On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 08:45:56 -0400, Sarah Reece-Stremtan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 22:20:16 -0500, Kathy <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >>I cannot come to terms with a physiologic reason why skin would "grow over" >>the nipple pore. I agree that an "old", recurrent bleb can start to look >>like that, but I can't believe that is the initial mechanism that gets it >>all started. > >Me too -- anatomically it just does not make sense. However, I have now 3 >times inadvertantly pulled up suction blisters on the tip of one nipple. >Sizable things, at least 5-6mm in diameter, with the entire area raised. >What I can't figure out is how this covers 2 nipple pores, which it visibly >does <snip>> >Sarah Reece-Stremtan M.D. >Washington D.C. > A blister on any part of the body covers more than one skin pore. But I'm with you, it seems milk duct openings would be big enough to leave a hole in the skin of the blister. Unless maybe when the upper skin layer separates from the underlying layer something in the blister fluid seals them? musing, Claire Bloodgood, IBCLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html