How to fix an inverted nipple without surgery?
Retracted or invaginated nipples are not an unsolvable issue. Many may resolve their inverted nipples without surgery. Before moving to see which technique fits you more, you must examine your breast to know your inverted nipples grade. And examine both breasts as sometimes you may have different grades or even only one breast with an inverted nipple and the other is normal.
To determine your nipple grade of inversion:
- Examine your unclothed breast in front of a mirror
- Apply gentle but firm pressure on your nipple
- Notice the behavior of your nipples
According to nipples shape and behavior, you can easily classify your condition
- Grade I: your nipples projected when touched and kept its shape
- Grade II: your nipples took time to project and lost its shape immediately
- Grade III: your nipples did not project
After determining your nipple grade, you need to know the cause of your condition, as it may affect the chosen technique to reverse your problem.
- If you may have noticed this change in your nipples recently and developed quickly with other breast changes such as pink discharge, thickening of your breast skin, you should seek medical consultation immediately.
- If you are near menopause and noticed nipple redness and tenderness, you may have mammary duct ectasia and need to consult a medical expert first.
- If you are breastfeeding and have a fever, breast tenderness, and change in your breast color, you may have an infection or breast abscess. Treating this condition first may resolve your retracted nipples spontaneously.
Now, here are some techniques you can try at home. Though it may take time to show results, you should begin slowly and increase by time to get the best results.
