Breast Reduction 1 year postop - were my nipples placed too high? (photos)

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I had a breast reduction a little over a year ago. My concern is the location of my nipples. I feel they are too high but maybe I think that because I'm not used to my breast looking like this. Can someone tell me if my nipples were placed too high? Or if you see anything wrong?

Scott C. Lindsay, DO · Answer

Thanks for your question! I suppose your nipples look a little bit high, but not unattractively high. Your breasts look perky and you got a great surgical result! I hope this helps.

Aftab Siddiqui, FRCS(Plast) · Answer

You need to see a plastic surgeon to examine and take measurements. From the pictures provided, the nipple positions could be at a good level but you have bottoming out of the tissues. This can be improved with revision procedure  reinforcing the lower pole . These can happen as tissues can not support the weight of the breasts. Some techniques are more prone to bottoming out than others.

Vasileios Vasilakis, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for the question. I do not think that your nipples were placed high. It seems that your skin stretched in the lower poles and your breasts bottomed down, which is very common after breast reduction. I wish you the best of luck. Vasileios Vasilakis, MD. Double board-certified, fellowship-trained plastic surgeon, Houston. TX.

Casey Anderson, MD, FACS · Answer

Honestly, they look pretty good to me. Sometimes a touch up revision can be done that reduces the amount of breast under the nipple (using the scar along the bottom) can give the illusion they are lower.

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

It's difficult to tell without an examination but your breasts appear to have disproportionate fullness at the bottom of the breast.  The correction would entail a revision to tighten the lower pole of the breast.  See a board certified plastic surgeon to learn more.

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