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We could still celebrate our love, but we wouldn’t have to worry about work or people finding out. As people, we’ve been piercing our nipples for hundreds of years, with documentation of nipple piercing ranging throughout history. I used to always go to Gauntlet when I visited, mostly for all the guys who were hanging about, often shirtless or showing off their new work.
My practice was here, I couldn’t leave. Fat-based chest fullness may improve with weight loss, but true gynecomastia will not.
Treatment Options for Enlarged or Puffy Nipples in Men
The most effective treatment for persistent nipple puffiness or glandular enlargement is male breast reduction surgery.
Persistent or painful swelling, however, could signal a hormonal shift or underlying issue.
3. Nipple Discharge
Any kind of discharge from a male nipple—especially bloody or milky fluid—is not normal and should be evaluated by a doctor promptly.
4. Hard Lumps or Masses
A firm lump under the nipple could be glandular tissue from gynecomastia, but in rare cases, it could also be a sign of a tumor.
A different kind of engagement ring.
So that's what Daniel and I did. And we used the same rings with the ball glued in so we couldn’t take them out. As recorded in BME, similar to the different signaling of which pocket you wore your hanky in, nipple rings in either just the left or just the right often denote someones sexual preferences and role in queer sex.
But some took it a step further.
And rings, people asked questions about rings, you know? It honestly didn’t hurt as much as I expected it to….the soreness afterward was quite pleasant.”
My heart just about burst at how sweet this story was the first time I heard it. It can cause:
- Puffy or swollen nipples
- Enlarged breast tissue
- Asymmetry between the two sides of the chest
- Emotional distress or body image concerns
Gynecomastia can be caused by hormonal imbalance, medications, anabolic steroids, or occur with no clear cause (idiopathic gynecomastia).
Can Puffy Nipples Go Away?
In teens, mild cases may resolve with time as hormones stabilize.
In the B&D and S&M subculture, it means that they are the submissive sex partner, and function as the slave or boy.
Leather women and lesbians who practice B&D and/or S&M may also use the left/right placement of jewelry or tattooing as well to signify top/bottom and dominant/submissive roles. Virtual consultations are also available for patients outside Southern California.
The Queer History of the Nipple Ring
When we consider the queer history of modern American piercing, many of us think of the legend of “the gay ear”, some of us, more in the know, might think of Gauntlet, Jim Ward, and Fakir Musfar.
Nipple and Genital piercings are still often utilized as part of the collaring ritual, and I’ve helped many a client get matching wedding pieces for their septum piercings or ear piercings.
Our surgical approach includes:
- Gland excision through a small incision at the base of the areola
- Optional liposuction for fat contouring
- Minimal scarring and rapid recovery
This outpatient procedure takes 1–2 hours, and most men return to work in just a few days. I called them our secret engagement rings.
This is the most common early sign of gynecomastia. He worked in law, and I worked as a dentist, and it wasn’t really….there weren’t spaces where you could get away with that sort of thing. And it was perfect. I sat down with a longtime client of mine to discuss what his nipple piercings meant to him.
“I was living in DC at the time….we weren’t as progressive as the West Coast was.
In the context of someone who is into B&D or S&M, it means that they are the dominant partner in sexual activities and function as the master, daddy or sir.
A gay man who has pierced his right nipple only or has tattooed an armband on only his right upper arm, can be perceived as the bottom or submissive, meaning that sexually he is the anally receptive partner and orally active.
I love that piercings can play a big role in celebrating our love, and specifically their history of doing so in queer culture.
“Even when we eventually did get married and got real wedding bands, I always said the nipple ring meant more since I wore it over my heart.