The breast is a symbol of female beauty, but it is also one of the parts of the body that are prone to disease. There are many common diseases of the breast that cause a lot of inconvenience and annoyance to the majority of beauty. There are many common diseases of the breast, we will then briefly introduce these diseases and their prevention and treatment methods.
A, nipple cracking and its prevention and control
The nipple and areola area occurs in the size of the skin cracks, called nipple crack. This is because the nipple is mechanically stimulated by the baby’s sucking or due to local lesions.
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If the condition is repeated or heavy, you can cooperate with Chinese medicine treatment. If the liver fire and damp heat, liver depression and fire, it is appropriate to clear the liver fire, damp heat, can use the gentian diarrhea liver soup plus reduction treatment. Commonly used herbs are: Scutellaria baicalensis, gentian herb, gardenia, Chai Hu, Mu Tong, Che Qian Zi, Poria Pi, Angelica Sinensis, decoction, 1 dose daily, 2 times a day.
Second, mastitis and its prevention
Mastitis is an acute infection of the breast tissue. Patients show painful swelling of the breast, obvious lumps in the breast, physical examination can be seen in the breast enlargement, skin flushing, and local skin temperature increases, and chills and high fever. This is mainly due to milk stagnation and bacterial infection. It is usually seen in first-time mothers, about 2-4 weeks after delivery, and often occurs after nipple cracking. The symptoms are redness, swelling, pain, hard nodules and fever, chills, etc. Early treatment with antibiotics. Next we introduce an acupressure treatment method.
Third, breast growth tumor
Most often occur in women aged 30 to 45. The lump can be seen in one or both breasts. Patients feel breast swelling tumor a week before menstruation, poor sleep, irregular shape of lumps, varying in size, round or oval, disappearing after menstruation.
Ductal papilloma of the breast
They are mostly found in women aged 40 to 45. The tumor is small and soft, pain is not obvious, and there is bloody discharge from the nipple. This disease is susceptible to malignant transformation into papillary cancer. If there is any suspicion of intraductal tumor of breast, mammography can be performed and surgery should be performed as soon as possible after diagnosis.
V. Breast cysts
They are commonly found in women around 50 years old. Mostly, the small blood vessels in the breast crack and bleed after violent impact to form a hematoma, and the blood is absorbed and destroyed to form a cyst. Patients feel dull pain and discomfort in the breast, and the lumps are not adherent to the skin when touched by hand, have a soft texture and a sense of activity, so they should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.
Sixth, breast lipoma
Most of them occur in middle-aged women. The lump is round or irregularly lobulated with clear and soft edges.
Breast cancer
It is common in middle-aged and elderly women. The lump is fast growing, hard, with clear border and orange peel-like epidermal changes; the pain is light in the early stage but intensifies in the late stage; the cancerous lump forms a teal-like ulcer after breaking down. Early detection should be promptly followed by radical mastectomy surgery, together with chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
VIII. Breast pain syndrome
It starts to occur one week before menstruation. It is manifested as increased breast swelling and pain, even afraid to touch the nipple, and gradually disappears after the onset of menstruation and reappears in the next menstrual cycle, with no obvious lumps on breast examination. It can be treated as premenstrual tension. Most of them disappear on their own within 2 to 3 years.
Breast fibroadenoma
It is a benign tumor, mostly found in middle-aged women. It is formed by abnormal proliferation of breast and fibrous connective tissue. Patients usually do not have any symptoms, and they do not disappear after menstruation. The lump is usually found in the upper part of the outer part of the breast, with smooth surface, hard texture, clear boundary, no pressure pain, sense of movement, and less chance of cancer. They can be removed surgically at an early stage and have a good healing process.
Ten, breast eczema
Breast eczema belongs to the category of “breast dampness and poisonous ulcers” in Chinese medicine. The skin around the nipple, areola and the skin appears dense corn-sized papules, herpes or small blisters, itching, herpes broken will appear point-like oozing and erosion, chronic, but also the nipple, areola skin thickening, become rough.
Western medicine believes that the cause of eczema is mostly allergy to certain substances. Some mental factors, such as mental stress and overwork, can also trigger the disease. According to Chinese medicine, the disease may be triggered by dietary disorders, spleen disorders, internal dampness and heat; or excessive consumption of meat and fishy substances; or external exposure to wind, dampness and heat.