Breast Lift Without Nipple Removal?

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Is it possible to have breast lift without the nipple being removed? I had a lift 2-1/2 years ago (with implant exchange) and it needs to be redone because the vertical scars are very wide and i want the implants removed, but I don't want to go through the pain of the nipples being removed again. The nipple height is still good.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

Neither the nipples nor the areolae need to be removed during a breast lift revision. Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of breast lifts each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Sultan Hassan, MD, FRCS(Plast) · Answer

Very difficult to give a good response without seeing photos. If your nipples are at a good height but breasts have stretched out in the lower part, called bottomed out, then simply excising a strip of skin as a tranverse or vertical ellipse may address your concerns.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD · Answer

In a breast lift the nipple and areola are moved to the anatomically correct position on the chest wall. This complex remains attached to the breast mound.

Mennen T. Gallas, MD · Answer

In a standard breast lift the nipples are not removed. There is an incision that follows the circumference of the areola, but that is so tissue surrounding the nipple can be reshaped. The nipple itself stays attached to the breast throughout the procedure.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

Nipples are not removed during a standard breast lift.  If the position is good, then the scars can be revised from the previous lift as you said in the vertical component.

Breast Lift Without Nipple Removal?

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