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Will my Nipple Grow Back Out?

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sarah1982Sep 4, 2012

I got submuscular implants by circumareolar mastopexy two months ago. My left areola had a scab over it after the surgery. Now the scab has finally fallen off, and my nipple is almost gone. Will my nipple grow back out?

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