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What happens with the areola and its permanent sutures with pregnancy?

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Vega637Jul 27, 2024

I guess there is a risk of rupture and spreading of the areola. Would the patient thereafter have to live with pieces of suture buried inside the breast? Or could permanent sutures be removed after 1-2 years? Would sufficient tissue have developed to hold the areola in place?

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