Can the nipple be enlarged? And after, will it have feeling?

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So my nipples are very flat. They're not inverted, but the raised part is very small. I wanted to know if that part can be bigger. And if so will it still harden at times like when its cold like normal?

Yannis Alexandrides, MD, FACS · Answer

Yes, nipples can be enlarged. A surgeon could start with something very simple such as injections of hyaluronic acid, to more intensive procedures that involve grafting.

Jean Loftus, MD · Answer

Plastic surgeons are often called upon to create nipples in cases of breast reconstruction following mastectomy. In those cases, we can definitely create reasonably large nipples. However, they very often tend to flatten out over time, and so this is a very difficult thing to achieve as a long lasting result. Further, reconstruction of the nipple in the case of mastectomy involves rearrangement of the surrounding tissues. In your case, without a preceding mastectomy, the tissues which would be rearranged would be your areola, and so it most likely would not be a very reasonable thing to sacrifice the aesthetics of your areola to try to achieve a larger nipple, particularly in light of the fact that the in large size of the nipple may not last very long. I hope this helps.

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