I'll be getting top surgery next week, and have been debating whether or not to get nipple grafts. I recently started worrying because my grandma has old burn grafts that are now failing after decades. Is this something I'll have to worry about when I'm elderly? Do grafts eventually fail decades down the line?
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Thank you for your question. I’m sorry that you’ve experienced difficulty with hidradenitis suppurativa, particularly as it impacted both your breasts before surgery and your recovery after masculinizing top surgery. The decision to replace the nipples during top surgery is ultimately a sha...
Surgical Correction is possible. It is not the suture material alone, but the surgical technique that has to be changed in order to achieve better results. The procedure can be done under local anesthesia.
Hello. From what I see in your clinical case, a skin and large gland resection is the best, with preservation of the sensitivity of the areola, but the scars are simulating the contour of the pectoral muscle, so you don't have to worry as much about they. If for some reason they become...