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Navigate: FAQ Home Page > Female -- Breast Development > Making areola bigger
Posted on: 06/26/2003
Question
Is there anyway that you can make the area around your nipple bigger? smaller? (not the nipple itself, like the reddish part around it)
Answer
The reddish part around the nipple is called the areola. You can't really change how large or small it is - it's just part of how you were born and have grown. Sometimes it can change in size on it's own, usually this happens during pregnancy or if you breast feed.