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Will nipple piercings ruin inversion surgery if taken out?

Sociable567Aug 1, 2019
If I had nipple inversion correction and my nipples remain flat, would getting nipple piercings be ok? If I took the piercings out, would this undo the surgery results, like make the ducts want to retract nipple?

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