Inverted nipples - The risks

Complications of nipple repair include a potential inability to breastfeed where milk ducts have been divided as part of the procedure.

Recurrence of the inversion is uncommon in milder forms but more likely in very inverted nipples.

Very rarely the blood supply to the nipple can be compromised as part of the procedure.

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