Breast Nipple Cosmetic Surgery(Nipple Reduction/inverted nipple)
Nipple shape is another condition to have beautiful breast. If the nipple is retracted or abnormally big, then nipple surgery is necessary for an ideal nipple shape.
- Anesthesia : general anesthesia
- Operation time : 1 hour 30 - 2 hours
- Stitches removal : After 7 to 10 days after
- Recovery process : after 3-4 days available daily life, visited 3-4 times
What is nipple reduction surgery?
You need a surgery if you have over-sized nipple compared to that of normal nipple. After having pregnancy and childbirth suffers, the form of nipple will transform. In this case, the view is not good cosmetically. Psychological problems due to stress may occur. Surgery is recommended to be calibrated.
Nipple Reduction Method
What is inverted nipple?
Inverted nipple is not protruded properly and is buried in the nipple. In the nipple and pull the nipple inside the organization will occur.
If depression is not ugly nipples. Breastfeeding can be a problem so the surgery is necessary for those with these problems.
In addition, infection of the nipple, such as inflammation occurs because there is a problem, surgery is recommended.
If you need surgery, inverted nipples
1, under the nipple nipples due to lack of supportive tissue
2, below the nipple in the nipple pulling the relevant case is short
The process of inverted nipple surgery
In case of slightly inverted nipples
To avoid damaging the nipple, it can be corrected by nipple calibration instrument or spontaneous rectification; only appropriate for slightly inverted cases and there is a slight chance of relapse. It is mainly performed for the patients with little retraction because the patients with severe retraction may experience a recurrence.
In case of deeply inverted nipples
It is a corrective operation by directly incise the tip of nipple, pull out and suture. It is effective for deeply inverted nipple and/or revision surgery case but it can disturb breastfeeding because it can damage milk ducts.
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