PLEASE help! why does one nipple and breast look bigger Than the other after a lift? Is this a bad breast lift? (photo)

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I'm 5 weeks out of having a breast lift on one side and sillicone implants in both. One breast was drooping and I told him that the most important thing to me was getting the nipples to look even. Why wouldn't he tell me that having a lift on onlyone breast will make the nipple look bigger? Also I suffered a hemorrhage on the lifted one. After he drained it He said the swelling should go down and the opening should heal. The opening has yet to heal after a week and keeps leaking out clear fluid.

Jose M. Soler-Baillo, MD, MS · Answer

Thank you for your question and photos.  Your surgeon is correct in telling you that at this point in the healing process there will be swelling.  Please continue to follow the instructions of your surgeon regarding post-op care for the next couple months to ensure optimal healing.  If anything becomes of immediate concern, I urge you to contact your operating surgeon.All the best,Dr. ResultsMiami, FL

M. Scott Haydon, MD · Answer

Thanks for your question and the photo. It's impossible to create mirror image breasts although that is what we strive for. Given the fact that you had the hematoma and that you only had one side lifted, it will take longer to settle out and realize the final result. Part of this is the reduction in the areolar diameter and part is the closing of the small opening. I think you will be very happy in the end. Best of Luck!

Tania Medina de Garcia, MD · Answer

Hello
dear, thanks for your question and provided information as well… 
I have to say that you are still early on healing process, it is too soon to
determine how your results are going to be, per now, they look very nice and
beautiful, you can have one bigger than the other, feel swollen and also have
bruises and open wounds, it is normal and that can happen for the first 3 to 4
months until your implants have settle in. I recommend you to wait and keep
using your post surgical bra, that will help you with the shape and support. Hugs!

Paul Silverstein, MD (retired) · Answer

From your pictures, the surgical result looks excellent, but it is difficult to tell how significant the minor difference is between the breasts without seeing your pre-op photos.  The larger areola can be made smaller, after you are healed with a minor procedure under local anesthesia.  No woman has perfectly balanced, symmetrically equal breasts, and your differences appear from the photos to be within natural variation.  Remember we are aperating on loiving tissue which stretches and pulls, not on stone, wood or clay.

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