I have had a mini breast lift, with incision around the areolas, about 6 months ago. I find my areolas sitll pretty big for my bra size (areolas of 4,3mm for bra size 34-A). I would have liked to have them reduced to 3mm, but a surgeon told me there were more risks (skin necrosis, loss of sensibility, etc.) when doing an areola reduction for a second time. Is it really risky?
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If you are willing to accept the HIGH risks of needing a revision of your inframammary area, you can have a vertical lift/lollipop scar. If you want to minimize the need for a revision, an anchor technique will likely produce a smoother result but at the expense of significantly more...
It’s not unusual for patients
to have wound healing problems following keyhole mastopexies. The problem typically occurs where the
vertical incision meets the transverse incision. This location is at risk for wound separation
for a variety of reasons. These include
poor blood supply to the s...
Loss of sensation in the nipple/areola is fortunately an uncommon occurrence.In my experience, permanent loss of of sensation may be due to stretching of the sensory nerves by using very large implants causing a stretch injury or pressure on the nerves, extent of dissection which can damage the...
