{"id":620,"date":"2022-01-26T21:44:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T21:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.drdanamd.com\/?post_type=blog&p=620"},"modified":"2022-01-26T21:44:19","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T21:44:19","slug":"top-ten-questions-about-breast-augmentation-question-5-will-i-lose-sensation-in-my-nipples","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.drdanamd.com\/blog\/top-ten-questions-about-breast-augmentation-question-5-will-i-lose-sensation-in-my-nipples\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Questions About Breast Augmentation – Question 5 – Will I lose sensation in my Nipples?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will I lose sensation in my Nipples?<\/h3>\n

Some patients lose sensation of the nipple and the skin on the lower part of the breast temporarily after surgery, and some patients actually have increased sensitivity after surgery. For a small percentage of patients, the change is permanent. After my own augmentation surgery, I had decreased feeling for about six months, then increased sensitivity for another few months. After about two years, the sensation returned much closer to normal.<\/p>\n

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) studied sensation after implants in 2000. Three years after surgery 5-10% of women had increased sensation and 8-10% had decreased sensation. Five years following surgery, 10% of women still had abnormal sensation. *<\/p>\n

Changes in sensation are slightly more likely when an incision near the areola is used, when a larger implant is used, and when the implant is placed under the breast tissue instead of under the muscle.<\/p>\n

*FDA Breast Implant Consumer Handbook 2004: Local Complications and Reoperations.http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/MedicalDevices\/ProductsandMedicalProcedures\/ImplantsandProsthetics\/BreastImplants\/ucm064106.htm. 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