Nipple reduction
Anticipated pain level : Minimal
Anesthesia: Local
Duration of Surgery: 30 minutes
Scars: Virtually invisible, at the level of the nipple
Final results: 1 month
Social isolation: None
Why?
Breastfeeding or a genetic predisposition can be at the origin of overly long or pronounced nipples.
This problem can easily be corrected under local anaesthesia, or at the time of a mammary reduction or a breastlift.
The Intervention
Nipple reduction is performed under local anaesthesia. During this intervention, which leaves visible scars, the surgeon must sometimes cut a part of the lactiferous channels. This is why you must inform the surgeon if you still wish to breastfeed after the nipple surgery. He will then suggest a less radical reduction, which preserves the lactiferous channels.
Results and post-operative treatment
The patient can leave the clinic on the very day of the intervention.
A dressing is applied for 24 hours and the stitches will be reabsorbed on their own.
More Information
- The facelift ends with a cleansing of the face and the application of a dressing that must be kept in place for 24 hours.
- Two drains will be fitted in order to evacuate the seepage and are usually removed the next day.
- The stitches will be removed after about 10 to 15 days.
- After two to three weeks, the result can clearly be seen, but the healing process is only completely finished after two to three months.
- A facelift involves risks that are inherent to any intervention: there is a possibility of bleeding or infection.
- A facial nerve can be momentarily insensitive and cause symptoms of temporary paralysis, but these complications are extremely rare.
- The beneficial effects of a mini-facelift last for approximately fifteen years.
