Nipple invagination is a common nipple deformity, the cause of which is mostly congenital, and a few are secondary to infection, trauma, tumor and so on. Nipple invagination often hinders breastfeeding. Therefore, women should raise their nipples above the skin surface during pregnancy or after marriage. If they don't, they will not only be unable to breastfeed, but also hide evil things and shelter evil people, which is not conducive to cleaning, and it is easy to cause local odor and then infection. Pain and discomfort can lead to poor drainage of milk, secondary infection and mastitis. Mild primary nipple invagination can be treated conservatively, such as negative pressure suction and manual traction. If you can't pull out the nipple by hand, you need surgery. Nipple invagination can be corrected by plastic surgery or nipple invagination appliance. At the same time, nipple invagination will seriously affect the harmonious beauty of female breasts. If persistent nipple inversion occurs, experts suggest that it can be corrected by nipple inversion surgery. After reading the above explanation about the harm of nipple invagination, I hope that the majority of female friends can pay enough attention to nipple invagination and treat it in time, so as not to make it your pain. But how long is the recovery period of inverted nipple surgery? Please see below! Severe nipple invagination needs plastic surgery to correct it. The principle of operation is simple and clear: under local anesthesia, several small diamond-shaped skins in areola are removed, the fibrous tissue and smooth muscle of invaginated nipple are cut off, so that the nipple stands upright, and then ligation and suture are performed. After the operation, how long will it take to recover? After all, in today's society, everyone has a fast pace of life and is busy with work. Don't worry, the following experts will answer your questions! Experts remind that there is still the possibility of recurrence after nipple inversion correction surgery. Therefore, the stitches should be removed within one week after operation, and the nipple should be pulled for about 1 ~ 2 months to prevent the recurrence of nipple invagination. Because nipple invagination correction has little trauma to human body and quick recovery, generally speaking, stitches can be removed within one week. There is no need for infusion after operation, just take anti-inflammatory drugs orally for 3 ~ 5 days.