I've had a fibroadenoma removed in each breast leaving my nipples shaped different. What are my chances of reconstruction?

November 30, 2015
Asked By:filomenac in Cherry Hill, NJ

I'm currently 19 years old. At 15 I discovered my first fibroadenoma, I had my first one removed at 16. I forget the actual size but it was somewhere over 4 cm. Senior year of high school I had my second one removed by a different doctor (mistake). I have a large scar around my left nipple and my right nipple no longer becomes erect. I have multiple fibroadenoma's in each breast, and a large & rather painful one in my right breast. I would like to have breast reconstruction/lift/augmentation.

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