Most women feel completely restored from a breast reconstruction only after a nipple reconstruction. Doctors perform this procedure as a final step in reconstructive breast surgery mainly because the reconstructed nipple cannot be shifted later.
Surgeons make use of an assortment of techniques to reconstruct nipples. Intra-dermal tattooing, flaps using local tissue and skin or cartilage grafting are some of these techniques. Plastic surgeons suggest delaying nipple reconstruction till the body has adjusted to the reconstructed breast.
A common complaint of nipple reconstruction is the decrease in projection and flattening of the nipple over time. This causes some people to go in for secondary procedures at times.
There are non-surgical nipple options available for patients as well with nipple prostheses that can be custom-made. Such nipple prostheses are created in a mould to match the nipple of the other breast and can be stuck on the reconstructed breast. The prostheses are made of silicone.
Plastic surgery is not a frippery as the media makes it out to be, especially not when it can help women fight the battle against breast cancer. Reconstructive breast surgery has helped a lot of women get back to their normal life with their head held high.
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