What are the odds that the areola will stretch out again if a permanent stitch is not used? Would it be worth doing this surgery? Alternatively, would making the breasts bigger help the areolas look more proportional (mine are about 2 inches in diameter)?
Answer: Areola reduction Areola reduction surgery is fraught with trouble. I highly advise against it. It’s not worth the scar and it’s hard to get them perfect m. Don’t bother
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Answer: Areola reduction Areola reduction surgery is fraught with trouble. I highly advise against it. It’s not worth the scar and it’s hard to get them perfect m. Don’t bother
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Answer: Areolar stretch after surgery There is a very good chance that you will have the areola stretch after surgery regardless of whether you have a permanent stitch or not. I would suggest a vertical limb or scar treatments after surgery. Our recommendation is Sequel Scar Defense gel and Sequel Dark Scar Corrector followed by pdl and fractional erbium.
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Answer: Areolar stretch after surgery There is a very good chance that you will have the areola stretch after surgery regardless of whether you have a permanent stitch or not. I would suggest a vertical limb or scar treatments after surgery. Our recommendation is Sequel Scar Defense gel and Sequel Dark Scar Corrector followed by pdl and fractional erbium.
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January 27, 2024
Answer: What Are the Odds That the Areola Will Stretch Out Again If a Permanent Stitch is Not Used? Thank you for your question. Typically, when closing an incision, absorbable sutures are used under the skin to achieve a good structure, and take tension off of the outer most part of the skin, (epithelium). When performing an areola reduction, we typically will place a purse string suture in the dermis layer around the Nipple Areolar Complex (NAC). This suture is made of permanent material, (nylon, prolene, gortex). This keeps the tension down, and should keep the NAC from spreading. Usually this suture stays buried under the skin. Rarely, the knot might poke out, and so the suture may need to be taken out. We try and wait at least 6 months before taking the suture out. Most women want the NAC to be about 4 cm in diameter. Placing larger implants will sometimes make the areola larger as the skin gets stretched a bit, (depending on the size of the implants and your breasts). Best to talk with your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. Together you will make a plan.
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January 27, 2024
Answer: What Are the Odds That the Areola Will Stretch Out Again If a Permanent Stitch is Not Used? Thank you for your question. Typically, when closing an incision, absorbable sutures are used under the skin to achieve a good structure, and take tension off of the outer most part of the skin, (epithelium). When performing an areola reduction, we typically will place a purse string suture in the dermis layer around the Nipple Areolar Complex (NAC). This suture is made of permanent material, (nylon, prolene, gortex). This keeps the tension down, and should keep the NAC from spreading. Usually this suture stays buried under the skin. Rarely, the knot might poke out, and so the suture may need to be taken out. We try and wait at least 6 months before taking the suture out. Most women want the NAC to be about 4 cm in diameter. Placing larger implants will sometimes make the areola larger as the skin gets stretched a bit, (depending on the size of the implants and your breasts). Best to talk with your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. Together you will make a plan.
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August 15, 2023
Answer: Areolae The breasts will not change in size with the areolae reduction, but the proportion of non-areolar skin to areolae can be improved. Doing an areolar reduction only is more successful than when implants are added at the same time. However, the areolar skin is the most stretchy of breast skin and some do stretch again.
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August 15, 2023
Answer: Areolae The breasts will not change in size with the areolae reduction, but the proportion of non-areolar skin to areolae can be improved. Doing an areolar reduction only is more successful than when implants are added at the same time. However, the areolar skin is the most stretchy of breast skin and some do stretch again.
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November 23, 2022
Answer: Crazy is doing the same thing twice and expecting a different result. With or without an internal blocking stitch, your areola will re-expand. You provide no photos so that's all that can be said. Other techniques may be available to you that would can create long lasting and fine scarring areolar reduction (a formal breast lift).
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November 23, 2022
Answer: Crazy is doing the same thing twice and expecting a different result. With or without an internal blocking stitch, your areola will re-expand. You provide no photos so that's all that can be said. Other techniques may be available to you that would can create long lasting and fine scarring areolar reduction (a formal breast lift).
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