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The medical terminology for these supranumerary nipples is polythelia. The treatment is straight forward elliptical excision of these redundant nipples with primary closure, i.e. cut them up and sew them up. The scars will be less obvious than the multiple nipples.
Yes they can be removed by surgical excision. At each location there will be a small scar, the size of which will depend on the size of the spot being removed. Various scar treatments can minimize the appearance of these resulting scars.
It is common for patients to have accessory nipples. They may be removed using the same technique that a plastic surgeon would use to remove large moles. You would heal with small scars that are much less prominent than the extra nipples. Good luck
Thank you for your question Vuyiseka2You have a condition known as polythelia or supernumerary nipples, its more common than you think although usually there's only one extra nipple, anyway, the best treatment option is complete surgical excision, there have been other options described such as cryotherapy but I would suggest the first. You have to consider that you will have a scar where each nipple used to be but I think that is a fair trade, you can always treat a scar to minimize it and get the best possible result. I hope you find this useful, wish you the best!
Thank you for your question. A relatively simple and straight-forward treatment for these extra nipples is surgical excision and suture closure under local anesthesia. The drawback to this is that you will have scars where the excisions are performed. It's important to understand this trade-off and discuss with your Plastic Surgeon what recommendations or products she or he has to help with scar reduction. Best of luck to you moving forward! Peter A. Felice, M.D.
Hi and thank you for the question. Supernumerary nipples are not uncommon, and they can be easily removed during an office procedure under local anesthesia. The trade-off is that you will have scars in place of the nipples. Dr West
They are pretty easy to remove but unfortunately there will be scars afterwards but if you think of it as a trade--that is you are trading a scar for a nipple then I think it is worth it as the scar will be flat compared to a raised nipple. If you are unsure then you can start by just removing one nipple and see how the scar looks and decide if you want to remove the other three. It can all be done under a local anesthetic in the office with essentially no down time.Supernumerary nipples are fairly common so something that every plastic surgeons should have a lot of experience with.Certified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, Florida Medical Association
These are supernumerary nipples (extra nipples) which can easily be removed by your plastic surgeon in the office under local anesthesia. Best wishes
Everyone has these little glands as they secrete lubrication to help with breast feeding but some patients have more of them and sometimes they become very prominent. They are very easy to remove and I frequently remove them during other breast surgeries, or correction of inverted nipples or w...
Hi and thank you for the question. It looks like you have formed a keloid scar. I think your best chance of improving the appearance of the nipple would be to remove the bar and excise the scar tissue. That could be done in the office under local anesthesia. Best of luck to you. Dr West
Thanks for posting the photo. It does look like you have some firm breast tissue just behind your nipple which is making it looked stretched and puffy. The rest of your chest does not look too bad. Liposuction is unlikely to be helpful for such a small localised area. You may require surgery...
