Examining the breasts can be done either by self-examination or by medical instruments. Self-examination is mostly used for initial determination and daily breast condition follow-up. Medical instrumentation can be used for clinical diagnosis, condition follow-up, and recovery analysis.
Breast self-examination includes not only observation and judgment of the appearance of the breast, size, and consistency of the left and right, but also judgment of whether there are lumps and foreign bodies, whether the lumps are hard in texture, and whether there is pain when squeezed. When making shape observation, it is best to prepare a mirror so that the basic condition of the breast can be judged visually, while if in judging the presence or absence of lumps, the right arm is mostly used in a lying position, with the right arm raised high and the fingers of the left hand together, and the chest is gently pressed in a clockwise manner to rank the chest for abnormalities. After checking the outer right side, switch to the left side. If you find a lump or a more intense pain, it is best to go to the hospital for a timely checkup to rank the health of the chest.
The most common test used in hospitals is breast ultrasound, which not only detects breast cancer, breast hyperplasia, lobular hyperplasia, inflammation, cysts and other disorders, but also observes the size, shape, edges, and blood flow distribution of breast lumps, which can be used to identify them as benign or malignant.