I did a nipple correction surgery 7days ago and today when I went back to remove the stitches and bandages I noticed both nipples are completely different the left one seems much bigger and swollen & the right one seems perfectly fine my doctor said that this is normal & that it will eventually go down & look like the right one. I'm just really concerned that it will continue to look like that. Please advise if it will go down or will I need to operate once again??
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April 20, 2014
Answer: Is it normal that you have two different sized nipples after a inverted correction surgery?
This is probably unrelated to any concern, and simply due to normal breast changes, BUT I hate the word probably. Without examination and more detailed information (age, weight gain or loss, pregnancy history, recent change in hormones or birth control, etc.) I would not blindly reassure.Since...
As your breasts change after pregnancy and breastfeeding, your breast gland tissue can shrink. As this happens, the milk ducts can get pulled in, pulling the nipple along with them. If this happens and it bothers you, inverted nipple correction procedure can be performed.
There are two potential methods for correcting inverted nipples:Surgical correction: under local anesthesia, bands that are preventing the nipple from projecting are divided, and a pursestring (drawstring) suture is placed.Nipple piercing: a piercing placed at the base of the nipple may...