I feel like since I have smaller breasts, my big areolas look very unproportionate to my breasts, and I'm unhappy. They take up about like 70% of my breasts. A few months ago, I looked into areola reduction, and I'm seriously considering it. When my areolas get hard, that's how I want my breasts and nipples to really look. So, could I just get an areola reduction, or is it more complicated? I really don't want to get a full-on breast augmentation or any other extra work done than necessary.
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Generally speaking, your areola size would not be affected by nipple surgery. The tissues causing your nipples to remain flat can be released, allowing your nipples to protrude more. At the same time, an areola reduction could be performed to reduce the size of your areola. There are no safe...
Thank you for sharing your question and photograph. Unfortunately the picture does not adequately show the scarring formed from the rejected piercing so it is difficult to offer treatment advice. A breast augmentation may slightly increase the overall size of your areola but in most cases it ...
Hello, thank you for your question. Sometimes the puffiness can be breast tissue, sometime this can be fat. The breast tissue will be difficult to sculpt with just lipo and may require an excision. An examination by a board certified plastic surgeon would be the way to get the...
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