Women must pay attention to this after nipple surgery

Inverted nipple is a relatively common breast deformity. It is not very harmful to men. At most, it will affect the beauty of male breasts. However, for women, if the inverted nipple is severe, it will have a more serious impact on future breastfeeding. In addition, inverted nipple can easily cause some nipple inflammation. Therefore, surgical correction of inverted nipple is very necessary. In order to recover as soon as possible after the operation, I hope that all patients can understand what to pay attention to after the inverted nipple operation.

1. Avoid postoperative infection. Inverted nipples are difficult to clean and bacteria can easily breed and multiply. Many patients have chronic inflammation before surgery. Therefore, the local area must be thoroughly rinsed and disinfected before surgery.

2. Recurrence of inverted nipple after surgery. Nipple correction surgery can make the nipple protrude, but the nipple may reappear when the stitches are removed or 1-2 weeks after removal. The recurrence of inverted nipple may be due to severe inverted nipple, incomplete separation under the nipple during surgery, and failure to cut off the tight smooth muscle fibers and connective tissue. For those with recurring inverted nipples, negative pressure from a breast pump can be used first. If the nipples are still inverted after one week, another surgery can be considered.

3. Postoperative nipple necrosis. During the operation, the doctor cuts off most of the nerves and blood vessels supplying the nipple in order to cut off the tight smooth muscle fibers and connective tissue, or because the ligature is too tight when purse-string suture is performed. When you find that the blood supply to the nipple is poor, you should loosen the purse string in time. Once nipple necrosis is discovered, the contralateral nipple free transplantation or labia minora skin free transplantation should be performed at an appropriate time after the necrotic tissue is removed and the wound heals.

Only by knowing what to pay attention to after inverted nipple surgery and taking these precautions can the patient recover soon. In addition, after the operation, it is best for the patient to go to the hospital regularly for breast examinations to see whether the breasts have recovered well. Only in this way can it be guaranteed that there will be no obstacles to breastfeeding in the future. Here I wish you a speedy recovery.