Technique for correction of areola misplacement with no new scars

A method of changing the absolute position of the areola if poor positioning occurs after surgery is described. This method uses tissue expansion as an intermediate step and in so doing allows movement with no new scars. There is no reason that medial, lateral, or superior malpositions could not be corrected in this way. Most breast reduction patients with bottoming out will not need this two-stage procedure if the areola is not too high in the beginning.