Nipple and Breast Surgery Combined.
Sunday, 1 May 2011
PROTRUDING NIPPLES?IT’S NOT JUST A WOMAN THING.....! It's not only women who can have the problem of protruding nipples. Some men, too, suffer the embarrassment of nipples that cause unfortunate bumps beneath their T-shorts and sportswear. Male breast reduction surgery - or 'moob jobs', as they have become known - are increasingly in demand but, as Professor Kirwan has discovered, the male sex can have another problem in the chest area..... However, thanks to Kirwan's Mercedes technique, this issue can now be solved for women and men. Kirwan likens his surgical process to cutting a pizza into portions as it involves segmenting the nipple into parts in a shape that resembles the famous logo of a Mercedes car. Male and female nipples are anatomically identical so Kirwan can use the same technique for both sexes. However, because it eradicates the ducts which serve as milk glands, it is not suitable for women who have not already had children - unless they do not plan to breastfeed. While he admits that there are not huge numbers of men with this problem, he has done several male Mercedes 'ops' lately. "Girly nipples are not what a chap wants - it's just not manly," says Kirwan. "Because they poke out through shirts they tend to draw the eye to that part of the anatomy – which can be really embarrassing." The Mercedes takes 40 minutes for both nipples and can be done under local anaesthetic. Recovery needs about 10 days and involves wearing a waterproof dressing when showering. However, there are no sutures to remove.
Nipple reduction can also be performed at the same time as other breast surgery such as breast enlargement, breast reduction and breast lift. In men who have men ‘boobs’ or ‘moobs’ (the medical term is gynaecomastia) corrective surgery such as liposuction and removal of the abnormally enlarged breast gland through a small incision around the lower half of the areola (pigmented skin around the nipple) can also be done at the same time as nipple surgery. Women often suffer from the reverse problem which is called an inverted nipple. Again, corrective surgery will remove all ability to breast feed in the future. Correction of an inverted nipple is done by cutting the shortened ducts beneath the nipple through a small incision and then placing a temporary cinching stitch to help the nipple protrude. This often improves the nipple projection although it may lose projection over time.
Posted byLaurence Kirwan at 15:28
Labels: breast changes after breast feeding, Breast enlargement, breast ptosis, Enlarged nipples, inverted nipples, male gynecomastia, moobs, small breasts
