Why does your chest hurt when you press it?

Chest a press will hurt can be divided into four cases: first, press when the external force is too large, causing local breast tissue damage, congestion, edema, resulting in pressure pain. Second, in adolescent development or physiological period, due to the increase in estrogen levels, causing parenchymal hyperplasia, interstitial edema, can have pain when pressed. Thirdly, cystic hyperplasia of the breast, which occurs in women aged 30-50 years old, clinically manifests as pain in the chest with nodular hyperplasia, the pain is mostly aggravated before menstruation and can be relieved after menstruation, and the pain can increase when pressing. Fourth, emergency mastitis, mostly seen in lactating women, is an acute purulent infection of the breast tissue with red, swollen, painful breasts and fluctuating lump formation. Therefore, there are various causes of painful chest pressure. When chest pressure pain occurs, you should visit a regular hospital breast surgery department to clarify the cause and carry out targeted treatment under the guidance of a specialist.