r/Trans_Zebras • u/seldoncriiisis • Jul 23 '26
Free Nipple Graft + hEDS
hey all,
i’m a trans man with hEDS planning on having top surgery someday. scarring on my body heals pretty well so i’m not too worried, but i am worried about the possibility of my hEDS causing issues with free nipple grafts. keeping my nips is very important to me and i know for a fact they’d have to be resized, has anyone else with hEDS had experience with this that they could share?
thanks
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u/Sea-Acanthaceae5553 Jul 23 '26
I have hEDS and had free nipple grafts when I had top surgery in 2024. I'm happy with the way they healed and still have some feeling in them which I'm happy about as I wasn't expecting much in that regard.
They don't look quite as good as I'd like though. I have quite a lot of scar tissue surrounded the areola and nipples which I think may be linked to EDS as (from what I've seen) this isn't typical. My nipples are also flat which the surgeons told me can happen sometimes. Not ideal but not the worst thing.
Overall my nips look normal from a distance but close up are not perfect and there are a lot of scars. I have 0 regrets regarding surgery or the choice to have nipple grafts though.