THey're the same color as my areola and don't hurt at all  it just falls off in bits if I slightly brush against them. I went to the gynecologist recently for a checkup and he mentioned nothing. said everything was at it should be. I didn't bring it up but he did a checkup and said everything seemed normal so I wouldn't worry too much about it if you have the same symptoms as me. no pain & same color as areola. they grow back after a while as well