Areola reduction

Areo­la reduc­tion is a pro­ce­du­re in which an enlar­ged or uneven areo­la is made smal­ler and reshaped.

Appli­ca­ti­on

A lar­ge areo­la may be inhe­ri­ted or deve­lop through pregnan­cy, breast­fee­ding or weight chan­ges. With tube­rous breasts, it is often enlar­ged and pro­tru­ding. During the pro­ce­du­re, a ring of skin is remo­ved from the edge of the areo­la and the skin is drawn tog­e­ther with a fine suture. It is usual­ly car­ri­ed out under local anaes­the­sia and can be com­bi­ned with a breast lift or augmentation.

Good to know

The scar runs along the edge of the areo­la, whe­re the chan­ge in colour helps to con­ce­al it. In the first months, ten­si­on on the suture can cau­se the areo­la to stretch slight­ly again or the scar to widen. Sen­sa­ti­on and the abili­ty to breast­feed are gene­ral­ly pre­ser­ved, as the milk ducts are not cut. Cor­rec­tion of an inver­ted nipp­le is a sepa­ra­te, rela­ted procedure.

Matching tre­at­ment at Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic: Nipp­le Correction