Finasteride Induced Puffy Nipples

Hi everyone!

I took fin for 9 months and quit cold turkey about a month ago. About 5 months into fin, I developed a mild case of puffy nipples which have remained more or less stable until now, but have not resolved after quitting the drug. Before fin, my nipples were completely flat which meant that wearing tight shirts was not a problem. There is no hard tissue behind my nipples and they look perfectly good when they are erect. I have several questions:

  1. Has anyone had a similar experience with fin-induced puffy nipples?
  2. Did the puffyness go away by itself after quitting?
  3. How long did it take for the puffyness to go away?
  4. Since I also gained a few pounds while on fin, could my puffy nipples be caused by weight gain instead? Is that even possible? I have seen obese men with perfectly flat nips.
  5. Has anyone had success with any non-surgical treatments for fin-induced gyno? I’ve read a bit about SERMs, AIs and DHT gels - which would be optimal to use here?

I am seeing an endocrinologist in september to get my bloodwork done, but I’m feeling pretty much fine otherwise. I know this problem might seem super trivial to some of you considering all of the stuff you are going through. I hope I don’t offend anyone by posting this here and I am definitely not trolling. Problem shows best on pictures 1, 3 and 5.