Top surgery: Difference between revisions
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* '''Peri-areolar.''' In this surgery, the surgeon makes two incisions around the areolae in order to remove the breast tissue. Scarring is minimal, but it often requires further revision surgeries to reduce puckering from extra skin. Only people with medium to small chests are eligible. | * '''Peri-areolar.''' In this surgery, the surgeon makes two incisions around the areolae in order to remove the breast tissue. Scarring is minimal, but it often requires further revision surgeries to reduce puckering from extra skin. Only people with medium to small chests are eligible. | ||
* '''Keyhole.''' A semi-circular incision is made under the areola, and the breast tissue is removed through it. Otherwise it is similar to peri-areolar. | * '''Keyhole.''' A semi-circular incision is made under the areola, and the breast tissue is removed through it. Otherwise it is similar to peri-areolar. | ||
After having a mastectomy/masculine chest reconstruction, the person is still able to get pregnant. If they do get pregnant, the person can experience swelling in the chest area and may possibly start lactating. These changes may be upsetting but they almost always go away after the pregnancy is over.<ref>{{cite web|last=Froom|first=Moss|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CNAX9_-AcTr/|title=Chest Swelling In Pregnancy Is To Be Expected Even After Top Surgery|date=29 March 2021}}</ref> | |||
=== Preventing breasts from developing === | === Preventing breasts from developing === | ||