I have been going to the tanning bed for the past few days and my breasts got a little burnt and my nipples have become inverted. I'm just wondering if they will go back to normal or if I should be worried. There's no lumps or anything.
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What you are describing, an inverted nipple that is painful and bleeds, is definitely NOT normal. These may be signs of an underlying breast malignancy and you need to be seeking consultation with your primary care provider, OB/Gyn, or surgical breast oncologist. Inversion of the nipples...
As mentioned by other authors, inverted nipples can be corrected in the office nicely by division of the ducts. However, many patients who have breast augmentation find that the inverted nipples are secondarily corrected by the augmentation alone, as an added bonus, with no other procedure. So...
Sorry, but I cannot tell whether or not your nipples are inverted. Generally speaking, inverted nipples can cause functional and/or body image problems for women. An inverted nipple can look flat or a slit like depression or hole at the normal nipple location. There are different degrees...
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