Many women associate breast or nipple augmentation with an improvement in their visual appeal.Meanwhile, an inverted nipple correction is more focused on solving the functional defects of the mammary gland.An inverted nipple prevents the baby from latching on normally, and the solution to the problem of how to lengthen the nipples is the solution to the problem of breastfeeding for many women.
If a woman's nipple becomes smaller or flatter than average, it may be a sign that the milk ducts are shortened.In this case, the nipple may not protrude above the skin at all, but retracts with mechanical irritation;such nipples react poorly to temperature changes.But in most cases, this does not prevent the baby from feeding.
It is worse if the inverted nipple, with the decrease in size, is so united that the child cannot hold it with his lips.It may be necessary to surgically enlarge the nipple so that the baby can hold the nipple properly during feeding.
The main causes of small or inverted nipples are heredity, shortened or underdeveloped milk ducts, general underdevelopment or dysfunction of the genitals, constant wearing of tight bras, especially during adolescence, and breast tumors.
Methods of correcting inverted nipples
There are several methods used to correct small or inverted nipples:
- surgical methods for correcting the shape of the breast (with and without crossing the milk ducts);
- vacuum breast lift using attachments;
- breast massage;
- tattoo (cosmetic correction to visually increase breast size).
Surgical techniques are different for women who are breastfeeding and those who are not planning to breastfeed.If a woman does not plan to breastfeed her child, then only breast plastic surgery is performed, where the very short milk ducts that keep the nipple under the skin are completely cut;after such an operation, it is impossible to breastfeed in the future.
But if the operation is performed to improve the possibility of breastfeeding, then the integrity of the ducts is preserved and only the connective tissues that hold the inverted nipple under the skin are cut through the incision below the areola;these tissues connect 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 - depends on the doctor anyway.
Vacuum nipple lift is a relatively new method and involves the insertion of special inserts that lengthen the nipple using a vacuum.The nose is placed on the nipple and air is sucked in from the other side using a syringe.The device - the size of the cap is small and invisible under clothes, but if it is worn continuously for at least 8 hours a day for 2-3 months, you can get a stable result in breast tightening.But before you start wearing it, you should consult a mammologist, and if discomfort or pain occurs, use should be stopped.
After learning the basic techniques from a specialist, a woman can even perform breast massage at home on her own.But such a correction should begin during adolescence, when the mammary gland grows and is quite sensitive to any influence.
Tattooing is not a medical, but a cosmetic correction, during which a pigment is injected under the skin, visually increasing the size of the breast.The procedure is very painful, but a high-quality tattoo allows you to achieve complete similarity in the appearance of the breast after correction with a normal breast.