12 signs of breast disease

Breasts are particularly important to women. Breasts are not only a key part that highlights your perfect curves, but they are also a way to feed your baby. Healthy breasts should be symmetrical in position and size on both sides, with no abnormal secretions from the nipples, no lumps, and tight skin. There are signs before breast disease occurs.

1. Redness/heat

Darkening and warming of the nipple and areola may indicate the presence of hyperplastic or cystic lesions in both or one breast, or an increase in estrogen levels in the body.

2. Inverted nipples

There are several reasons for inverted nipples: wearing too tight clothing, especially tight underwear for women during breast development; improper use of bras, which are too small, too tight, or used too early; and genetic factors.

3. Skin ulcers

Among breast cancer patients, some will have skin problems, manifested as local ulcers that are difficult to heal and accompanied by large amounts of bloody, purulent and foul-smelling secretions.

4. Lumps

Slow-growing and painful lumps are mostly benign hyperplasia or inflammation; rapidly growing lumps with unclear boundaries need to be examined as soon as possible.

5. Nipple discharge

There are many reasons for nipple discharge, in addition to breast hyperplasia, there are also breast tuberculosis, mastitis, breast cancer, etc. Some female endocrine disorders can also cause nipple discharge. These diseases, both benign and malignant, require prompt examination.

6. Small pits

The appearance of "dimples" in the breasts is a sign of involvement of the suspensory ligaments of the breasts. Chronic breast inflammation, fat necrosis, subcutaneous thrombophlebitis of the breast and postoperative scar contracture may all cause skin depression.

7. Deep induration

If you feel a lump in your breast that is firm, smooth, but grows slowly and has no other sensation, it may be an adenoma.

8. Cellulite-like changes

Breast cancer invades the subcutaneous lymphatic vessels and obstructs lymphatic return, which can cause skin edema. However, the skin at the hair follicles will not swell accordingly, so the surface is prone to depression, just like orange peel. Professor Xu Binghe said that diseases that can cause orange peel-like changes include: fibroadenoma, tuberculosis, fibrocystic hyperplasia, sarcoma, breast cancer and fat necrosis.

9. Asymmetry

Congenital asymmetry is mainly due to the influence of estrogen and progesterone in the body during puberty, which causes the more sensitive breast to develop too quickly while the other breast develops too slowly; acquired asymmetry mainly occurs in women who have given birth and breastfed, who are accustomed to using one breast when feeding, or have incorrect feeding posture and method.

10.Vein visualization

Because superficial veins are located superficially and close to the skin, they may become varicose during pregnancy and when breast lesions progress rapidly, such as breast sarcoma.

11. Hardening

Breast implants are prone to hardening.