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Male 20 years old: if outer skin of my nipple is peeled off by mistake will it grow back ?

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Dr. Christine Hom answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Superpowers: Your body has remarkable powers of healing, and a defect in the skin will heal itself if not infected. Yes, it will grow back. Perhaps a slightly different color, but it will.

Answered 10/19/2015

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Male 20 years old: if outer skin of my nipple is peeled off by mistake will it grow back ?

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