Surgeons used to insist on the removal of the nipple...hey you want cancer reduction so why not go the whole hog?
But research had shown that keeping the nipple doesn't make much difference (maybe 1% difference in breast cancer risk reduction?) so they now leave it up to the patient.
I have been torn for a while on this decision. If I keep my nipple I will wake up from anaesthetic with my breasts looking almost normal, I also wont need ( fingers crossed) any further procedures.
If I choose to sacrifice my nipples I will have done everything I can to reduce my breast cancer risk, also the reconstruction is so amazing that I really can't tell the difference.
I would love to say that the only reason I have chosen to have my nipples removed is because I want to reduce my risk as much as possible.
But if truth be told, whilst I have grown to love my boobs, I don't really like my nipples.
I feel the areola is too big for my breast size and I would quite like lovely little new ones please!
So I will wake up from anaesthetic with no nipples...looking a bit like a barbie doll. I will stay like this for a good while until a raised scar is created in the shape of a nipple. Then, when I get to the top of the waiting list, I will have my areola's tattooed on in the exact colour and size I want!
I really don't know how I will feel with no nipples. But then I also don't know how my new boobs will look. Its all a big unknown and Sean and I have accepted that I wont look the same. But I will be around to graduate, see my beautiful niece grow up and get old and grumpy with Sean. So we're onto a winner really.
But research had shown that keeping the nipple doesn't make much difference (maybe 1% difference in breast cancer risk reduction?) so they now leave it up to the patient.
I have been torn for a while on this decision. If I keep my nipple I will wake up from anaesthetic with my breasts looking almost normal, I also wont need ( fingers crossed) any further procedures.
If I choose to sacrifice my nipples I will have done everything I can to reduce my breast cancer risk, also the reconstruction is so amazing that I really can't tell the difference.
I would love to say that the only reason I have chosen to have my nipples removed is because I want to reduce my risk as much as possible.
But if truth be told, whilst I have grown to love my boobs, I don't really like my nipples.
I feel the areola is too big for my breast size and I would quite like lovely little new ones please!
So I will wake up from anaesthetic with no nipples...looking a bit like a barbie doll. I will stay like this for a good while until a raised scar is created in the shape of a nipple. Then, when I get to the top of the waiting list, I will have my areola's tattooed on in the exact colour and size I want!
I really don't know how I will feel with no nipples. But then I also don't know how my new boobs will look. Its all a big unknown and Sean and I have accepted that I wont look the same. But I will be around to graduate, see my beautiful niece grow up and get old and grumpy with Sean. So we're onto a winner really.
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