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Is Areolae Reduction Good 3 Years Before Getting Pregnant?

  • paz
  • Bulgaria
  • 6 years ago

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Areolar reduction before pregnancy

October 22nd, 2011
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If you're significantly unhappy with the size of the areolae, you could have them reduced now. However, the possibility that pregnancy will re-stretch the areolae and that additional surgery will be required afterwards cannot be discounted. This is a personal choice but my inclination would be to wait if you are certain that you will have a a child in the next three years and to proceed if having children is conjectural and not a certainty in your life.
Robert L. Kraft, MD, FACS


New York Plastic Surgeon
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Breast surgery before pregnancy

December 4th, 2009
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If you're just looking for areolar reduction (making the dark circle around the nipples smaller), there's no reason not to go ahead and have it done if it really bothers you. You'll have 3 more years to enjoy your new breasts before pregnancy changes them. You cannot predict exactly how pregnancy will change a breast, so you may or may not need to touch up that areolar reduction after pregnancy.

Carmen Kavali, MD

Carmen Kavali, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
4.5 out of 5 stars 38 reviews

Nipple & areola reduction before or after pregnancy

December 3rd, 2009
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Ultimately, this depends on how much it bothers you. If this is a source of distress, the surgery is relatively low risk but you should be prepared to revise the surgery once you have completed nursing.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Areola reduction before pregnancy

December 3rd, 2009
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In my opinion, this would not be a good idea.  Isolated areola reduction without a lift or reduction of the entire breast is exceptionally rare anyway.  I think whatever you might gain would potentially lost be the stretching of the breasts during pregnancy or breast feeding. 

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Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Reduction of the areola withstanding a pregnancy

December 3rd, 2009
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Probably not.

An areolar reduction can be done by itself or as part of either a Breast Lift (Mastopexy) or a Breast Reduction (read link below to understand similarities and differences). With Pregnancy the breast will grow and stretch the entire skin envelope, including the areola. Any tightening of the areola and or of the skin envelope will be affected - the areola will be stretched as will be the skin envelope.

Dr. P. Aldea

Peter A. Aldea, MD

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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