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Areola discoloration 14 months post-op, is this normal? Will they go back? (Photos)

Thriving8158May 20, 2023

It's been a year and 2 months since this surgery. Scars are pretty red and now it seems like I'm losing pigment on areolas. Is this normal? Will they go back?

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