Can you always feel the permanent suture around the areola?

October 3, 2019

With breast lifts and areola reductions that use a permanent suture around the areola, can you always feel it? Or, can they be placed deep enough that they won’t be palpable? Also, can they be eventually taken out (say after a year) without fear of the areola re-stretching since there may be sufficient scar tissue around the areola then to hold it in place?

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March 26, 2020

Answer: Can you always feel the permanent suture around the areola

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Kenneth Hughes, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
October 9, 2019

Answer: Permament sutures

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Connie Hiers, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
October 9, 2019

Answer: Permament sutures

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Connie Hiers, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 26, 2020

Answer: Permanent suture

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Daniel Barrett, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 26, 2020

Answer: Permanent suture

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Daniel Barrett, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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March 26, 2020

Answer: Avoid permanent peri-areola sutures

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Gary M. Horndeski, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 26, 2020

Answer: Avoid permanent peri-areola sutures

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Gary M. Horndeski, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 26, 2020

Answer: Periareolar suture palpable?

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Michele A. Shermak, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 26, 2020

Answer: Periareolar suture palpable?

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