'Inverted Nipples' -- Why, How and What to do? It has nothing to do with one’s over all health or even looks. But inverted nipples can poise a threat if you are breast feeding mother.

How to check if you have inverted nipples. For easy reference lets call them, innies and outies. So, you can check if you have got innies or outies. About 10-20 percent of total women have innies.

You can slightly pinch near the areola and see how the nipples react. If it comes out then it is an outie and if it retracts, it is an innie.

For those who have innies, they can try use some coaxing like ice or such stimulation to make the nipples stand straight.

For breast feeding mothers, this can prove difficult but for those who want to have outies for looks can go for plastic surgery.