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Nipple and Areola Correction
Women see Dr. Stanley P. Gulin at Plastic Surgery Associates of Naples/Fort Myers for nipple-areolar correction for various reasons. Many women find that the nipple on the breast is of excessive length or height or may actually droop. On some women, particularly after breast feeding, the nipple may not stand out but may be inverted. Women find that the inverted nipple is disfiguring and often embarrassing.
Dr. Gulin sees a number of women for correction of areolar problems. These problems may stem either from previous surgery or from the state of the breast as it grows. The areola may be of excessive size, particularly in patients who have either sagging or enlarged breasts. In a number of women the areola may not be flat but protrudes or puffs out. Usually the areola is also excessively enlarged as well as protruding above the breast surface.
Surgery is performed under twilight sleep sedation anesthesia in the fully accredited on-site surgery facility, directed by Dr. Gulin, located in Naples, Florida.
Surgery of the nipple alone involves small incisions around the base of the nipple. These incisions are used to either correct the inverted nipple or the enlarged or drooping nipple.
Corrections of areolar cosmetic disfigurements are performed through an incision around the areola. Usually this incision heals extremely well and can even be improved upon by our on-site micro-pigmentation specialist. For the enlarged protruding areola, excessive areolar skin is removed and the tissue underneath the areola tightened so that the areola lies flat on the surface of the breast.
In the case of irregular or enlarged areola or asymmetric areola, various amounts of skin are removed from the surface of the areola in order to produce a circular areola, which matches the other side. If needed, the remaining breast is reshaped and lifted using a breast lift (mastopexy).
Most people return to work in one to two days following their nipple-areolar correction. Full physical activity is resumed in about two weeks following the procedure. Mild bruising may result. A support bra is worn night and day for several weeks.
Following your procedure the nipple-areolar has a much more cosmetic appearance. The inverted nipple now stands out from the breast while the sagging or excessively enlarged nipple is in proportion to the rest of the breast. Nipple sensation is retained.
Following areolar corrections the areolar size is more in proportion to the rest of the breast. The puffy areola that previously was apparent, even under clothes, now lies flat on the breast. The incisions are minimal and usually resolve almost completely with time.
Dr. Gulin and his staff would be happy to schedule a consultation or speak to you through e-mail (sgulinmd@drgulin.com) or by phone (239-596-8000) regarding any questions you may have.
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