Breast lift without reduction in nipple sensitivity?

[SkinnyKathy 99]

Hello fellow bandsters,

Well even though I am only about 1/3 of the way to my final weight loss goal I am thinking ahead to the future plastic surgery that I will certainly need. My question is about breast surgery. My breasts were very stretched out even before my lap band surgery, and since the lap band I seem to be losing weight on my breasts more aggressively than anywhere else, LOL! This, of course, makes the breast sagging even worse and now my nipples point straight down. In spite of all this I love my breasts because my nipples are wonderfully sensitive, much to the delight of my husband and myself! So I'm really reluctant to undergo any kind of breast lift surgery that might reduce my nipple sensitivity.

I don't feel like I have to have the breasts of an 18-year-old when I'm done, but I would like to have nipples that don't point straight down without losing sensitivity. Does anyone know if there are breast lift procedures that work on severely sagging breasts that don't reduce nipple sensitivity?

Thanks for any advice from personal experience or reading, research, etc.

[JosieK 120]

hi

i had breast lift on 5/11/09 and i havent lost any sensitivity. in fact i think they may be more sensitive.

a doctor will probably say it could go either way but my experience has been great thus far.

good luck

josie

[gardenrose 0]

that was my question. my nipples also point straight down. i used to wear my pants high and with my breasts so low, the pants (or underwear) could almost act like a bra. lol. but i too would hate it if i lost the sensitivity in my nipples. is there anyone else out there that after augmentation had no sensitivity loss?

[Dr.JLo 1]

Nipple sensation can be lost or reduced with any breast surgery, but the more aggressive surgeries (like large reductions where tissue is removed) have a higher chance of loss.

Also, my opinion and experience is that the short-scar breast lifts (John LoMonaco M.D., P.A.) have a lower chance of reducing sensation than the older anchor-scar techniques.