Can inverted nipples be sucked out?

Nipple inversion is a dent in the normal part of the nipple, usually on both sides, but sometimes on one side. The causes of inverted nipples are mostly congenital, because some fiber stretches to cause indentations, and the mammary ducts will also grow shorter than normal. Other reasons may also cause nipple retraction due to acquired trauma, tumors or local infection.

The nipple is sunken, the part is very easy to hide dirt, and it is not easy to clean, which will cause local infection, and some will even cause breast infection. Nipple inversion is divided into mild, moderate and moderate to severe. Only mild nipple inversion can be extracted. We can gradually improve mild nipple inversion through the negative pressure suction of the breast pump or the squeezing and mechanical expansion of the breast pump. For mild to moderate and moderate to severe nipple retraction, nipple extraction is not possible and requires surgical treatment to improve the condition.

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The nipple is not protruding but is concave inward, which is called inverted nipple. The degree of nipple retraction varies from person to person. In mild cases, it may only be manifested as varying degrees of nipple flatness or retraction. In severe cases, the nipple may bulge or be squeezed after excessive tension. In severe cases, the nipple is completely sunken into the nipple and cannot be pulled out, resembling a dead volcano, and is often accompanied by secretions or odor.

Even if the inverted nipple is squeezed, it is generally smaller, often without an obvious nipple neck, and appears collapsed. The incidence of inverted nipples in women is 1% to 2%, usually on both sides, but may occur on only one side. The degree of nipple inversion is not consistent. Inverted nipples affect the beauty of breast appearance. In addition, because the inverted nipples can accumulate stains or plant oils, causing infection or odor, what is more serious is that inverted nipples prevent the baby from sucking milk and lose the breastfeeding function.

Nipple inversion can be divided into three degrees:

1. Part of the nipple is inverted, the nipple neck exists, and can be squeezed easily. After squeezing, the nipple size is similar to that of ordinary people;

2. The second degree is that the nipple is completely indented in the nipple, but the nipple can be squeezed out by hand. The nipple is smaller than normal, and most of them have no nipple neck;

3. The third degree is that the nipple is completely buried under the nipple, and the sunken nipple cannot be squeezed.