CHOOSE YOUR TREATMENT Nipple Correction Surgery
Inverted nipples are actually incredibly common – affecting up to one in ten women in the UK - but rarely talked about as they can cause great distress to sufferers.
The problem is caused by the milk ducts being too short,which affects the muscle within the nipple that usually works to pull the nipple outwards.
Who does it? Who is suitable?
● Plastic Surgeon ● Breast Surgeon
It is very important to see an experienced practitioner who can determine what grade of inverted nipple you suffer from - see box - as there is a non-surgical alternative that might be worth investigating before going down the surgery route.
The Niplette suction device is a pump - available from your local chemist - which gently stretches the milk ducts so your nipple can sit in an everted position. That’s ‘sticking out’ to you or me.
This device can be of great benefit for those with grade one inverted nipples but rarely works satisfactorily with grade two and three cases, so surgery may be the best option. Don’t be worried though; nipple correction surgery is a simple, low risk procedure with little downtime and a very high success rate.
What’s the treatment like?
Nipple correction surgery is generally performed under local anaesthetic, and lasts approximately 30 minutes. The milk ducts are either released or divided, which allows the nipple to evert.
Incisions are either made around the areola or can be made within the areola (the former will leave more of a visible scar).The milk ducts are then either divided or freed - this is done internally - and the incision closed with stitches.
What happens afterwards?
Any risks associated with this surgery are very rare. There may be a small amount of bleeding and bruising post procedure, but any discomfort will be mild and can be controlled with painkillers.
Infection can be a possibility as there may be some leakage from the milk ducts while they are being divided and
stretched.This may cause some inflammation but this can be treated with antibiotics.
116 The Cosmetic Surgery Guide Will I have a scar?
You will be left with minimal scarring after this procedure - in fact the main downside of nipple correction surgery is that you will be unable to breastfeed afterwards.Your surgeon should explain this to you beforehand and you may wish to delay surgery until after you’ve had a family, although it is worth bearing in mind that breastfeeding can be more difficult anyway with grade two or three cases.
Cost From £2,000
Plastic surgeon Mr Paul Banwell details his approach to inverted nipple correction
Inverted nipples are a relatively common problem and correction can be achieved using both surgical and non-surgical means. Most women suffering from this problem will probably have tried other methods to try and correct the inversion, but if these are unsuccessful then a consultation with a plastic surgeon will be appropriate.
Surgical correction of an inverted nipple is a straightforward procedure that takes about 45 to 60 minutes and is usually performed under local anaesthetic as a day case procedure (in and out the same day). I often uses local anaesthetic cream beforehand to ensure patient comfort and you will need to arrive at the hospital a minimum of 30 minutes early to apply this.
Once your nipple is numbed using injections of local anaesthetic small incisions are made at the base of the
nipple.Depending upon the extent of your nipple inversion, different techniques are used. For instance, a stitch maybe inserted inside the nipple which,when tightened prevents the nipple from inverting, or alternatively, small local flaps of surrounding areola skin are tunnelled in and stitched under the nipple to prevent it inverting again.
The inverted nipple should be corrected with this procedure, although it is important that patients realise
that recurrence can
occur.The techniques described above usually correct the problem of nipple inversion, but occasionally they are not successful, in which case they may be repeated or a different technique used.
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