# What body parts grow back? Not nipples, right? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 20, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721 "2010-04-20T06:43:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![vinylmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/aca169/32.png) [@vinylmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vinylmatt)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/61 "2010-05-02T07:24:22Z")
> [@alindallas](#): > > Is it time to bring up the pig with the wooden leg? Did this pig receive a medal for conspicuous gallantry and a letter of appreciation from Parma? ---
**Author:** ![BigNik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@BigNik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigNik)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/62 "2010-05-02T07:27:51Z")
Should it concern me that 75% of your SDMB posts are in this thread? > [@vinylmatt](#): > > I hope the prop bought the nipple man a drink out of the 20 šŸ™‚ > > OT but did he put up a decent display of bravado on the field (for the opposition) at the time? Did he need to be subbed? Letā€™s just say that those things have a higher blood supply than youā€™d think. Yes, heā€™d have had to come off, even if we hadnā€™t been playing with the blood rule. He said that it ā€œdidnā€™t hurt as much as youā€™d thinkā€. Whether this was the case or no, Iā€™ve seen less yelling over a broken leg. ---
**Author:** ![vinylmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/aca169/32.png) [@vinylmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vinylmatt)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/63 "2010-05-02T08:12:48Z")
> [@BigNik](#): > > Should it concern me that 75% of your SDMB posts are in this thread? Iā€™m not the outhalf in question, if thatā€™s what you mean. > [@BigNik](#): > > He said that it ā€œdidnā€™t hurt as much as youā€™d thinkā€. Whether this was the case or no, Iā€™ve seen less yelling over a broken leg. Good to see the back line archetype is alive and well. ---
**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/64 "2010-05-02T15:21:30Z")
**What body parts grow back? Not nipples, right?** Why, did you bite one out ? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/65 "2010-05-04T08:45:48Z")
Hey, I just noticed this made Threadspotting, a few or so entries back. Sweet! ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/66 "2010-05-05T00:03:03Z")
A friend of mine said her tonsils grew back - she had them removed at 5 or so but at age 18 was told by a doctor that she had a perfectly normal set of tonsils. I have heard somthing along this line before - is it truth or myth? ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/67 "2010-05-05T00:13:30Z")
Guys, I just tested it. Cut my nipple off and it grew back. I can send pictures of my nipple as proof if youā€™d like. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/68 "2010-05-05T01:01:58Z")
> [@madrabbitwoman](#): > > A friend of mine said her tonsils grew back - she had them removed at 5 or so but at age 18 was told by a doctor that she had a perfectly normal set of tonsils. > I have heard somthing along this line before - is it truth or myth? If they couldnā€™t get all of the tissue out, then yea, what remained would be able to regenerate (tonsils mostly consist of aggregations of lymphocytes) ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/69 "2010-05-05T08:22:21Z")
> [@madrabbitwoman](#): > > A friend of mine said her tonsils grew back - she had them removed at 5 or so but at age 18 was told by a doctor that she had a perfectly normal set of tonsils. > I have heard somthing along this line before - is it truth or myth? My wife has had her tonsils removed twice - once as a child, then again as an adult (along with a septum straightening procedure. Obviously, not all the tonsil was removed the first time. Si ---
**Author:** ![FloxenTurtle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FloxenTurtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloxenTurtle)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/70 "2012-01-29T21:35:49Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > So, we could splice shark DNA with humans and grow 3+ sets of teeth? OK thatā€™s getting off-topic. Apparently, very rarely there are people who grow multiple sets of teeth.. Resulting (we think) from mutation in the protein OSR2. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSR2\_(gene)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSR2_(gene)) ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/71 "2012-01-29T22:34:47Z")
> [@FloxenTurtle](#): > > Apparently, very rarely there are people who grow multiple sets of teeth.. Resulting (we think) from mutation in the protein OSR2. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSR2\_(gene)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSR2_(gene)) Multiple sets of teeth sounds really usefulā€¦ for zombies! ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/72 "2012-01-30T01:41:02Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > Multiple sets of teeth sounds really usefulā€¦ for zombies! If they grow one ofter the other they are useful for most anyone; no more ending up with dentures in your old age. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/73 "2012-01-30T14:44:57Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > Multiple sets of teeth sounds really usefulā€¦ for zombies! Thatā€™s hilarious because this is an old thread and it appearing again has been equated with being an actual zombie. Genius. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/74 "2012-01-30T15:19:38Z")
I canā€™t even make a zombie joke in my own thread? Sheesh, tough crowd. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/75 "2012-01-30T15:21:08Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > I donā€™t wanna piss on her parade, but how many people would really want to regrow a Salamander leg? Everyone in my family. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/76 "2012-01-30T15:24:35Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > I canā€™t even make a zombie joke in my own thread? Sheesh, tough crowd. They irritate me. If someone revives a thread we get half a page of zombie ā€œjokesā€. If someone posts a thread with a question that has been asked before, they get sarcastic posts with links to previous discussions. Whatā€™s the solution? Just stop people posting? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/77 "2012-01-30T15:46:21Z")
Donā€™t get your nipples in a twist? ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/78 "2012-01-30T16:53:45Z")
Not sure if this counts, or how it fits with what weā€™ve learned so far, but I still return to see my sinus surgeon, 5+ yrs after surgery. He told me, pre surgery, that this would be required. Since itā€™s soft tissue, in a warm wet sinus cavity, it tends to want to ā€˜grow backā€™, his words. ---
**Author:** ![benbo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@benbo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/benbo1)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/79 "2012-02-01T09:35:29Z")
ear wax, fingernail grit, toe jam, snot & eyelashes:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721/80 "2012-02-01T12:15:23Z")
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