Designed to remove the excess areola and nipple tissue, to improve the overall cosmetic appearance. Great for women who find enlarged areolas and nipples unflattering.
Best Candidates
- Women who have large and/or unflattering areolas and nipples
- Nipples that point downwards
Hospital Consultation
During your consult with the surgeon at the Hospital the surgeon will review your medical history and examine you and may measure the size and shape of your breasts, areolas and nipples to determine the size of the correction. Areola/Nipple Correction is quite often performed at the same time as a breast lift or reduction.
Procedure
An incision is made around the outside of the areola with a smaller incision for removal of the excess tissue in between. Very large areolas may require a lollypop-shaped closure, where a vertical incision runs down from the nipple as well as around the areola and then closed. Sutures are placed underneath the skin, which help to minimise scarring.
Time: 1 hour
Anaesthesia: Local
Hospitalisation: Out Patient
Time Away: Allow for at least 7 days in Thailand for appointment, surgery, recovery, post op care and checkup/s
Pre Surgery Care
- Avoid all prescribed and over the counter medications (unless specified by your Medical Practitioner), aspirin including: vitamins, herbs, supplements, red wine and smoking for at least 2 weeks prior to surgery. Panadol is acceptable
- Plan to have enough time off for surgery and recovery particularly if other procedures are incorporated
Post Surgery & Care
- Follow your surgeons post surgical instructions
- Pain is dependent upon the extent of work done and your general health and wellbeing. Every individual is unique and will have different recovery rates and pain thresholds. Pain medication and antibiotics are prescribed
- Dressings and a light gauze bandage will need to be worn for several days
- Depending on the sutures are used, there may be no need to return to hospital (unless other procedures were incorporated)
- Avoid initially and then limit exposure to; any steam, saunas etc, swimming and soaking and direct exposure to sunlight the surgical sites, for a few weeks to achieve the best possible scar result
Recovery time
- Follow up: not required, unless there are post operative complications
- Some Bruising may happen: 2 weeks Swelling: up to 3 months
- Normal Activities: 3-5 days
Results
Proportional balance of the areola/nipple to the breast. |
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