Is there a high risk of losing your nipple if you have a second breast lift without knowing where the original cut was?

Thank you for your question. This is a very pertinent question, and you will probably see multiple different answers. In my opinion, the blood supply doesn’t matter. I have read surgical papers that say that it is a relevant, but I have seen firsthand compromised and dead nipples after a mastopexy from other surgeons.I think finding a surgeon who has experience in revision breast work as well as one who has a healthy respect for the blood supply to the nipple will land you with excellent results.

your question is an excellent one and one we often have to wrestle with.  There are so many variables involved such as the type of lift originally dome, how far the nipple needs to be moved and the thickness of the breast tissue which provides the blood supply.  Your surgeon needs to take all of these things into consideration when planning and performing your second lift to make sure the risk of nipple loss is kept to a minimum.

Hello,
As a resident in plastic surgery in the 1990's, I have indelibly etched in my mind my teacher's admonition about revision breast reductions and lifts and nipple safety. Fast forward a quarter century and nearly a thousand revision lifts/reductions, and I can assure you that the blood supply to the nipple is almost irrelevant, especially with today's modern techniques like the central pedicle, which preserves a wide range of blood vessels to the nipple during the revision lift. Go visit a few ABPS certified/ASAPS member surgeons who specialize in revision breast surgery. BTW, contrary to one surgeon's answer, the scar does not reveal the original blood supply to the nipple, but that's ok, because like I said, it really doesn't matter, especially years later. Best of luck!