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Are these Montgomery glands and could they be removed? (Photos)

Exciting1363May 3, 2020
Hey, I’m a 25-year-old guy, and I’m suffering from bumps on my nipples for many years. It can be squeezed and a sebum comes out of it. How can I get rid of it? Are they Montgomery glands? Can they be lasered off? Thank you!

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