On Sat, 23 Nov 2002 08:05:18 +0200, EDG <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

"She had very inverted nipples, as did her mom and sister.
>Ten years ago she had plastic surgery to correct it, and now she has
>protruding nipples, but when I tried to hand express a little milk, there
>was not even a drop.>Could there be corrective surgery to reconnect the ducts? Have any of you
>encountered this problem?"

I have had one patient about 3 years ago who had surgery to correct inverted nipples. I can't remember if I saw any milk or if it was very little. I do
remember that there were problems. Also I remember someone speaking at the ILCA Conference on breast surgeries 2-3 years ago and one of
the types of surgeries she discussed was this procedure. I believe she said that in every case she had seen that there was a supply problem. I
will try to find the information and share it. Good luck.
Julia Scaletta, RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
Eden, NC

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