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What is the Underlying Cause of Areola Necrosis ? - Birmingham, UK

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Also do you agree the implants don't seem to be sitting in the right place ? Positioned submuscular . they seem to sit more to the side ... From the front u would t know I've had implants. he did not achieve the perky / pointy look I had asked for.

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October 27, 2013
im so sorry you have had to go through all of this :( i am 3weeks post op from uplift and unders. this was my worst fear! which surgeon did u have at thg? thats who i went with. i have seen pics on here where the breast have been reconstructed after this has happened so you may still have a good result in the end! as for why you developed nipple necrosis, well theie are many factors to take in to consideration How much tissue was taken away? more tissue more risk smoke? even near passive smokers can cause risk alcohol? 4weeks pre and post op diet? haemaglogin level? sometimes there seem to be minimal risks but necrosis can still happen hope things get better for you xx
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October 27, 2013
You poor thing! What a nightmare! What size and profile did you get? I need to know before I can answer your questions about them sitting to the side. you have very nice cleavage so I do not think you have a pigeon chest like me. Also it may not hurt to post these questions with pics to the real self PS's.
June 20, 2014
Hi there, I went through a similar situation with my tummy tuck. In my cause, since I do not smoke, my necrosis was caused because I was over weight at the time of my surgery. The more layers of fat the harder the blood has to work to flow to your incisions. Did you ever smoke? I am so sorry you had to go through this, its hard to handle for sure.
November 16, 2014
It's been over a year, how are you tho far out? Did you heal completely? So sorry about your experience :-\ take care and hope all is well. Thank you so much for sharing
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implant position

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Also do you agree the implants don't seem to be sitting in the right place ? Positioned submuscular . they seem to sit more to the side ... From the front u would t know I've had implants. he did not achieve the perky / pointy look I had asked for.

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9 months post

what happens now ? :(

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Almost 10months since my op... As you can see its not been an easy recovery process. What I hoped and dreamed for since I was 18 yrs was to feel confident and have a beautiful pair of boobs. 30 yrs old and wish I hadn't gone thro with it. But I'm here now and I would like the best advise you can give me in how u believe this should be dealt with and what next steps you think need to happen. my PS has said he will see it through to the end and do all corrective work necessary to achieve good results. I'm somewhat dubious this will be possible. As u can see even after surgery I still have one breast much larger than the other, the right boob has bad scaring from where the necrosis was and perhaps from the breast being heavy ?? The areola I asked for hasn't been achieved (would have liked smaller and more defined areolas) and directly below the right nipple where I had an open wound for a few months, where it's healed it's left my nipple to not react in the way it did before - dull achy feeling, uncomfortable touch. The left breast is a total write off, but they say they will implement a fake areola/ nipple. I know i will never regain full sensitives and feeling I once had - that's the [RS bleep] part of this whole affair but is there light through the end of the tunnel, do these nasty looking boobs have a cat in hells chance of looking good good someday ? Thank u for you comments

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November 6, 2014
How are you going now? I have the same problem after having my implants replaced and a lift only on one breast and I got it done for my 30th birthday also and am devastated :(
February 20, 2022
I totally get it. Has similar issue