Contents:
- Medical Video: About Inverted Nipples
- Is that an inverted nipple?
- What causes it to occur inverted nipple?
- What are the symptoms inverted nipple?
- Is the case inverted nipple often occurs in pregnant and lactating women?
- How to handle inverted nipple?
Medical Video: About Inverted Nipples
Nipples are a unique part of the breast, can be found in both women and men. Normal nipples generally protrude. What about nipples that don't stick out? This is a characteristic of inverted nipple.
Is that an inverted nipple?
An inverted nipple is a condition where the nipple is pulled inward so that it looks even. This condition can indeed occur in some people, one of the factors that influence it is hormones; usually found in pregnant women, but about 10 to 20 percent of women experience this condition because of 'congenital' from birth. Case inverted nipple caused by problems in the tissue connection under the nipples, ligaments and skin.
What causes it to occur inverted nipple?
The following are some of the things that cause nipple changes or even nipple pain, such as:
- Infections caused by fungi or bacteria.
- Injury or friction in the nipple area; usually cases inverted nipple caused by the effects of breastfeeding or after breastfeeding; widening occurs around the nipple so there is a possibility that the nipple will be 'upside down' or go inside.
- Dry skin around the areola (dark skin around the nipple).
- Paget's disease - a cycle of bone repair and growth, and can cause bones to become weak.
- Hormones, make the breasts and nipples change during pregnancy, especially when entering the second and final trimester.
- Short milk ducts.
What are the symptoms inverted nipple?
Changes that can occur if you experience inverted nipple:
- Pain in the breast, changes in temperature, and swelling.
- There is a lump in the breast.
Changes in breast shape can be:
- Nipples are drawn in. Even when given stimulation can not come back out.
- During pregnancy, the nipple protrudes into the areola, but can come out again when given stimulation.
While the skin changes around the nipple can be:
- Redness and pain on the nipple surface.
- A rash that appears on the nipple and areola area.
Is the case inverted nipple often occurs in pregnant and lactating women?
Research revealed that there were around 28 to 35 pregnant women having problems with their nipples, and 10 percent of them were suspected inverted nipple. Problems that will be faced by women withinverted nipple is difficulty when breastfeeding. This situation is temporary, some are not. However, you can still try a number of ways, such as using a breast pump (used to film milk), this can be believed to restore your nipple position. A visit and consultation to a doctor is also needed, so that the doctor can provide preventive measures to keep the breasts and nipples sterile, because the condition of the inverted nipples is susceptible to infection, due to being in the folds of the skin.
How to handle inverted nipple?
Surgery needs to be done to return the nipple to its original shape. There are two choices when handling with the operating method:
- Leave the milk duct intact.
- Leaving the milk channel intact.
This operation is done by reshaping the nipple and the areola area to get out of the folds of the skin or breast. Improving nipple sensitivity is also needed in this operation. If you want to keep giving milk, you should choose the first technique, because the second technique will affect the ability to give milk. In addition you can also try the following ways:
- Piercing nipples and putting up jewelry likeniplette, nipple rings, protractor nipple; some women find that this method can help them, but cannot be trusted how effective this method is.
- Hoffman technique. Place your thumb on each side of the nipple - not on the edge of the areola. Press both of your thumbs in, opposite the breast tissue, and move your thumbs opposite each other. This will flex your nipples. Do this exercise twice a day.
- You can also use breast shells. Wear it in the bra you are wearing. Usually this object is used by pregnant women, for those of you who are not in pregnancy should consult with your doctor first. The reason this object is able to help is because the inner layer has a hole that fits the nipple, so it can put pressure around the nipple tissue, making the nipple stick out by itself.
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