Is My Nipple Normal After Breast Reduction?

Because of swelling the areola may look distorted after breast reduction. Most of the time this will resolve with a resolution of swelling.

Congratulations on having undergone the breast reduction procedure. As you can imagine, despite your description of the asymmetry, it is not possible to give you meaningful advice. Generally speaking, however the breasts do tend to change for several months after breast reduction procedure. Hopefully, these changes will improve the symmetry of the nipple/areola.

 Your plastic surgeon will be your best resource for more precise/meaningful answers.

 Best wishes; hopefully you will be pleased with the long-term outcome of the procedure performed.

During most breast reductions, the nipple is not removed from the breast and grafted to its new location.  Instead it is kept attached to the breast tissue and tunneled to its new location.  Therefore, it is entirely possible that the troubled nipple is being tethered by a deeper part of the breast.  In most cases, this tethering stretches in time, but this can take several months.  If the nipple position does not improve spontaneously, your surgeon might be able to correct it via a minor procedure, with local anesthetic alone, in the office setting.