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If someone has inverted nipples, the worry is not only about the cosmetic part of it but also of the practical part where she might find it difficult for her to breastfeed her baby. The most feminine part of a woman’s body has a beauty and appeal therefore if there is any deformity it is enough to make her feel bad.
Inverted nipples are not normal but they are not that abnormal either. There are some women, about ten percent, who have been born with nipples which look like slits or sunk inside the breasts. The normally protruding part of a woman’s nipples may be a few mms only but they are important from the aesthetic point of view as well. Though a majority of women with inverted nipples do not have any problem breast feeding their babies, because the baby latches on to the breast and takes the entire areola in its mouth and not only the nipples, still they undergo a lot of unnecessary worry.
In most cases arousal or pregnancy and breast feeding change the appearance of the inverted nipples to protruding ones. However there may be a few who are not so lucky. They can try a lot of normal methods like using nipple shields, or certain devices, which can help correct the situation. Breast pumps can help in making inverted nipples normal. There are some sex toys which can also help in correcting the physical structure of the nipples.
If these fail, then surgery is the answer to the problems. An experienced plastic surgeon can correct the contours of the nipples and make them as normal as possible through surgery. The surgery consists of making small incision on the sides of the nipple, cutting some ducts and tissues and then repairing the damage. This is a small operation. Its major side effects are that the woman who has undergone this surgery on her nipples may not be able to breast feed her child in future. This operation, though small, is expensive and is not available on the National Health Service. Insurance agencies do not support this surgery as it is considered a cosmetic surgery and not a health necessitating one.
Another method is to have the nipples pierced. The jewelry used to pierce the nipples will prevent the nipples from returning to their inverted state. It will make the nipples normal and keep them that way but again, breast feeding may be impaired. |
