I got a breast reduction on June 11 (about 8 weeks ago) and am so happy I did it! However, something that I have noticed is that my right nipple has normal feeling while my left nipple has very minimal feeling. At first, I usually cannot feel anything. Then, after repeated stimulation, sometimes I can feel a slightly dull painful sensation. The areola also appears more puffy than before. I had an anchor reduction and about 250 g removed from both sides if this helps. Thanks!
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August 21, 2018
Answer: Nipple Sensation Loss After Breast Reduction Surgery
The majority of my breast reduction patients take a week or two off of work after their procedure. By one month, I tell my breast reduction patients to do anything they want physically. Most breast reduction patients find the procedure to be much less painful that they had expected. In fact, a ...
Pain after surgery is not uncommon. Some patients have a high tolerance to pain while some have low thresholds. Pain medication is the first option to quickly reduce pain. Other patients opt to massage the area to relieve the pain and it could indeed be a conservative way of dealing with p...
Can happen as you are experiencing. Funky odors usually suggests infection and the wound would do better if opened up completely. Allow shower to wash the wound out and let your surgeon tell you waht kinds of wound care you will need to do. Do not allow the wound to dry out as that would be...
