Inverted Nipple Repair - Marina Del Rey, CA

Yep! my lunch hour! It took about 2.5 hours because these things add up - check in, then they numb you (injection - doesn't hurt), then you wait for the anesthetic to kick in (30-40 min), then the surgery (less than an hour), then you get dressed, etc. Anyway, I returned to work the same day. The stents they put on look a lot like clear water bottle caps, but they are open on both sides. So picture a plastic wheel, just the circumference and width of a water bottle cap. These are sewn on with stitches through your nipple. This probably sounds bad, but honestly during those first few days the discomfort is so generalized you're not thinking about the logistics of it. I had my surgery on a Thursday and couldn't work in a follow up to have them removed until the following Tuesday, so I'm not entirely sure how long these stents stay on normally. While these are on, you wear a medical bra and have square pads over the stents to absorb any blood/fluids. It's not pretty. And there's no way you're going out and looking normal during this time. Clear your social calendar. After they take the stents out, you wear these cups under your bra (Medela SoftShells Breast Shells For Sore Nipples) and you can go out and look normal assuming you wearing looser/thicker clothing, because again, your breast shape appears a bit off. I'd say healing time is a solid month to get back to 100% normal.

Wow what a process.  Thank you for explaining and providing all the details.