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Can I use a lightening cream to reduce nipple size?

Reserved6023May 12, 2019
My areolas have a 6cm diameter and I’d like to reduce the size. I don’t have a hard edge either because I’m so fair and so are my areolas (very, very light pink). I know people use nipple lightening cream all over but is it possible to just trace around the edges to make my areolas appear smaller? Maybe with a hydroquinone product? I’d like try every avenue before going with surgery. Thanks!

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Dr. Denis L. Gonyon, Jr., MD (account suspended)
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Answered on Jun 14, 2019
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