Specific steps of breast examination method

Do female friends know? We can learn some breast examination methods and do preliminary examinations ourselves in daily life to see if there are any lumps or other abnormal conditions in our breasts. These methods are easy to learn, simple and feasible. Do you really want to learn these methods? Then I will introduce to you in detail: the specific steps of breast examination method. Let’s learn together.

Specific steps of breast examination method

1. The correct way to examine and touch the breasts is to stretch out your palm flat with four fingers together, and use the most sensitive index finger, middle finger, and ring finger to gently touch the upper and outer lower, lower and inner upper areas of the breast in order, and finally the nipple and areola area in the middle of the breast. During the examination, do not pinch the breast tissue with your fingers, otherwise you will mistake the pinched breast tissue for a lump.

2. Starting from the sitting position, any inversion of the nipple, skin depression, or abnormal structure or shape are clues to cancer deep in the breast. The above signs will appear if the patient claps his hands above his head to contract his pectoral muscles. It is easier to examine the lymph nodes above and below the clavicle and under the arms when women are in a sitting position. Finally, palpation is performed while you are sitting, using your fingers together to feel the area under the nipple.

3. Lie on your back and palpate a wider area. Place a pillow under the ipsilateral breast and raise the ipsilateral hand above the head so that the breast is evenly spread on the chest wall, making it easier for the fingers to touch deeper areas. Use the palm surface of the index, middle and ring fingers rather than the fingertips for palpation. The palpation should be done in a circular motion from the nipple to the outside. It is especially important to examine the breast that extends into the armpit.

4. Breast examination should first observe the development of the breast. Whether the breasts on both sides are symmetrical in size, whether the nipples on both sides are similar, whether they are at the same level, whether they are retracted and sunken; whether the nipples and areola are eroded, what is the color of the breast skin, whether there is edema and orange peel-like changes, whether there is redness and swelling and other inflammation, whether the superficial veins in the breast area are dilated, etc.

Have you all learned the specific steps of breast examination? Breast health is very important for female friends, so everyone should learn some knowledge to be responsible for their own health. If you find any abnormality in your breasts during self-examination, you must go to the hospital for formal examination as soon as possible.