peri areola lift, areola reduction

ellie_butterfly · 01-06-2009, 05:29 AM

just wondering if i could please please please see some before and after photos of anyone who has had a peri areola/ donut lift and/or areola reduction
i have mine booked in for the end of this month and im starting to stress about what the scarring looks like, how much of a lift it will give me and how much smaller my areolas will be\
thanks girls
xo

Nikki5PV · 01-06-2009, 06:41 AM

Hi Ellie

If you wanna pm me your email addy, I will forward my pics, Im delighted with the results and have been for a long time.

You can still see a thin white line around the aerola, but my hub says he doesnt notice it, and for NYE I went bra less for the first time EVER!!!! It was great and gave me heaps more confidence.

Im sure you will be fine

ATBN

Nic

stargazer · 01-06-2009, 05:47 PM

I just had a breast augmentation with donut lift/aerola reduction 2 1/2 weeks ago, so I don't have any pics yet and don't know about the scarring so soon, the tape is even still on. I was scared of the 'puckering' look around the areola that my ps told me could occur and I don't have much of that at all (altho it does smooth out in time so it is not really a big deal).

I think they can only reduce the areola so much using a donut lift vs an anchor lift because of trying to stitch together something of a larger diameter (breast tissue) to much smaller diameter (areola). If it is a little smaller they can stitch it together, there just may be a bit of puckering, but to make a huge difference in diameter I think they would have to go to an anchor lift. I am happy with how mine looks so far. Good luck!

Moosaysthcow · 01-06-2009, 05:49 PM

Hi i had a BL with AUG dec18th if u send me a friend request i can add u and you can see my album.. im still fresh though.. i had a donut or benelli lift... im pretty sure thats the same thing.. no areola reduction i had small ones to begin with... HTH!!

ellie_butterfly · 01-08-2009, 11:04 PM

thanks girls and thanks to those of you have emailed me pics! would def still love to see more , really need to put my mind at ease b4 my surgery!! im freaking out haha

jjmcel · 01-09-2009, 08:22 AM

I haven't taken pics yet. If possible, don't look at your incision right afterwards. It can be a little scary. The first time I looked at the areola incision I had to go lay down because I got light headed. But listen, it is fine now and I'm only 1 month out. It looked like someone,anyone, cut off my nipple and then stitched it roughly back on. It looked that way do to going from cutting the portion of skin out and sewing back to smaller surface area. There was puckering but I have already noticed improvement. I think the scabs from the dried blood, the black stiches made the biggest impact. I felt like Frankenstein. I'll have to take pictures so you can see now. I do have a few internal stitches that are trying to make their way out so there are a few spots around the incision that are more puffy. I will either "spit" them out in time or they will dissolve. I can tell, in time, it will look fine. It's funny, I almost can't tell my areolas are smaller but when I look at the skin, I can. So don't expect a huge difference. My areola skin is much tighter (from being stretched) so I think that is why. I had just finished breastfeeding my son 3 months ago so the areolas had been stretched from 2 pregnancies and nursing. Good luck and don't let the initial look scare you too much.

jjmcel · 01-11-2009, 01:25 PM

As far as the puckering, it looks rough in the first week, but the skin starts laying down quickly and even though I had it at first, now at one month out, none.

belle5211 · 01-22-2009, 11:34 PM

I just had a bilateral doughnut lift with areola reduction two days ago and I'm really excited to see my results. I haven't seen how I look without the tape on so I'm kind of scared. If anyone has any photos of what they looked like right after that would be helpful. Just so I know what to expect and don't freak out!
Thanks!!!

Moosaysthcow · 01-22-2009, 11:52 PM

BELLE- send me a friend request and you can see my album, i have pics posted from like 2 days post after i got my areolar guaze taken off... they will look weird looking, swollen puffy and like frankenstein, dont worry IT WILL PASS!!!

veronica1967 · 09-20-2009, 03:33 PM

My doc has recommended the doughnut lift and aereolar reduction too. I am going to send a FR. Thanks in advance as I am concerned about scarring

01-06-2009, 05:29 AM	#1
ellie_butterfly Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: brisbane queensland australia Posts: 652 Thanks: 138 Thanked 150 Times in 128 Posts	peri areola lift, areola reduction just wondering if i could please please please see some before and after photos of anyone who has had a peri areola/ donut lift and/or areola reduction i have mine booked in for the end of this month and im starting to stress about what the scarring looks like, how much of a lift it will give me and how much smaller my areolas will be\ thanks girls xo __________________ IVE HAD: -breast lift -areola reduction -breast implants (480 cc's overs/ sills/ round) pre 30d post 30g -juvederm injections in lips - 8 upper and 8 lower composite veneers -rhino and chin implant on 27th jan 2010! STILL TO COME: -lingual braces to correct overbite- feb 2010

01-06-2009, 05:49 PM	#4
Moosaysthcow Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 472 Thanks: 68 Thanked 179 Times in 155 Posts	Hi i had a BL with AUG dec18th if u send me a friend request i can add u and you can see my album.. im still fresh though.. i had a donut or benelli lift... im pretty sure thats the same thing.. no areola reduction i had small ones to begin with... HTH!! __________________ Getting revision Benelli lift with areolar reduction on 9-18-09 Fitting better in 32DDD/F WOW!!

01-08-2009, 11:04 PM	#5
ellie_butterfly Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: brisbane queensland australia Posts: 652 Thanks: 138 Thanked 150 Times in 128 Posts	thanks girls and thanks to those of you have emailed me pics! would def still love to see more , really need to put my mind at ease b4 my surgery!! im freaking out haha __________________ IVE HAD: -breast lift -areola reduction -breast implants (480 cc's overs/ sills/ round) pre 30d post 30g -juvederm injections in lips - 8 upper and 8 lower composite veneers -rhino and chin implant on 27th jan 2010! STILL TO COME: -lingual braces to correct overbite- feb 2010

01-22-2009, 11:34 PM	#8
belle5211 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: pittsburgh pennsylvania Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Doughnut Lift I just had a bilateral doughnut lift with areola reduction two days ago and I'm really excited to see my results. I haven't seen how I look without the tape on so I'm kind of scared. If anyone has any photos of what they looked like right after that would be helpful. Just so I know what to expect and don't freak out! Thanks!!!

01-22-2009, 11:52 PM	#9
Moosaysthcow Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 472 Thanks: 68 Thanked 179 Times in 155 Posts	BELLE- send me a friend request and you can see my album, i have pics posted from like 2 days post after i got my areolar guaze taken off... they will look weird looking, swollen puffy and like frankenstein, dont worry IT WILL PASS!!! __________________ Getting revision Benelli lift with areolar reduction on 9-18-09 Fitting better in 32DDD/F WOW!!

01-06-2009, 06:41 AM	#2
Nikki5PV Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 176 Thanks: 41 Thanked 61 Times in 58 Posts	Hi Ellie If you wanna pm me your email addy, I will forward my pics, Im delighted with the results and have been for a long time. You can still see a thin white line around the aerola, but my hub says he doesnt notice it, and for NYE I went bra less for the first time EVER!!!! It was great and gave me heaps more confidence. Im sure you will be fine ATBN Nic

01-06-2009, 05:47 PM	#3
stargazer Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 368 Thanks: 80 Thanked 137 Times in 124 Posts	I just had a breast augmentation with donut lift/aerola reduction 2 1/2 weeks ago, so I don't have any pics yet and don't know about the scarring so soon, the tape is even still on. I was scared of the 'puckering' look around the areola that my ps told me could occur and I don't have much of that at all (altho it does smooth out in time so it is not really a big deal). I think they can only reduce the areola so much using a donut lift vs an anchor lift because of trying to stitch together something of a larger diameter (breast tissue) to much smaller diameter (areola). If it is a little smaller they can stitch it together, there just may be a bit of puckering, but to make a huge difference in diameter I think they would have to go to an anchor lift. I am happy with how mine looks so far. Good luck!

01-09-2009, 08:22 AM	#6
jjmcel Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 91 Thanks: 29 Thanked 36 Times in 34 Posts	I haven't taken pics yet. If possible, don't look at your incision right afterwards. It can be a little scary. The first time I looked at the areola incision I had to go lay down because I got light headed. But listen, it is fine now and I'm only 1 month out. It looked like someone,anyone, cut off my nipple and then stitched it roughly back on. It looked that way do to going from cutting the portion of skin out and sewing back to smaller surface area. There was puckering but I have already noticed improvement. I think the scabs from the dried blood, the black stiches made the biggest impact. I felt like Frankenstein. I'll have to take pictures so you can see now. I do have a few internal stitches that are trying to make their way out so there are a few spots around the incision that are more puffy. I will either "spit" them out in time or they will dissolve. I can tell, in time, it will look fine. It's funny, I almost can't tell my areolas are smaller but when I look at the skin, I can. So don't expect a huge difference. My areola skin is much tighter (from being stretched) so I think that is why. I had just finished breastfeeding my son 3 months ago so the areolas had been stretched from 2 pregnancies and nursing. Good luck and don't let the initial look scare you too much.

01-11-2009, 01:25 PM	#7
jjmcel Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 91 Thanks: 29 Thanked 36 Times in 34 Posts	As far as the puckering, it looks rough in the first week, but the skin starts laying down quickly and even though I had it at first, now at one month out, none.

09-20-2009, 03:33 PM	#10
veronica1967 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: woodstock georgia Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My doc has recommended the doughnut lift and aereolar reduction too. I am going to send a FR. Thanks in advance as I am concerned about scarring

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