I've just gotten a bilateral nipple inversion correction surgery done and was wondering if I could ever get my nipples pierced? If so, how long would I have to wait before I can do it?
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November 20, 2016
Answer: Nipple Piercing After Inverted Nipple Repair
The tingly feeling accompanied by bruising, swelling and intermittent shooting pains are expected to be experienced for a few weeks depending on how fast your body can heal. usually it takes around six weeks for the bruising and swelling to subside.
Weight loss certainly would explain the loose skin of the breasts. The concern for nipple inversion is that one of the causes as you mentioned can be a symptom of cancer. While unlikely from the information provided, the seriousness of the consequences of delay would suggest...
Inverted nipples can be present in one or both breasts and may manifest in a more severe way such that the nipple cannot be everted under any circumstance; or it can be more minor in degree so that the nipple may become erect during stimulation but stay inverted at rest. Surgery to correct...
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