Many women associate breast or nipple enlargement with improving their visual appeal.Meanwhile, the correction of the inverted nipple is more aimed at solving functional defects of the mammary gland.An inverted nipple prevents the baby from latching normally, and solving the problem of nipple stretching is the solution to the breastfeeding problem for many women.
A woman's nipple becoming smaller or flatter than average may be a sign that her milk ducts are shortened.In this case, the nipple may not protrude above the skin at all, but when mechanically irritated, it retracts;such grains react poorly to changes in temperature.But in most cases, this does not interfere with the baby's feeding.
It is worse if the inverted nipple is combined with its reduction so much that the child cannot grasp it with his lips.In order for the baby to properly latch the nipple during feeding, surgical enlargement of the nipple may be necessary.
The main causes of a small or inverted nipple are heredity, shortened or underdeveloped milk ducts, general underdevelopment or hypofunction of the genital organs, constant wearing of a tight bra, especially in adolescence, and breast tumors.
Methods for correcting inverted nipples
There are several methods used to correct a small or inverted nipple:
- surgical methods to correct the shape of the nipple (with and without crossing the milk ducts);
- vacuum nipple traction using attachments;
- nipple massage;
- tattooing (cosmetic correction to visually increase the size of the nipple).
Surgical techniques differ for women who are breastfeeding and those who do not plan to breastfeed.If the woman does not plan to feed her child with breast milk, then only plastic surgery of the nipple is performed, in which the too short milk ducts that hold the nipple under the skin are completely crossed;after such an operation, breastfeeding is impossible in the future.
But if the operation is performed to improve the possibility of breastfeeding, then the integrity of the ducts is preserved and through an incision at the base of the areola, only the connective tissues that hold the inverted nipple under the skin are cut;these tissues attach the milk ducts to the nipple.The difference between the interventions is also in the price - plastic surgery with canal crossing is simpler and cheaper.And the choice of anesthesia - local or general - in any case depends on the doctor.
Vacuum nipple traction is a relatively new method that involves wearing special attachments that stretch the nipple using a vacuum.The tip is placed on the nipple, and air is sucked from the other side with a syringe.The device - the cap is small in size and is imperceptible under clothes, but with continuous wear for at least 8 hours a day for 2-3 months, you can get a stable nipple traction result.But before you start wearing it, you should consult a mammologist, and if discomfort or pain occurs, use should be stopped.
A woman can perform nipple massage on her own, even at home, after learning the basic techniques of the technique from a specialist.But such correction should begin in adolescence, when the mammary gland grows and is quite susceptible to all kinds of influences.
Tattooing is not a medical, but a cosmetic correction, in which a pigment is injected under the skin, which visually increases the size of the nipple.The procedure is very painful, but high-quality tattooing allows you to achieve complete similarity of the appearance of the nipple after correction with a regular nipple.