The biggest harm of breast pumping and cup lifting

When buying a bra, the salesgirl may trick you by saying that you must tuck all the fat under your armpits into the bra! Do women know this? If you do this in the long run, you may get cancer. Squeezing the accessory breast for a long time will cause poor local blood circulation, lead to proliferative diseases and increase the chance of cancer.

Bras stuffed with fat won't lift your breasts

Don't underestimate the accessory mammary gland, it can also become moody just like the mammary gland. The human body has two "milk lines" from the armpits to the pubic area, but as humans have evolved to this day, only one pair of mammary glands has been retained, and the other accessory mammary glands have degenerated. However, clinically, some people can grow two or even three pairs of breasts, with complete nipples, areolas, and breast tissue. 95% of accessory breasts occur on the chest, most commonly in the front axillary line. Accessory breasts with glandular tissue may cause swelling and pain during the menstrual cycle, and may also develop benign or malignant tumors of the accessory breast.

Once a lump is found in the armpit, it is necessary to carefully distinguish whether it is a lump in the accessory breast or a breast lump extending upward. Because the accessory breast grows close to the skin or grows larger, it will cause discomfort in the armpit and also affect the appearance. It can be removed according to personal wishes. However, accessory breasts without glandular tissue usually do not cause any symptoms and do not affect body activities or appearance.

Experts suggest that you should not squeeze the accessory breasts casually and try not to pull them. Especially when wearing a bra, you should wear a bra of appropriate size and tightness. When choosing a sleeveless top, the chest size should not be too narrow. Some shaping bras that claim to have "magic breast enhancement" emphasize that when wearing them, you should stuff all the fat under your armpits into the bra so that your breasts appear "fuller." However, this is equivalent to squeezing the accessory breast for a long time, which will cause local blood circulation problems, and may also cause proliferative diseases and increase the chance of cancer.

Breast health knowledge you don't know should be paid attention to in life

1. Wearing a bra cannot prevent breast sagging

Breast sagging is irreversible, and wearing a bra does have a certain effect in alleviating breast sagging. Generally speaking, due to the effect of gravity, breasts tend to sag. Sagging breasts will affect the blood return to the chest, and blood will easily stagnate in the chest, which in turn will affect the development of the breasts. Wearing a bra can overcome the effect of gravity on the breasts.

For people with larger breasts, wearing a bra will not prevent sagging breasts. Wearing a bra in the short term may help relieve breast sagging to a certain extent, but when the breasts grow to a certain size, wearing a bra will not be able to prevent them from sagging.

2. From a health perspective, there is no need to add steel rings

Whether a bra will have an underwire is mainly determined by design functionality. From the current situation, most sports bras do not have an underwire mainly to reduce pressure or friction during exercise. The design of sports bras takes into account factors such as preventing the breasts from shifting or deforming during exercise. Therefore, more emphasis will be placed on applying appropriate pressure to the breasts, rather than focusing more on the bra's support for the breasts to make them more beautiful.

However, bras suitable for young girls or middle-aged and elderly women generally do not have underwires. This is mainly to increase the comfort when wearing. Bras with underwires have better support effects. From the perspective of breast health, there is no need to add underwire.

3. Improper wearing is more risky than not wearing it at all

Push-up bras can make the breasts more concentrated. Some women may choose bras that are slightly smaller than their actual breast size for the sake of beauty. Wang Jianmei said that choosing a bra that is too tight may cause compression on the breasts and affect the blood circulation in the chest. If this continues for a long time, it may increase the possibility of some breast diseases, such as breast hyperplasia, inverted nipples, and may even cause breast cancer. Inverted nipples will also make it extremely difficult for women to breastfeed.

4. Accessory breasts are not caused by bra squeezing

Some people believe that accessory breasts are caused by wearing a bra that is too tight and squeezes the breasts for a long time. Accessory breasts are a congenital disease caused by genetic factors, not the result of long-term squeezing from a bra. If the mother has accessory breasts, the chances of her offspring having accessory breasts will increase.

5. Avoid tight shoulder straps and "invisible straps"

There are many types of bra straps. Women are advised to choose styles with wider straps. Straps that are too thin will often cause discomfort in the shoulders and cervical spine. The "invisible straps" that many women use in summer are not recommended.

6. Don’t be superstitious about natural materials

Natural materials are not necessarily superior to unnatural materials. Many modified synthetic fibers have good wearing properties. People are comfortable when wearing them. The materials absorb moisture and sweat well, and are also soft when washed. Such materials can be used with confidence. From this perspective, synthetic fibers are not necessarily worse than natural fibers.

7. No swelling or pain in the breast does not mean that everything is fine

Painful lumps are mostly inflammatory or benign proliferative, such as acute mastitis and fibrocystic breast disease. Painless lumps are often seen in benign and malignant tumors, such as breast fibroadenoma and breast cancer.

8. The inappropriate bra has a huge impact

Many women shift their breasts from the outside to the inside when wearing them, which results in a firm and beautiful breast appearance. However, this affects lymphatic flow, slows metabolism, increases toxins in the mammary alveoli, and increases the risk of disease. An inappropriate bra can also cause breast pain. If you use a bra that is too tight for a long time, the pressure area under the breast will have poor blood supply and fibrosis, and form cord-like hypertrophy, which will be painful when pressed.