Can you donate nipples/areola?

December 16, 2021
Asked By:mondriana

I'm a trans masc nonbinary person, and I'm hoping to go nipple-free when I get my top surgery. I was wondering if it would be at all possible to donate my nipples/areola to another person. I read that tissues grafts get rejected; does this count for nipples/areola too?

Answers (3)

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August 17, 2023

Answer: Transplant

Connie Hiers, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Answer: Transplant

Connie Hiers, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 19, 2021

Answer: Transfer of nipple/areola graft to another person

Zoran Potparic, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 19, 2021

Answer: Transfer of nipple/areola graft to another person

Zoran Potparic, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 19, 2021

Answer: Nipples

Daniel Barrett, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 19, 2021

Answer: Nipples

Daniel Barrett, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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