When the surgeon takes out too much...

[target3]

If the surgeon takes out too much and causes the crater effect is it because he removes too much gland or from too much lipo? Since the gland since on top of the muscle I assume you can remove the whole gland and the problem comes from not having the small amount of fat between the muscle and skin? Or can it happen when the surgeon not intentionally removes some muscle tissue when trying to remove the gland?

[rcbrown23]

From not having enough fat between the skin and the muscle. This is when the skin actually adheres to the muscle, and when there's movement, or you flex, the skin sticks to the muscle and it looks funky.

[Spleen]

They do typically leave some gland underneath the nipple to try to creat a normal contour and protect the blood supply to the nipple and areola.  Like brown said, complications can happen.  Adhesions are one.  Cratered or concave nipples are another.

[Blarneystoner]

yeah my doc said he was gonna leave some gland in there. Is that a good thing?



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[tonysoprano]

Im pretty sure its standard procedure to always leave some amount of gland behind.