Worried About Nipple 3 Days Post Op. Why Does It Look Like This? (photo)

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Had full lift with removal old implant and new one placed in. I have my follow up this Wednesday. The left one is the one I am worried it is so purple.

Steve Laverson, MD, FACS · Answer

Call your surgeon RIGHT AWAY, and text a photo showing your discolored areola. This is a development he or she MUST know about as soon as possible.

Ronald Schuster, MD · Answer

Your nipple is definitely darker than the other. it might be just from a little venous congestion. There's not much you can do about it. You might take some baby aspirin which helps a little with blood flow. Check with your surgeon.

Jonathan Weiler, MD · Answer

I agree with the other surgeons, call your surgeon ASAP and follow up with him personally.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD · Answer

As your photos demonstrate you have a real issue of right nipple/areolar viability, or in other words the N/A is in questionable survival. CALL your operative surgeon ASAP for examination and treatment. DO IT NOW!

C. Bob Basu, MD, MPH, FACS · Answer

Based on your photo, you may be experiencing a bloody supply issue to your R nipple areola complex.  Please see your PS right away for an evaluation.

Worried About Nipple 3 Days Post Op. Why Does It Look Like This? (photo)

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