The areola reduction operation can be performed under local anesthesia. The operation does not harm the nipple and breast tissue, and the incision marks remain at the edge of the areola or in the areola. Generally, scars are not obvious. After areola reduction surgery, just cover the gauze, take antibiotics, and don't change the medicine. The stitches are removed 7-8 days after the areola is reduced, and there will be no ugly scars. Therefore, you can safely choose areola reduction surgery to improve areola shape.
There are many surgical methods for areola reduction. The most common method is circular resection. The operation will take the nipple as a point, and draw a circle around the nipple with an appropriate radius through this point. Then the areola skin outside the circle will be removed. During the excision, the doctor should try to keep the dermis and subcutaneous vascular network, while the outer skin will be excised laterally inside and outside to reduce the radius and make it consistent with the new areola radius. After the operation is effective, the outer ring can be properly dissociated under the skin to perform contraposition suture.
If the areola is too big, the breast is not big or drooping, a simple areola skin partial resection can be done to reduce the areola. The incision line of the operation will be left at the edge or inside the areola, so there will be no ideal scar after operation. In addition, there is no need for special care after operation. Generally, only gauze is needed to cover the incision after operation, and the stitches can be removed in about a week. Generally, you only need to take antibacterial drugs for about three days after operation.