Can nipple placement be moved out after a breast lift? (Photos)

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I noticed after a breast lift that the nipples can look too close together because the surgeon cut too much skin off the breast between the nipples and cleavage. Can that be fixed with a future revision surgery?

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

Your result is excellent. I don’t think you need a revision at all and your nipple placement appears correct

Alan Gonzalez, MD, FACS · Answer

Hello @AsianBoobies, thank you for your question. It depends on the results you want to achieve. Your surgical plan should include a breast lift that reconfigures the breast tissue and improves the position of the nipple with an inverted J-shaped scar. This is the smallest scar that can be created in this procedure. For more information and recommendations, it is best to consult with one or several board certified plastic surgeons. Best wishes! Alan Gonzalez MD, FACS.

Zoran Potparic, MD · Answer

Normally distance from the chest midline to the nipple is around 11 cm; nipple should be positioned on the top and center of the breast mount. If nipples are placed on a side it gives unnatural look to the breasts. You should address this issue with your surgeon once you decide to do breast lift. Good luck.

Martin Jugenburg, MD · Answer

Hello, Thank you for your question. The short answer is yes it can be revised but you would have to wait at least 1 year to performing additional surgery. It also will depend on the plastic surgeon if they are willing to undergo risks of revision. There is always a degree of asymmetry after surgery , we do try our best to improve the appearance but can be difficult to predict certain outcomes. We do over correct because as time goes on the breast will slightly drop.  Be patient and Im sure things over time will improve.

Anna Steve, MD · Answer

Yes, the nipple position can be repositioned and moved further apart with future revision surgery to the breast.

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear AsianBoobies,
breast revision surgery is the most difficult plastic surgery procedure performed. Botched breast surgery alters normal tissue planes and laxity, the ability of breasts to heal properly, and leaves scar tissue that dramatically affects the level of difficulty of the corrective surgery.Many patients come in to correct poor outcomes from their initial surgeries. The most common problems are due to implant malposition, bottoming out of the implant, poor scarring, and incorrect implant size.While the type of revision required will depend on the result of the previous surgery and the desired result of the patient, some revisions involve extensive pocket repair that may or may not need specialized external bras.If you are considering breast surgery revision, you should speak with a board certified plastic surgeon and have yourself properly assessed. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations. Also, you have to make sure that your surgeon understands your breast augmentation goals.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Jorge Galaz, MD · Answer

The result of your breast-lift looks great. If you decide you want your nipples to be in another position, it may be done with surgery.

Connie Hiers, MD, FACS · Answer

Measurements and examination are needed to be certain as to where your nipples should be.  Sometimes the nipples are where they should be, but the pocket needs to be adjusted.

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

From the provided photos it appears that your nipple placement is correct.  It can be altered to a degree with revision surgery, but it does not appear it is necessary in your situation.

Jeffrey C. Hamm, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

Hi and welcome to our forum!
From the examples you show, the photos appear to have been taken early in the postoperative period. Soft tissue remodeling occurs over a period of 6-12 months after surgery and the breasts will usually drop and spread a significant distance. 
The surgical goal is to place the nipple areolar complex at the apex of the breast cone. The breast bone to nipple distance should approximate the inter-nipple distance.
Revisional surgery to change nipple-areolar location may introduce new surgical scars in potentially visible areas.
Best wishes...

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