Is it true if an areola was oval that after an areola reduction/revision it will remain oval?

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I had a binelli breast lift, one aeorla was oval. I wanted smaller, even, round aeorlas. Is it true that look is impossible to achieve due to one aeorla being oval pre-op?

Brian C. Reuben, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question.  This would be false.  The shape of the natural areola can very and is often oval after breast feeding and pregnancy.  When this is re-sized during surgery, we use a round tool to create the new shape and typically try to create a round areola.  This is not impacted by the original shape of the areola.

Thomas Fiala, MD, FACS, FRCSC · Answer

Hi.  Typically, during surgery, we try to reshape oval areolas to a more rounder shape.  Usually they stay this way, but sometimes they can stretch out related to skin laxity or tension.  All the best,

Gary Lawton, MD, FACS · Answer

If you operate on the nipple areolar complex you change its shape.  Ideally if you are trying to correct asymmetry, you correct the asymmetry.   If one nipple is oval is does not mean at all that it will be oval after.

Jourdan Gottlieb, MD · Answer

There are postop forces that can change the areolar shape, it should be possible to make around areola even if the preop shape is not round.All the best.

Peter E. Johnson, MD · Answer

With the around the nipple lift pattern the nipple might be made oval in shape if this was the situation beforehand, though most often the relaxed nipple is round and the pattern and suture blocking will produce a round nipple afterward.

Is it true if an areola was oval that after an areola reduction/revision it will remain oval?

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Is it true if an areola was oval that after an areola reduction/revision it will remain oval?

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Answer: Areola was oval that after an areola reduction.

Answer: Areola was oval that after an areola reduction.

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