Inverted Nipple Repair
Marina del Rey

The Procedure

There are two primary approaches to inverted nipple repair. Both are done under local anesthesia, which means you will be awake but unable to feel any discomfort during the procedure.

Dr. Macias' most common approach is a milk duct preserving technique which involves creating a small incision along the bottom border of the nipple and shaping a protruding nipple and areola mound using stitches. This preserves your future breastfeeding abilities by keeping the milk duct system mostly intact and undisturbed.

The most common technique performed by other docotors involves creating an incision along the border of the nipple and detaching the milk ducts, which allows the nipple to protrude, but it will interfere with future breastfeeding.