What should be paid attention to during breast abscess puncture

If women do not take good care of their breasts on a daily basis, they are prone to postpartum suppurative mastitis. This disease is mainly caused by the lack of timely treatment after the formation of mastitis. In order to cure suppurative mastitis, it is best to perform a puncture operation to extract the pus in the body in time, so that the body can recover. So what should be paid attention to during breast abscess puncture?

First, what should you pay attention to when performing breast abscess puncture? If you have suppurative mastitis, it will be quite troublesome, and you will need to wean your baby if you do a breast abscess removal surgery. At that time, my baby was still young and I didn’t want to wean him, so I chose to have a puncture. The puncture surgery is an outpatient surgery. Basically, you can go home after it is done, and there is no need to wean the baby. If the pus is more concentrated, then the puncture will be more effective.

Second, it is best to ask the doctor for some anesthetic before the puncture. The breast is a sensitive area and it will still be a bit painful without anesthesia. When I had the puncture for the first time, the pus that the doctor drew out was a bit milky white, and he tested the pus to determine the bacterial composition inside. The first time I did the puncture, I drew out more than 10 ml of liquid. After the liquid was drawn out, I immediately felt my breast become soft. I went for a follow-up check three days later and was lucky that no new pus formed in the abscess cavity that was drained.

Third, if the distribution is multi-point, the area of ​​suppuration is very wide, so three more draws were performed afterwards. While doing the puncture, be sure to drain the breast milk and do not let the baby drink it, for fear that drinking it will cause diarrhea. Every day when you feel your milk is getting bigger, you can use a breast pump to suck it out, or express it with your hands. Be careful when expressing by hand, and it is best to find a professional to do it, so that no new milk accumulation will occur.

What should be paid attention to when performing breast abscess puncture? After understanding the above content, I believe everyone already knows the answer. It is best for new mothers to let their babies suck more breast milk after delivery. If the duct is blocked due to excessive milk and purulent mastitis is formed, don’t worry too much. The mentality is very important. You must face it positively and optimistically, and it will get better soon.