Patient's question:
What should a boy do if he has inverted nipples? My son is eight years old, and when he was younger, I didn't notice his inverted nipples. It's also possible that he didn't have this condition when he was young, but recently I've noticed that he has inverted nipples. I'm worried that this might affect his health?Doctor's answer:
For inverted nipples in males, most cases are caused by congenital factors and there is no need to worry excessively. Inverted nipples can lead to milk accumulation, which facilitates milk discharge, but for males, it will never result in milk production, so it is harmless to them. In addition to potentially being caused by breast cancer, inverted nipples are mainly due to the infiltration of cancer cells into the tissue. Therefore, inverted nipples caused by congenital reasons do not require treatment.