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Follow-Up: Will inverted nipple correct itself eventually? 1.5 months post Gynecomastia surgery (photo)

Bballer86Nov 2, 2017
It's been about 1.5 months since my Gynecomastia surgery. Only excision was performed. I don't have any before pics, but my nipples weren't inverted pre-surgery, they were just puffy. If I stretch my nipple then they pretrude. Will they eventually protrude naturally? Thank you all so much for your help. Your replies go such a long way!

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