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Breast lift... cookie cutter?

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Tinylil DancerMay 6, 2017

So.. I need a lift. And implants. :) But why does the nipple have to look like you took a cookie cutter and become this circle?? Is there any way around the cookie cutter nipple look I love my roundness. They become so small after the anchor.

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Robert J. Spies, MD

What you are experiencing is very normal during the healing phase of your surgery.  Stitches beneath the skin take months to dissolve.  Until they do, you will feel them.  Sometimes, they do feel exactly like pointy bumps that seem likely to pop through the skin.  Most will not.  The ones that...

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Joel M. Stewart, Jr., MD

This is all too common and usually this will heal very favorably. Eating a diet with plenty of protein and taking a one a day vitamin are all that usually is required. Patience during this time is difficult, but it looks like you are on the right track for healing.

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Dear Shord123, Thank you for the reference photos. It shows here that your implants have not yet fully dropped. Dropping of implants takes about four to six months after the surgery. If after six months, you are still not satisfied with the appearance of breasts, you can consult your...

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Ajay Mahajan, MD, FRCS (Plast)

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Ashley N. Amalfi, MD

It is very common to have some small areas of delayed healing, or 'spitting sutures' after this type of procedure.  We are pushing your skin to its limits by combining a tightening procedures (Mastopexy or breast lift) with a stretching procedure (Breast Augmementation.)  I would give...

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