My surgeon said I’d likely be able to get my areola 3D tattoos 3 months post op and I am so excited. I had bilateral incisions (AKA double incisons) with chest contouring and partial nipple grafts (nipple only- no areolas).
I wanted control of the size/shape/colour of the areolas but really hated the idea of not having the protrusion of nipples. I was also worried I would regret not trying, and I knew the scars would be so tiny if these partial grafts didn’t end up working out. Healing was super easy too! I was absolutely terrified of this surgery as it was my first (surgery was one of my biggest fears), but it ended up being so easy. My surgery date was April 8th so I’m just under a month post op now.
The aesthetics was the most important part to me and grafting just the nipples was something I discovered as an option a few days before my surgery!
I am SO glad I went with the partial grafts as my nipples took amazingly and are healing great. I find these results after the tattoos look absolutely incredible and super natural… way better than any full graft results I’ve ever seen. Originally I was going to go without grafts because I just knew I wouldn’t be happy with the results even if they were some of the best because none of them look perfect enough for my OCD (from all of the hours of research and post op results I saw).
I’m truly really grateful and highly recommend this option because even if it doesn’t work out- which the chances of that are actually pretty low- the scars and any revision options would be pretty minor!
My nips look a bit weird at the moment because they’re still healing (one of them is a bit flatter but I’ve been told it’ll likely pop back out more as it heals more) and they are missing the areolas, but I already love them 🥰♥️😊(photos for your reference. I have cicatape silicone scar sheets on in most of these photos; I highly recommend this brand for any scar healing journey as well!!!)
Feel free to DM me if you want to talk about it more 🫶