Pictures of small pimples on the areola during pregnancy

There are two possibilities for the painful small bumps on the nipples: First, the nipple skin contains sebaceous glands, also known as Montessori nodes, which can metabolize plant oils and produce ingredients that nourish the nipples and part of the skin. When combined with infection, swelling and pain and redness and itching of the surrounding skin may occur. When the symptoms are mild, erythromycin ointment should be applied to the wound, and attention should be paid to local dryness and cleaning. If the infection worsens, surgical treatment is often required. Second, folliculitis is a subacute suppurative infection of the hair follicle tissue. The clinical symptoms are swelling and pain of the hair follicles, and some may have pus or fluid discharge. It can be disinfected and sterilized with active iodine, and Bactroban ointment can be applied, and the symptoms can be alleviated.

When small bumps appear on the nipples, you should go to the breast surgery or general surgery department of a regular hospital in time to determine the characteristics of the disease, ensure early detection and treatment of the disease, and avoid delaying the disease.

It is believed that the small bumps on the nipples are caused by local skin hyperplasia, which is related to the increase of estrogen levels in the body, especially in obese patients. It will be more obvious after pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding. Generally, patients do not have clinical discomfort symptoms, but if the disease gradually expands and affects the appearance, you can choose to use electrosurgery for local removal. Usually you should also pay attention to local environmental hygiene. Avoid repeated external irritation and damage, which may cause local inflammation and even secondary infection.

The small bumps on the nipples are also called Montessori nodes in clinical medicine. Most of them swell after the patient becomes pregnant, and then the bumps begin to increase in size, accompanied by the precipitation and expansion of melanin. Sometimes they will also secrete some oil. The oil secreted by it is also multifunctional. It facilitates the patient to breastfeed after giving birth. These secretions are lubricated like oil and can have a certain protective effect on the patient's nipples, preventing the nipples and nipples from drying out after the baby sucking.