Apparatus and methods for nipple formation via collapsible devices

A nipple forming apparatus, comprising:

• a mold having a contact surface which is curvable in conformance with a breast upon which the mold is positionable, wherein the contact surface comprises an adhesive for securement upon the breast, the mold having a first collapsed configuration for adhering to a region of the breast and a second molding configuration which defines a receiving cavity for drawing the adhered region of the breast away from a remainder of the breast;
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• a mold skirt which is attached to a portion of the mold and is reconfigurable between a first extended configuration where the mold in its first collapsed configuration is positionable against the region of the breast and a second supporting configuration where the mold skirt forms a smoothed surface relative to the mold in its second molding configuration.