Nipple reconstruction creates a new nipple and areola on a breast that has been rebuilt after mastectomy. It is normally the last step, done once the reconstructed breast has settled into its final position.
It restores the look of a complete breast, which many women find important. The new nipple has no erectile function and little or no sensation, and it flattens by about half over the first year.
What Nipple Reconstruction involves
The surgeon marks the position with you standing, matching the other side. Small flaps of skin on the breast mound are cut in a pattern such as a C-V or skate flap, lifted, and wrapped around each other to form a projecting mound. The donor area is closed directly. The nipple is made larger than wanted because it will shrink. The areola is usually added 3 months later by medical tattooing; less often a skin graft from the groin is used. Some women skip surgery and choose a three-dimensional tattoo alone.
Who is a good candidate for Nipple Reconstruction?
It is offered once breast reconstruction is complete and stable.
- At least 3 to 4 months have passed since your final reconstruction surgery
- Radiotherapy, if you had it, finished 6 to 12 months ago and the skin has recovered
- You are happy with breast position and symmetry
- Your oncology team has no objection
Es ist normalerweise nicht die richtige Wahl, wenn:
- You are still having chemotherapy or radiotherapy
- The reconstructed breast skin is very thin or heavily irradiated
- Further surgery to adjust breast shape or position is planned
- You smoke
Technikoptionen
- Local flap (C-V, skate, star): The standard method, using skin already on the breast.
- Nipple sharing: Part of a large opposite nipple is grafted across. It gives a good match but operates on the healthy side.
- 3D tattoo only: No surgery and no projection; a good choice on thin or irradiated skin.
- Areola tattooing: Adds colour around a surgically made nipple after it has healed.
Was passiert während Ihrer Behandlung
It takes 30 to 60 minutes per side under local anaesthetic, as reconstructed breast skin is often numb already. You go home the same day with a foam ring dressing that stops pressure on the new nipple.
Vorbereitung auf Ihre Reise
Plan for 4 to 6 days in Istanbul. Your surgeon reviews photographs and your medical history before you book, and you meet in person the day before surgery for examination, marking and consent with a professional interpreter.
- Stoppen Sie das Rauchen und Nikotin mindestens vier Wochen vor und nach der Operation; es ist die größte vermeidbare Ursache von Wundproblemen
- Erzählen Sie dem Team von allen Medikamenten und Ergänzungen, die Sie einnehmen; Blutverdünner, einige Kräuterprodukte und Hormonbehandlungen müssen möglicherweise auf Anraten Ihres Arztes unterbrochen werden
- Vereinbaren Sie, dass jemand mit Ihnen reist oder erreichbar ist, und halten Sie die ersten Tage zu Hause frei von Arbeit und Heben
- Buchen Sie einen veränderlichen Rückflug; Ihr Chirurg bestätigt, wenn Sie fit sind
Genesung und Ergebnisse
Wear the protective dressing for 2 weeks and avoid pressure from a tight bra for 4 to 6 weeks. Stitches dissolve. Normal activity resumes in a few days. Projection reduces steadily for 6 to 12 months, so judge the result at a year. Tattooing takes place from 3 months and may need a top-up as pigment fades.
- Back to everyday activity: 2 to 3 days
- When results show: Shape immediately; colour after tattooing at 3 months
- How long they last: Projection partly lost in year one; tattoo fades over years
Sicherheit, Risiken und Revisionspolitik
The skin of a reconstructed breast heals more slowly, especially after radiotherapy.
- Loss of projection, which is expected to a degree
- Partial or total loss of the flap from poor blood supply
- Wound breakdown, with risk of exposing an implant underneath
- Position not matching the other side
- Tattoo pigment fading or colour mismatch
- Infektion
Jeder schriftliche Vorschlag wird durch Clinic-Y gibt an, was die Klinik abdeckt, wenn eine Korrektur erforderlich ist. Fragen Sie danach, bevor Sie buchen, nicht danach.
Cost of Nipple Reconstruction in Türkiye
Clinic-Y does not publish a single price for Nipple Reconstruction, because the honest figure depends on your case. What moves it:
- One or both sides
- Surgical reconstruction, tattoo or both
- Number of tattoo sessions
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Häufig gestellte Fragen
Can it be done in the same trip as breast reconstruction?
No. The breast needs months to settle first, or the nipple may end up in the wrong place.
Will it feel like a nipple?
It will look like one. It will not respond to touch or cold.
Is a tattoo alone reasonable?
Yes. Skilled 3D tattooing looks convincing from the front and avoids surgery on fragile skin.