Drooping Nipples After Breast Lift and Implants

Periareolar lifts generally give a small amount of nipple lift compared to lollipop or anchor type lifts.
One week after surgery, however, is a tough time for the patientas it is, and much too early to be assessing the final result! Very close and frequent communication with your surgeon may help you through this tough phase. Hopefully your implants will settle to the point you are happy with the nipple position.
Occasionally, patients find that their nipple position is too low after complete healing of the surgery; in that case a reassessment may be in order.
If the nipple is too far down due to drooping, or the areola is too large, it may be better to raise the nipple (and reduce its size) with more powerful techniques rather than lower the implant onto the stomach to create the illusion of a properly positioned nipple.

It’s not unusual for patients
to have superior displacement of their breast implants in the immediate
postoperative period.This is even more
likely when larger implants are utilized.In some cases, this can give the appearance of the nipples pointing in a
downward direction.This occurs for a
variety of reasons including spasm of the pectoralis muscles, skin tightness,
and swelling.Improvement in this condition may be seen as early as two
weeks following surgery but in some cases, may take several months to
occur.In an effort to minimize this
problem, many plastic surgeons utilize a superior breast compression band.This device forces the implant in an inferior
direction which keeps the inferior breast pocket fully expanded.In addition to this maneuver, it’s important
to avoid under wire bras and push-up bras in the immediate postoperative
period.These devices have the potential
to superiorly displace breast implants.It’s important to realize that you’re still relatively
early in your postoperative course and continued improvement is likely.If your breast implants are still superiorly displaced
after six months, more aggressive maneuvers may be necessary.In most cases, this involves expansion of the
inferior breast pocket with a procedure known as a capsulotomy.When the implant drops into normal position,
the areola’s should rise relative to the implant.If you’re concerned about implant displacement and
inferiorly positioned nipple areola complexes, consultation with your plastic
surgeon is appropriate.Your surgeon
should be able to evaluate your situation and hopefully reassure you.

You should notice improvement with the nipple position as the implants settle.  This is because the implants should drop down so the nipples will be better centered over the implants.  However, if you post pictures, we may be able to give you more specific advice.  Good luck.