Topic: Nipple after Exchange Surgery

Thanks for your reply, rubytuesday. My implants look OK except for this one - dare I say - rumpled nipple! It seems that if the whole thing settles a little it could be OK. I'd love it if anyone else has any insight - did anyone else's gummies settle into a slightly different shape over time? Did anyone else have a nipple that did not properly stretch out? Oh, the questions we need to ask around here!

Digger -

Thanks for your input. Yes, I guess there are advantages to the fact that this thing won't sag! It does feel unnaturally firm. Why don't PS's talk more about this downside to the gummies? Maybe it just does take getting used to, and I've heard others say that theirs softened a bit over time.

I'm now wondering if I should've gotten something with more projection at that midline where the nipple is, or whether fat grafting can be done beneath the nipple to push things out a bit. I won't be seeing my PS (who is excellent, and should be able to solve this?!) for about 2 weeks. I'm trying to keep it in perspective - it''s not a health issue, but a cosmetic one! Big difference.

I had nipple sparing with 520 and 550 - 410 gummy exchange 3 months ago. The gummy's definitely settled and dropped over the course of the last 3 months. The placement of one of the nipples was off right after exchange surgery but got much better over the course of 4-6 weeks. That nipple still doesn't look right but that's not because of the gummy but because that breast had been radiated in the past and the nipple and tissue almost went necrotric after my bx mastectomy.

My experience has been that the gummy's have softened quite a bit and changed shape in terms of where they sit in the pocket so I would wait a few months before judging the final outcome. Also, I wear a athletic bra all the time and I swear that's helped with the implants softening for some reason (when I don;t wear a bra all day they tend the feel much firmer - must have something to do with the pec muscle becoming tight).