Is there any medical reasons for surgeons to reduce the areola size during a breast reduction? I wear a 16E size bra and have very long breast. One is 3.5cm longer than the other. My areolas are 6cm wide. I'm concerned about any complications concerning nipple loss, and nerve damage. I've only just learned we have montgomery glands around the areola. Do the montgomery glands get removed during a breast reduction? Do we need them? Can I get a breast reduction without areola reduction? Thanks
May 13, 2017
Answer: Breast reduction without an areola reduction Thanks for posting your questions and photograph. You appear to be an excellent candidate for breast reduction surgery to lift your breasts back up your chest wall and address your asymmetry. Complications can occur with any surgery which is why its important to select a plastic surgeon with extensive experience in breast reduction surgery. Nipple loss is very rare. Its normal to experience some decrease or change in sensation after surgery as the nerves are disturbed during the procedure. These changes will tend to improve over 6 months or so as bruised nerves recover but most patients are left with some mild sensory change which varies from person to person. You can have a breast reduction without an areola reduction but the usual recommendation would be to come down to about 4.5cm diameter and this carries no additional risk. In the hands of an experienced surgeon, you will achieve an excellent result. By far, the patients undergoing breast reduction in my practice, are amongst the happiest.
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May 13, 2017
Answer: Breast reduction without an areola reduction Thanks for posting your questions and photograph. You appear to be an excellent candidate for breast reduction surgery to lift your breasts back up your chest wall and address your asymmetry. Complications can occur with any surgery which is why its important to select a plastic surgeon with extensive experience in breast reduction surgery. Nipple loss is very rare. Its normal to experience some decrease or change in sensation after surgery as the nerves are disturbed during the procedure. These changes will tend to improve over 6 months or so as bruised nerves recover but most patients are left with some mild sensory change which varies from person to person. You can have a breast reduction without an areola reduction but the usual recommendation would be to come down to about 4.5cm diameter and this carries no additional risk. In the hands of an experienced surgeon, you will achieve an excellent result. By far, the patients undergoing breast reduction in my practice, are amongst the happiest.
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May 8, 2017
Answer: Breast reduction Hi, thanks for sharing your concern and photos with us! First I want to congratulate you for making this important decision. Deciding to get an aesthetic procedure to change your body and get a new life style is a big step! Looking at your photos I might say that you´ll be a great candidate to get a breast reduction because you have enough tissue to reshape to reduce and lift it. its always necessary to make a peri areolar reduction to preform this procedure. Before all this, of course, you need to get a complete medical evaluation and laboratory exams to check everything is fine. For us your safety, always, is going to be first. Have a great day! Dr. JPG
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May 8, 2017
Answer: Breast reduction Hi, thanks for sharing your concern and photos with us! First I want to congratulate you for making this important decision. Deciding to get an aesthetic procedure to change your body and get a new life style is a big step! Looking at your photos I might say that you´ll be a great candidate to get a breast reduction because you have enough tissue to reshape to reduce and lift it. its always necessary to make a peri areolar reduction to preform this procedure. Before all this, of course, you need to get a complete medical evaluation and laboratory exams to check everything is fine. For us your safety, always, is going to be first. Have a great day! Dr. JPG
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