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The tip of my nipples seem to be “frayed”. Is this normal? My nipples have been this way my whole life. (Photos)

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My nipple seems to be frayed. The tip is looks like it has a bunch of clusters. Almost look like a bunch of teeny tiny skin tags but clustered to make the tip of my nipple. I have looked through galleries and have yet to come across nipples like mine... To be clear I am NOT talking about the bumps or glands on the Areola.

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