Flat or inverted nipples? (Photo)

Hello, there is nothing necessarily wrong with inverted nipples - many people can function normally including the ability to breastfeed.  New inversion of a nipple can be a sign of a breast problem but this does not sound to be the case with you, if they have been inverted since your early...

I think you will be fine. I do not think that the tanning bed did anything. My guess is that you developed some swelling because of the etanning and that caused the nipple to become relatively inverted. You might have type I inversion all along.

It is not normal to have bleeding from a nipple, whether it is inverted ot not. You should see a General Surgeon who specialises in breast surgery. If you live in a larger city, there will probably be several hospitals in your area that have dedicated breast centers.

As mentioned by other authors, inverted nipples can be corrected in the office nicely by division of the ducts. However, many patients who have breast augmentation find that the inverted nipples are secondarily corrected by the augmentation alone, as an added bonus, with no other procedure. So...

You have grade 2 nipple inversion. This could be successfully treated even under local though most of my patients prefer to have a little IV sedation. You would need to wear protective bandages for a week and additional protective cushions for another month. Cost is probably in the $2000-3000 range.