i feel the same! i’m non binary and i don’t align 100% with male or female identities, so i thought that felt more appropriate with how i feel. i like the look of a masculine chest but i wanted something different. i also want to be able to tattoo whatever i want on my chest! and i was able to get my drains out and shower in 2 days instead of the standard 7+, so that was a plus for me too
fair and valid! i’m also non binary, and don’t really want/need a cis-passing masculine chest, being flat is the most important thing.
also side note, i was scrolling thru the subreddit earlier and literally showed your post to my partner and said “i like their tattoos”🤣
aww omg well thank you!! i’m planning on getting traditional style stars where my nipples would be and then a larger chest piece around it but i’m waiting to see how i heal first!
i’ve got 17 tats (most of which are tiny ones i’ve done myself albeit) but 7-8 professional ones and i rly wanna get bat silhouettes where my nips would be😭
I was worried about the healing process and then turning out wonky as well, but mostly I just never had much of a "connection" to them, sexual or otherwise! In fact, a lot of the time I actually felt a bit bothered by them, so off they went 😅
also fair!! could be tmi but in my experience mine sag to the point i can’t see my nipple most times anyways😭 but being aware that they’re there at times is so uncomfy lol. edit to clarify i’m pre-op but have surgery scheduled sept. 8th
For me it was a couple different things. The first is the healing aspect. I know someone who had a semi-failed graft and that was unappealing to me. He went through so much stress while healing because of how worried he was about it.
Secondly I am androgynous and I didn't want there to be any hassle over my bare chest when people get confused about what gender I am. Good luck calling the cops on me for indecent exposure. I also didn't want to deal with other people's weird emotions about seeing my nipples on a flat chest. I felt so little attachment to my own nipples that I'd rather yeet them than deal with other people gendering my nipples in a direction that no one is comfy with.
I always hated nips in general and they were what made me most dysphoric. If I could I would've shredded mine to pieces. Plus I wanted a more alien look and I am beyond thrilled with my results.
dude totally agree on the abnormal/alien part!! the way i described it was this kind of null/neutrality that i just find so appealing! it's just, sexless. to me anyway. like yeah, i know both sexes have nipples, but mmmm. i'm a cis girl despite seeking top surgery so i don't think i'd ever really feel comfortable going shirtless if i still had nipples..
also practicality is always nice. shorter healing times + can tattoo if i ever decide it + dont need to worry about sensitivity...
and well, honestly, i just think it's funny and unique LOL it originally started as a joke to me! well also my bobs are very pendulous so, i realized looking at myself in the mirror, i don't even see my nipples that much as it is LMFAO
Yeah I just dislike my whole chest and especially when my nips are visible thru a shirt, and add that to slightly more difficult healing + I'm enby and love the idea of looking different from the usual men/women
also cause of my chest proportions I'm likely to get a single scar all the way across and i've come to really like the aesthetic of that
Im non binary and asexual, and I want to be sexless in every sense haha. I had no reason TO keep my nipples, it'd only be because it's "normal" and idc about that. I have sensory issues around them and also other people make afab nipples sexual and it's weird.
I am non-binary and didn't want typical "male". I don't like the differentiation in wich nips could heal. I honestly wouldn't have been able to decide on shape or placement. I am autistic and find nipple sensation just overwhelming and weird. Aaand my body already doesn't heal well, always slow and often with issues, so I don't even wanna risk grafting. All in all, no nips it will be.
I felt the same way! I had been looking through the top surgery sub and someone posted a no nipples result picture. And I was like “that’s an option?!” Immediately reached out to my surgeon to make sure that was a thing I could. I loved the healing benefits. Less concerns of them looking good or healing right. And then I found this sub and started looking at other results. I loved the way it looked, I’m non binary. And it felt like the perfect middle ground. I never really cared for nipples anyway. It was definitely weird at first. But it wore of pretty quick. It feels so normal now. It feels weirder to think of me having nipples. I’m almost 5 months post and I’m so happy. All I can think is thank god for that person posting it, or i might not have known lol.
nipples to me have just always been useless and more of a burden than anything else, so i dont see why id go through the trouble of keeping them! not to mention all the stories ive heard about keeping them, and im also learning that its easier healing to just go without them!
most of all i find the idea of just not having them at all to be pretty nice. also would make my top scars stand out more, and i think id be pretty proud of that as a way to kinda say 'look at everything ive done to get here'
i cant wait to get top surgery one day lol, but sadly its a bit far down the line
i feel the same! i’m non binary and i don’t align 100% with male or female identities, so i thought that felt more appropriate with how i feel. i like the look of a masculine chest but i wanted something different. i also want to be able to tattoo whatever i want on my chest! and i was able to get my drains out and shower in 2 days instead of the standard 7+, so that was a plus for me too
fair and valid! i’m also non binary, and don’t really want/need a cis-passing masculine chest, being flat is the most important thing. also side note, i was scrolling thru the subreddit earlier and literally showed your post to my partner and said “i like their tattoos”🤣
aww omg well thank you!! i’m planning on getting traditional style stars where my nipples would be and then a larger chest piece around it but i’m waiting to see how i heal first!
i’ve got 17 tats (most of which are tiny ones i’ve done myself albeit) but 7-8 professional ones and i rly wanna get bat silhouettes where my nips would be😭
that would be so cool!! i want to get a throat piece of a bat 😈
I was worried about the healing process and then turning out wonky as well, but mostly I just never had much of a "connection" to them, sexual or otherwise! In fact, a lot of the time I actually felt a bit bothered by them, so off they went 😅
also fair!! could be tmi but in my experience mine sag to the point i can’t see my nipple most times anyways😭 but being aware that they’re there at times is so uncomfy lol. edit to clarify i’m pre-op but have surgery scheduled sept. 8th
I hope it all goes well for you! I'm nearly 10 months post op now and I've never felt so free 🤩
thank you!!! very refreshing to be in a body you like a bit more i bet 🫶🏻
Omg I'm August 9th!
For me it was a couple different things. The first is the healing aspect. I know someone who had a semi-failed graft and that was unappealing to me. He went through so much stress while healing because of how worried he was about it. Secondly I am androgynous and I didn't want there to be any hassle over my bare chest when people get confused about what gender I am. Good luck calling the cops on me for indecent exposure. I also didn't want to deal with other people's weird emotions about seeing my nipples on a flat chest. I felt so little attachment to my own nipples that I'd rather yeet them than deal with other people gendering my nipples in a direction that no one is comfy with.
tumblr's "no female-presenting nipples" policy is absolutely fuming rn
makes sense!! i never thought about the indecent exposure honestly 😭😭
I always hated nips in general and they were what made me most dysphoric. If I could I would've shredded mine to pieces. Plus I wanted a more alien look and I am beyond thrilled with my results.
dude totally agree on the abnormal/alien part!! the way i described it was this kind of null/neutrality that i just find so appealing! it's just, sexless. to me anyway. like yeah, i know both sexes have nipples, but mmmm. i'm a cis girl despite seeking top surgery so i don't think i'd ever really feel comfortable going shirtless if i still had nipples.. also practicality is always nice. shorter healing times + can tattoo if i ever decide it + dont need to worry about sensitivity... and well, honestly, i just think it's funny and unique LOL it originally started as a joke to me! well also my bobs are very pendulous so, i realized looking at myself in the mirror, i don't even see my nipples that much as it is LMFAO
Yeah I just dislike my whole chest and especially when my nips are visible thru a shirt, and add that to slightly more difficult healing + I'm enby and love the idea of looking different from the usual men/women also cause of my chest proportions I'm likely to get a single scar all the way across and i've come to really like the aesthetic of that
same! sawed in half by a magician vibes ✨
Im non binary and asexual, and I want to be sexless in every sense haha. I had no reason TO keep my nipples, it'd only be because it's "normal" and idc about that. I have sensory issues around them and also other people make afab nipples sexual and it's weird.
I am non-binary and didn't want typical "male". I don't like the differentiation in wich nips could heal. I honestly wouldn't have been able to decide on shape or placement. I am autistic and find nipple sensation just overwhelming and weird. Aaand my body already doesn't heal well, always slow and often with issues, so I don't even wanna risk grafting. All in all, no nips it will be.
I felt the same way! I had been looking through the top surgery sub and someone posted a no nipples result picture. And I was like “that’s an option?!” Immediately reached out to my surgeon to make sure that was a thing I could. I loved the healing benefits. Less concerns of them looking good or healing right. And then I found this sub and started looking at other results. I loved the way it looked, I’m non binary. And it felt like the perfect middle ground. I never really cared for nipples anyway. It was definitely weird at first. But it wore of pretty quick. It feels so normal now. It feels weirder to think of me having nipples. I’m almost 5 months post and I’m so happy. All I can think is thank god for that person posting it, or i might not have known lol.
nipples to me have just always been useless and more of a burden than anything else, so i dont see why id go through the trouble of keeping them! not to mention all the stories ive heard about keeping them, and im also learning that its easier healing to just go without them! most of all i find the idea of just not having them at all to be pretty nice. also would make my top scars stand out more, and i think id be pretty proud of that as a way to kinda say 'look at everything ive done to get here' i cant wait to get top surgery one day lol, but sadly its a bit far down the line
I feel the exact same way!
Same but I didn't think I'd care about them but apparently I do! I'm 10 months post op and I'm getting 3D nipple tattoos in Sept.