortunately, many times sensation returns, but again, no guarantees.
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Sendation After Breast Lift Surgery
You will usually not lose any nipple sensation at all. The breast skin around the nipples will have some temporary numbness but normal feeling will return in 6 months or less. Loss of sensation is not usually a concern in most types of breast lifts.
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Can I lose sensation with a breast lift (mastopexy)
The goal of a breast lift is to tighten the breast tissues and to reposition the nipple and areola to a more youthful position. The amount of surgery required depends on how much laxity that you have and if any tissue needs to be removed if there is some asymmetry between the breasts. Certainly your plastic surgeon's goals are to maintain normal sensation to the breast skin and the nipple and areola. You would be consented that it is possible that you could have some temporary or permanent...
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Breast Lift and Loss of Sensation
In general, loss of sensation after breast lift is very uncommon. I have not had this occur over several hundred full breast lifts, but it is reported to occur. This may be technique dependent as is much of plastic surgery. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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Breast lift and nipple sensation
Any breast surgery has a risk for losing sensitivity to the nipple. It also may become more sensitive. The literature has quoted around 10% chance of that happening. It is more common after breast reduction and breast lift with implants due to the lateral intercostal nerves getting injured. In many cases the sensation returns but some may be permanent.
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Loss of Sensation and Breast Lift
Complete loss of sensation is unusual after a breast lift but there is a small risk. Most commonly women experience changes in sensation such as decreased sensation followed by sensitive breasts. This is due to the initial trauma of the surgery followed by healing.
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Nipple Sensory Loss After Breast Lift
When you ask about loss of sensation in the breast I wonder if you mean loss of sensation in the nipple/ areola which is generally considered to be a more serious problem than numbness elsewhere in the breast. The risk of losing sensation in the nipple/ areola after a breast lift is small when the procedure is performed carefully.
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Will I Lose Sensation in my Breast with a Breast Lift?
Anytime there is surgery in this area a risk of sensory nerve alteration is possible. Fortunately, any changes that occur are usually temporary and recover without difficulty.
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Loss of sensation after breast lift surgery
Hi! Thank you for your question
I am Dr. Speron, a proud member of both the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS). I am also certified with the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
There is always a risk of alternation in sensation to the nipples with any breast surgery. However, this risk is rare. You may notice that you feel less sensation in the nipple and areola areas. This is usually...
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Loss of sensation is uncommon after breast lift
Loss of sensation in the breast and nipple is indeed a risk after a breast lift, however the risk is actually greater if breast reduction is involved, or a lift is combined with a full breast implant. The breast scar is the greater worry.
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Will I Lose Sensation in my Breast with a Breast Lift?
Sensation changes are common immediatly after breast reduction
It is usually somewhat decreased or increased .Fortunately it is temporary in most cases and returns to normal in a few months
Total loss of sensation has been reported but is unusual
Patients do loose sensation when the free nipple graft technique is used.Suprisingly,I have seen these patients gain some sensation with time
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Will I Lose Sensation in my Breast with a Breast Lift?
Loss of sensation is always a risk but seems to be a very small risk. No surgery comes without potential risk so it is up to you to decide if the benefits are worth taking that risk.
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Nipple Sensation after Breast Lift
Most women do not have changes in sensation after a breast lift. However it depends on how extensive the lift is and how much tissue is moved. Your surgeon should be able to give more details based on your individual procedure plan.
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Would I loose sensation to the nipples after a breast lift?
This is a great question and you need to understand the nerve supply to the nipple to realize why it is unlikely to loose sensation after a mastopexy. The sensory nerves to the nipple come from within the breast from the chest wall, therefore it depends how the nipple is transferred to the new position. If the nipple is left attached to the breast tissue, the sensation is normally maintained. The ability to breast-feed is also maintained. The skin can be re-draped to produce the breast lift...
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Will I Lose Sensation in my Breast with a Breast Lift?
This is a known risk, but not particularly a common one. In the setting of an in person evaluation with a plastic surgeon, the type of lift most suited to your anatomy and goals will be recommended, and a more specific answer to the question will be possible.
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Breast Lift/Sensation
Most patients do not lose sensation with this procedure; it is, however, a known risk with this or any other breast procedure. And it's not predictable; there can be some loss of sensation in some portions of the breast(s) and not in others. That being said, most patients are extremely satisfied overall with this procedure.
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