What are the common problems in breast surgery?

  Before I start to share, let me tell you a small story. On November, a doctor in a weibo group of mammologists brought out a case of a huge abscess in the Central District during breastfeeding and discussed it, and many doctors’ voices came out at once: breastfeeding, incision and drainage, filling the abscess cavity and so on. With such a treatment plan, the disease can be cured, but what will be left for the mother and baby? Ugly scars, painful medication changes, and a baby who can only live on formula. “As a mammographer, when a mother comes to you for help, it is as important to cure the disease as it is to give her baby milk.  In fact, as we all know in our work, a mother with mastitis asks more questions than a patient with breast cancer. Because she comes to you not only to see her breasts, but also needs to solve how her baby can eat well.  When a hospital nurse comes to you with mastitis, she asks you: How high is my fever and how can I not breastfeed? Can my baby still breastfeed with the medicine you prescribed? What do you do? How do you feel when knowledgeable moms test your attitude as a mammographer after reading a lot of international breastfeeding blogs?  Moms seem to know more than I, a mammographer, do. This motivated me to learn about breastfeeding. Moms’ questions made me aware of Yvonne’s blog, Witch’s blog, Sears, ABM, IBCLC. In my work, I often need to dispel rumors: for example, breast milk is the best medium for bacteria; mastitis and abscesses with fever should not be breastfed because they will transmit germs to the baby, etc. These are just one-sided, extreme statements of subjective thinking. I also often need to solve the confusion: for example, is an abscess without fever, redness and swelling? Do multiple abscesses and those larger than 5 cm need to be incised? Which conditions are contraindicated for breastfeeding and which are not? I need to learn more often: the difference between domestic and foreign treatment methods, and keep abreast of the latest international changes in breastfeeding information. I also often think about whether I really need to breastfeed to solve the problem, and if so, how to minimize the damage.  In the past, we used to think that breastfeeding was a mom’s business and should be easy and there was nothing to learn. After we treated the mother’s breasts and faced her breastfeeding problems, I learned that there is a lot to learn about helping mothers restore their breastfeeding relationship with their children in the same professional way.