I'm very conscious... One of my nipples looks completely different from the other. I don't mind having imperfect breasts, I just want them to look similar! My left breast is ok-the nipple is smooth, perfectly round and the areola is slightly raised and bump free. My right nipple is the opposite-the areola is very puffy, covered in montgomery glands and my nipple looks more peanut shaped than round. What procedures would be done? is surgery needed? what is the ballpark cost of these things?
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I am glad to hear that you are nearly completed with your breast reconstruction, but sorry to hear of your concerns. It is common to have some shrinkage of the newly reconstructed nipple - typically between 30-50% of the immediate postoperative size. I would continue to wait a few...
I am going to jump on the bandwagon with the other responding doctors here and advocate that you don't do anything. You have a very natural shape to your breasts. A slight protrusion of the nipple is a healthy, youthful look. Anything that you might do to change this might be...
Your problem is more common than you think but usually affects women with overly large breasts not smaller ones. Occasionally reducing the size of very large breasts can restore this function but not usually (see link). .Having no erotic sensation of the nipple prior to your breast...
