Post Date May, 15 2023
The appearance of nipple recession has brought special troubles to many women, and it should be taken seriously. It not only affects aesthetics, but also affects patients' health and breastfeeding.
The cause of nipple retraction
1. Primary inverted nipple
(1) Smooth muscle dysplasia: The nipple has openings of 15-20 milk ducts, surrounded by smooth muscle fibers. The nipple is surrounded by the milk ducts and the muscle fiber bundles inserted into the dermal layer of the nipple stretch inward. The quality of these bundles is significantly different from that of the milk ducts.
(2) Incomplete development of milk ducts: underdeveloped milk ducts cannot be ducted.
(3) Insufficient support of the supporting tissue under the nipple.
2. Secondary inverted nipple
(1) Diseases are caused by the contraction of invaded ducts, ligaments, and fascia.
(2) Breast Malignant Tumor: Women with normal breasts should undergo mammography and other examinations to determine the presence of breast malignant tumors if there is no obvious cause of nipple retraction.
(3) Breast surgery: When applying dermal pedicle in breast plastic surgery, tension and scar contraction can also cause nipple retraction.
3. Other common reasons
(1) Compact clothing: When women develop breasts, their underwear is compact and their nipples are prone to sagging.
(2) Improper use of bras: bras that are too small, too tight, or used too early can cause nipple depressions.
(3) Related to genetics: Clinical observation shows that mothers and their maternal offspring with a history of nipple depression are more likely to have nipple depression in the next generation than normal individuals.
Harm of nipple retraction
1. Influence on breastfeeding: no matter the nipple is flat, invaginated or everted, it will make breastfeeding inconvenient. If the nipple is dysplasia, especially invaginated, it will affect the sucking of the newborn, making it difficult to breastfeed normally. In addition, due to inverted nipples, newborns cannot contain nipples and milk cannot be sucked out, making them prone to dehydration. Patients with inverted nipples experience enlarged breasts during pregnancy, resulting in increased milk secretion and severe inverted nipples. Mothers also give up breastfeeding due to their own reasons
2. Affects breast aesthetics: nipple retraction affects the health and aesthetics of women's breasts, loses curve aesthetics, and affects the overall image of women.
3. Impact on sexual life: The nipple is also one of the sensitive points for women, and nipple stimulation can also help women reach orgasm. The inverted nipple can make it difficult for women to obtain effective sexual stimulation, and even affect men's sexual desire.
