Inverted Nipples at Age 13?

Inverted/flat nipples are not uncommon, 10-20% of women have the condition. Luckily, this is very easily corrected with a relatively simple surgical procedure. The procedure is performed in the office setting, using only local anesthesia. Patients leave the office immediately post surgery and...

         Inverted Nipple Correction is a relatively short outpatient procedure that can create nipple projection and is frequently done in concert with breast augmentation.   If the inverted nipple procedure is to be done alone, the procedure can...

Typically breast surgery is performed when the patient is mature from a physiological and physical standpoint. At age 16, the breasts are still growing and I would recommend that the patient wait till they are a bit older. As an early adolescent, it is often difficult to correct an inverted...

Inverted nipples are quite common and typically are not an issue. If this has been present for a while and easily can be everted then it is probably fine. It can be easily "released" under local anesthesia in the office if you would like it repaired, but I would suggest you wait until after you...

Previous answers are great.  Another treatment that preserves the patency of the ducts for future breast feeding potential is nipple piercing.Your plastic surgeon can do it under local anesthesia  by placing a suture through the nipple to pull it out then use a bar type accessory that...

A second stage release of your inverted nipple should be done at about one month.  This allows for early wound healing, but is also early enough that true scar formation has not occurred.  A second stage release should be relatively simple.  I stretch and sometimes cut a few of...