The nipple does not protrude

During the growth and development of girls, their nipples usually protrude to facilitate breastfeeding in the future. However, many girls do not care about their nipples, and do not pay attention to them if they are not protruding. In fact, a non-protruding nipple is also a symptom, which is medically called inverted nipple. Inverted nipples are usually caused by congenital developmental defects. Here is some information about inverted nipples!

The occurrence of inverted nipple is generally caused by congenital development, shortening of mammary ducts, fibrosis and contracture of some tissues, and hypoplasia of nipple smooth muscle. Among them, mammary duct shortening and tissue fibrosis and contracture are the main causes of nipple inversion.

Secondary nipple inversion (acquired nipple inversion) is caused by the nipple being pulled by pathological tissue in the breast or compressed by a bra or breast binder. It is often seen in diseases such as inflammation and tumors, which invade the ducts, ligaments, and fascia of the breast, causing the invaded ducts, ligaments, and fascia to contract; unreasonable breast binding or wearing too tight bras occurs in adolescence. Due to tight breasts and poor blood circulation, it causes breast hypoplasia and causes inverted nipples.

According to the depth of nipple inversion, it can be divided into three degrees:

1. Partial nipple inversion, nipple neck exists, can be easily squeezed out, after squeezing out the nipple size is similar to that of normal people;

2. The second degree is that the nipple is completely sunken in the areola, but it can be squeezed out by hand. The nipple is smaller than normal and most of the time there is no nipple neck;

3. The third degree is that the nipple is completely buried under the areola and the inverted nipple cannot be squeezed out.

Inverted nipples can easily cause diseases such as nipple and areola inflammation and mastitis. Severe inverted nipples can lead to mucosalization of the inverted skin accompanied by eczema. Bleeding and erosion may occur, leading to chronic inflammation. The mammary ducts are connected to the inverted area, and the inflammation can spread retrogradely into the mammary gland, causing mastitis. If nipple inversion is not corrected in time, long-term inflammation will cause the mammary ducts to shrink due to chronic inflammation, making nipple inversion more serious and easily forming a vicious circle.

If the inverted nipple is congenital, it is recommended that you pull the nipple every day when the breasts begin to develop to lengthen the nipple. Generally speaking, this method can effectively correct mild to moderate nipple inversion. It can also provide some relief for severe nipple inversion. If nipple inversion is caused by secondary reasons, it is necessary to actively treat the primary disease, remove the cause of nipple inversion as soon as possible, and create conditions for surgical treatment.