Loss of sensation after periareolar incision - 9 months post-op.

Thank you very much for your question and congratulations
on your recent breast augmentation procedure. It is not uncommon for women to
experience a temporary loss of nipple sensation following a breast augmentation
procedure. It can take several months, even up to a year, before full nipple
sensation returns. However, in rare instances, some women will see permanent
numbness around the nipple/areola area. Be patient, you are still healing and
the sensation most likely will continue to improve. If you have any further
concerns, however, I suggest contacting your operating surgeon for their
advice.

Normal sensation may take up to two years to return, although usually it’s about a year. Unfortunately, numbness and some loss of sensation is a common risk.

Thank you for your question. It may take up to two years for full sensation to return as nerves can take some time to heal. 

Thanks for your inquiry, I would give it a full year and half before being resigned that it is not coming back, good luck.

Hi penny,Loss of sensation can occur after a breast augmentation or reduction. I tell my patients to be patient because it can sometimes take 18 months for the sensation to return. After that, most likely , sensation will not return to the area.Best Wishes,Dr. Christine Rodgers

Dear pennymakri,numbness is very common. It depends on the operation but often times sensation can return in a couple of weeks, a year, or not at all.  Nipple sensation itself is very important and can sometimes be lost with breast surgery. This is often mentioned in the risks of the consent process. Daniel Barrett, MD, MHA, MS 
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery  
Member, Am. Society of Plastic Surgery

It is possible to lose some sensation in the nipples following the periareolar incision technique, although some sensation may still return. This is one of the reasons I prefer to do the underarm incision, so there is no scar on the breast and no risk of losing nipple sensation following surgery. Good luck!

Hi,  There are nerves in so many areas of the breast and nipple complexes that need to be cut to provide the tunnel to insert the implant with a periareolar incision.  The ones that might give you more sensation might be part of that nerve complex  severance.  With you being 9 months, it would seem that you could have an altered sensation final result but most plastic surgeons would tell you that all of the sensation changes might be permanent but more time will help to make the final evaluation.

Hi, thanks for your question.
Is normal to lose sensation in the areas where surgical incisions had been perform and  nerves had been cut. Ussually nerves take their time to regenerate and to recover. Sometimes patients will have to  adapt to new sensations different as the ones prior surgery.
Vitamins B Complex and C may help you with your healing process.

Sometimes sensation of the breast is diminished after surgery.  For most patients this is just temporary, but at one year about 15% of patients will have decreased or a change in sensation. It does not always improve.