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Third Nipple

A third nipple

A third nipple didn’t prevent Francisco Scaramanga from becoming the world’s top-paid assassin in the Bond movie ‘The Man with the Golden Gun’…and why should it? After all, it’s not as uncommon as you may think. Around 1 in 18 people in the UK may have a third or ‘supernumerary nipple’ and the only real problem may be the social stigma attached to them. They’re often mistaken for moles, as they are not properly formed like normal nipples and can usually be found on an imaginary ‘milk line’ between the armpit and inner thigh. If you feel uncomfortable about yours, it’s probably best to speak to your GP to determine whether surgery is needed. However, Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg has decided against going under the knife to remove his extra teat, because he’s grown to love it. And to put all the rumours to bed about her third nipple, Lily Allen proudly flashed hers whilst hosting the Friday Night Project!

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my daughter is 8yrs old,and was wondering when her nipples will stick out,she is slightly overweight and small,just that my friends daughters have popped out and she is only 7.thankyou





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Im 17 year old lad and im very self conscious about my body. I have 3 EXTRA nipples and have had them since i can remember, the odd thing is, is when i get cold they tend to erect and have actually started to grow hairs.





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hi i am a 14yr old boy and i have a lump inside my left boob just behind the nipple. I got this when i bumped my nipple against the edge of a wooden desk once. it isn't sore, but it hurts a bit when i tap it or it knocks against something. how can i get rid of it at home? thank you for all your help.





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i have 2 extra nipples but they're pretty small and flat with a little dot in the middle of the nipple and sometimes i get some white little thing poking out of it :S. i don't want to get them removed because they make me unique, but i'm scared that in the future a boyfriend would be grossed out plus can it do me any harm?





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im a women i have a scent issue, i tend to smell of fish although i was daily i dont even eat alot of fish, my pee burns & it sometimes green.





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hi im 21 and have a third nipple under my right breast and its quite noticable ive always been uncomfortable with it and scared to flash in puplic, whats it like to get it removed?





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Hi, im 15 and about to turn 16 in about a few months, i feel as though i have quite small breasts for my age as i am only just a 34B and my breasts do not seem to grow much, is there anything i can do apart from surgery to increase the size of my breasts?





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I'm the same age as you and i have loads of friends who are around a B cup. Some people just naturally take longer for their breasts to grow so don't worry they will catch up at some point!

I have 4 nipples! One of them is about half the size of my actualy nipples while the other is much smaller, and could be mistaken for a scar. Why would I ever want to get rid of them? I've had them as long as I can rember, although my brotehr only noticed he had a 3rd nipple recently. The way I see it I'm twice as good as any otehr man out there! ahaha





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i have 2 extra nipples but they're pretty small and flat i don't want to get them removed because they make me unique, but i'm scared that in the future a boyfriend would be grossed out. how do guys feel about girls having extra nipples?





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I just happen to come across this page while looking into something else. i would like to share my experience. i had a third nipple up to the age of 16 when i had it removed because i was ashamed of it. unfortunatly my experience was not good i now have a scar 3 times the size of the extra nipple. i also know another lady who had the same op and you wouldn't know it was ever there. to all those out there who have a third nipple dont worry its not ugly at all, infact its just a little bit more of you for someone to love. good luck with what ever you decide to do with yours.





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