I have painful triphasic vasospasms in my right nipple post breast reduction surgery. How can I stop the pain or prevent it?

Thank you for your question. It certainly sounds like there is more information needed to be sure of a diagnosis and how to help you. I am guessing you are familiar with Raynaud's, which your problem may be related to, but cannot be confirmed without a full work-up. This should be done before any treatments are started since this problem might be associated with other diagnoses. If it is related to Raynaud's then methods to prevent exposure to the cold are of prime importance. Keeping your house warmer or warming up the car a few minutes before travel make sense, but even warming your towels before jumping out of the shower can aid in the transition of temperatures in a room. You also want to avoid vasoconstrictive drugs and nicotine that could bring on your symptoms. There are some lay press reports of herbal medicines, exercise, and dietary supplements helping, but nothing in a rigorous controlled study that I am aware of. It is important to see your doctor to develop a diagnostic plan that may involve obtaining consultation with other specialists. As far as drug intervention, nifedipine has been used to treat Raynaud’s phenomenon because it is a vasodilator, but this should be chosen after your work-up is complete.