Will my Nipples/Areola Ever Return to Normal?

This is a common question easily answered because you have thoughtfully included photographs.

Your surgeon appears to have done a nice job of lifting and augmenting your breasts, which look entirely normal for this stage of your recovery. You even have intact nipple sensation (good for you; kudos to your surgeon, though even careful surgical technique can still have about 15% permanent nipple numbness in patients undergoing this surgery--it's about anatomy as well as surgical skill).

The swelling will go down and your areolas will normalize as your scars soften and mature. Scars will take 6-12 months (and rarely more) to completely mature, soften, stretch , and fade.

So, yes, they will return to "normal" in time, but that new normal will be with much more attractive uplifted and full breast appearance! Click on the web reference link below for an example of one of my own breast lift patients (without implants) whose scars settled considerably after only 7 weeks. Best wishes! Dr. Tholen

Wait about four months before being concerned about nipple and areolar sensation, shape, or erectile function following this surgery. The vast majority of the times, sensation and function return to pre-operative states.