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Is it REALLY necessary to use permanent stitches when someone is getting only a SLIGHT areola reduction? (photo)

mikekingJan 15, 2016
I'm an athlete naturally thin and very flat chested barely an A cup. I don't have HUGE areolas but I would love to have them made slightly smaller to better much my super tiny breasts but I do NOT want permanent stitches placed in my body as I am against having foreign objects. Is it REALLY necessary when someone is getting only a SLIGHT areola reduction to use permanent stitches rather than dissolvable one? I am NOT interested in getting breast implants that it out of the question.

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I appreciate your question.Puckering after this procedure is common early on.It typically will resolve but takes a whileThe best way to assess and give true advice would an in-person exam.Please see a board-certified plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic and restorative breast surgery...

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