What to do if your nipples are cracked

If the nipple has cracked, you must remember not to let the baby suck on it. You should change the breastfeeding method so that the condition of the nipple will not get worse. The course of this disease is usually very long. After it occurs, the patient needs a lot of treatment before it can get better. You can also massage your nipples frequently to enhance your immunity.

Fissures that occur on the nipple or areola. Commonly known as milk ringworm. The Qing Dynasty's "Collection of Experience in Surgery" called it nipple wind. It is mostly caused by the inability to release liver fire, resulting in accumulation of dampness and heat in the liver and stomach. Symptoms include cracks on the nipple, neck and areola, pain, bleeding or sticky water when wiped, or yellow scabs. It is easy to develop mastitis. This disease is more common in breastfeeding women. The course of the disease is long and it often takes time for recovery after weaning. The treatment should be to clear the liver and reduce fire. Take Longdan Xiegan Decoction internally and apply Shengji Yuhong Paste externally or mix Baizhi powder with latex. Prevention: Pay attention to the cleanliness of the nipples. You can also massage the nipples with your palms to enhance resistance.

1. Manual traction

Puberty is an important period for breast development and also an important period for correcting inverted nipples. Regularly pulling the nipples can make them protrude, stretch and lengthen the mammary ducts, fiber cords and smooth muscles, and the nipples will naturally bulge outward gradually. But this requires a long time and gradual progress to achieve good results.

2. Suction therapy

Similar to the working principle of manual traction, the negative pressure suction device is used to pull the inverted nipple, thereby achieving the purpose of lengthening the mammary ducts and fiber cords.

3. Surgery

(1) Stent-based nipple correction surgery. So far, this method is the only surgical method that can preserve the breastfeeding function. The inverted nipple is fixed to an external stent with a steel wire. After 3 to 6 months of continuous traction, the purpose of lengthening the nipple and correcting the inverted nipple is achieved. Suitable for patients with mild, moderate and severe degrees of depression. This method does not require making an incision on the skin, does not damage the mammary ducts, can preserve the breastfeeding function, and will not affect the sensation of the nipple, and has a low recurrence rate. The disadvantage is that the treatment time is long and may cause inconvenience in life.

(2) Incisional nipple correction surgery can be used for women who have given birth and do not plan to breastfeed in the future, or for patients with recurrent local inflammation and severe inverted nipple deformity caused by scar traction. During the operation, the mammary ducts are completely cut off, the inverted nipple is fully loosened, and a tissue flap is designed to fill the tissue defect at the root of the nipple to strengthen the support for the nipple.

The inverted nipple correction surgery can be completed in one stage and the treatment time is short. However, the incision method requires the severance or partial severance of the mammary ducts, which will affect the postoperative breastfeeding function; if the scar deep on the nipple contracts, it will cause the recurrence of inverted nipple.