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Why did my nipple change color after surgery?

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Tariro AbelApr 28, 2014

I recently had a lump removed from my breast. The lump was benign,but i have had some odd things happen during the recovery. I have had a tight vein underneath the skin and today i woke and my nipple was a different color and hard. I would like to know what the cause of this could be.

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