Will nipples still get stimulated and hard after breast augmentation? I'm worried they will be flat.

Nipple characteristics after the initial healing phase following breast augmentation are typically the same. A small percentage of patients have longstanding pain, numbness, or alteration in sensitivity. A small percentage of patients may lose sensation, but most of the time this is temporary. In fact, less than 5% of patients lose nipple sensitivity after breast augmentation. Some of the risk of losing sensitivity depends upon surgical technique.

Breast augmentation frequently results in some numbness for a short period after the procedure that resolves in most all patients. Nipple stimulation usually returns to normal. However, if you are having your breast tissue removed related to BRCA2 and then breast reconstruction afterward, it is unlikely you would recover nipple sensation. These are two very different procedures. You need to make sure to discuss thoroughly with your surgeon before to make sure everyone is on the same page.

I recommend an in person evaluation by a plastic surgeon to be measured and discuss your goals. After I measure and discuss goals with my patients, we then look at pictures of former patients with similar measurements. My patients tell me that this process is very helpful in determining what is right for them. They also get to see what they would look like when the breasts have fully dropped and fluffed and in clothes. You get to see actual results and the surgeon's experience and not a virtual idea of what can be achieved. Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author. RealSelf Distinguished Hall of Fame Inductee