Description and Possible Medical Problems
A health columnist at a popular women’s magazine has said that two of the most commonly asked questions from readers are (1) Why do I have hairs growing around my nipples? and (2) What can I do about my inverted nipples?
Although she could answer the same two questions in her column every month, making her readers happy, she limits the appearance of each question to once a year. Her answers: (1) They’re perfectly normal—pull them out with tweezers and (2) They’re perfectly normal— ignore them.
Inverted or retracted nipples are perfectly normal if you’ve had them since puberty. Only if the inverted nipples have developed recently could they be a sign of trouble—that is, cancer.
Treatment
If your nipples have recently turned inward, see your doctor right away. Any change in the skin of the nipple—whether a color change or an inversion—could be a sign of cancer. She will do a routine breast exam and a mammogram if she suspects you have a tumor.
Otherwise, if you’ve had them all your life, you have nothing to worry about.
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