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Does Accessory Nipple Removal Affect Breastfeeding?

rcc44Aug 23, 2013
I will be having accessory nipples by the armpit removed but I would like to know if this can affect me breastfeeding my kids later on. Will I not be able to produce milk if I get these accessory nipples removed?

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Elizabeth Morgan, MD, PhD (closed)

Thank you for asking about treatment for your accessory (extra) nipples. Accessory nipples are common but not easy to diagnose.  Your GP did well - congratulations to her. Liquid nitrogen doesn't go deep enough to remove them. You are unlikely to get a refund...

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W. Thomas McClellan, MD, FACS

Great questions and difficult reconstruction. Any breast surgery can effect your breast feeding. If breast feeding is critical to you then I would not have breast surgery. Additionally you may loose nipple sensation during the correction. Although not common it can happen and you should discuss...

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Darryl J. Blinski, MD

At your age I would make sure you completely understand the risks involved in a surgery to the areolae. You could lose sensation and the ability to breast feed. 

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