How to approach doctor about placing nipples too high?

Even with old fashioned techniques, standard breast measurements and markings should still give you a good result. If you are concerned with your surgeon's practice, open a frank discussion about what your concerns are specifically before surgery to emphasize what you are worried about. A transparent dialogue often helps reduce anxiety and stress before surgery and can help with understanding what to expect after surgery too. Hope this helps.

Thank you for your inquiry! We would love to meet and discuss your concerns! Be very transparent with your surgeon on your post-op expectations and expect the same from the surgeon. Schedule a consultation with a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon to help you reach your goals.

Hello,
This is a good question, and a common concern.
At your pre-surgical discussion, this should be on your list and should be emphasized as one of your concerns. You can ask the doctor if he will avoid placing your nipples too high, and also ask to view before and after photos of his own patients who have undergone the same procedure.
Best,Dr. Tanovic

Standard measurements are used to determine the ideal position of the nipples, but there is some margin for aesthetic preferences. All techniques take this into consideration. Placing nipples too high can be a problem as they can peak out above a bra or swimsuit. If this is a concern, you should discuss this with your surgeon. He or she will appreciate your input when planning the surgery.

Hello and thank you for your question. Everything ultimately comes down to having a trusting surgeon patient relationship. You should feel comfortable discussing or asking your surgeon anything- after all, regardless of how many times they have performed the procedure, this might be your first time undergoing surgery. Before / After pictures of similar patients undergoing the same procedure can help guide expectations and hopefully alleviate your anxiety. That said, you should definitely have the conversation with your surgeon in advance so you both know exactly what to expect, get an opportunity to address your concerns, and both feel comfortable with how the procedure will be performed prior to proceeding. I hope this helps!
Best wishes,
Dr. Donald Groves
Plastic Surgeon

I recommend you discuss this point with your doctor ASAP. I like straight forward conversations with my patients. If I feel that the patient doesn’t have confidence in my expertise or advice. We aren’t a right match. Trust and communication are essential for a good human relationship. Patient physician relationships are based on trust. You can also get a second opinion and then decide. There is no rush to go in to a plastic surgery.

The technique I recommend is The Bellesoma Method. This will reshape your breast tissue creating upper pole fullness without implants, elevate them higher on the chest wall and more medial to increase your cleavage. Vertical scars are avoided, nipple sensation (in 95%) and the ability to breast feed are maintained.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Hi, thank you for this question. I think the most important aspect to scheduling any procedure is to make sure you resonate with and trust your surgeon. You are going on a journey together and it is so important to work with someone who you trust completely. If going into surgery you are not sure about the techniques he or she uses or whether or not you will be happy with the results this can be a recipe for a difficult doctor patient relationship moving forward. If you really like this surgeon because of his or her personality, bedside manner, etc than just be honest and express that the one thing you are concerned with is having nipples that are placed too high and see how they respond. They should be receptive to your goals.

I think it's reasonable to ask the doctor to show you exactly where the new nipple position will be. The doctore can even show you how they mark and measure it out relative to the landmarks such as the sternal notch, inframammary fold, and midline. I do this with every patient so that they are crystal clear on the details of the procedure and feel completely comfortable with proceeding with the surgery. We perform this procedure under local anesthesia in the office. No general anesthesia!

In designing the pattern for a breast lift, the placement of the nipple should be approximately 2 cm above the level of the fold underneath your breast. As the level of the fold is different in different women, the level of the nipple is also different in different women. There are other dimensional measurements that need to be done concerning the distance from the nipple down to your fold that would be incorporated into the pattern so the skin is tightened enough to give an aestheticly pleasing shape and the breast is youthful and perky. Certainly, if you feel your surgeon is not going to achieve the results that you want, you should consider interviewing other surgeons. Best wishes.