Whether acupuncture can be used after axillary lymphatic drainage surgery for breast cancer should be decided according to the specific situation, if the patient’s physical condition is weak, acupuncture is not recommended, and if the patient’s physical condition is good, acupuncture can be used.
If the patient is weak after axillary lymphatic cleansing surgery for breast cancer, acupuncture may cause needle fainting, and it is generally not recommended in this case.
If the patients with better physique receive acupuncture treatment after axillary lymphatic cleansing surgery for breast cancer, it will have greater relief for upper limb lymphedema after breast cancer surgery; nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy for breast cancer; postoperative pain complications after breast cancer surgery; and postoperative depression, anxiety, insomnia, and fatigue.
If patients after axillary lymphatic cleansing surgery for breast cancer want to have acupuncture treatment, they need to be treated by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners after identification of evidence to carry out the relevant acupuncture operation, and should not operate on their own, so as not to cause damage to the organism.