Hey chick! I literally asked the same question when I was having mine removed, the thought of it was scaring me so much as mine was proper painful too. The nurses are so lovely and rub the sides with Zoff, and then use a scalpel type thing to help ease it off. the sticky parts are only at the sides and aren’t on the actual nipple or boob so that bit isn’t painful at all. Something to add though, ask for some of that Zoff stuff to take home so you can remove all the excess black sticky adhesive – its a nightmare! honestly I got so worked up about it but its not as bad as you think xx