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Surgery to Make Nipples Aligned?

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Babydoll95Jun 27, 2011

so bascially one of my nipples points straight and the other points down. i want to fix this and have them both point straight. what kind of surgery would i need? around how much would it cost?

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Dr. Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Dr. Darryl J. Blinski, MD
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Answered on Jun 28, 2011
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Dr. Ricardo Izquierdo, MD (retired)
Dr. Ricardo Izquierdo, MD (retired)
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