Does mastitis require surgery?

The chance of mastitis occurring in women who have not breastfed is very low, while the chance of mastitis occurring in women who have breastfed is very high, so it has to be said that mastitis has a certain relationship with women's weakness. One common sense that female friends should know is that after mastitis occurs, they must go to the hospital in time to cooperate with the doctor's treatment, but does mastitis have to be treated by surgery?

Women are very prone to mastitis, especially those who are breastfeeding. The treatment methods for patients with mastitis are sometimes different. Some patients receive medication, while others receive surgical treatment. People don’t understand these. Below we will introduce the treatment of mastitis so that everyone can understand these issues.

1. When mastitis first occurs, the condition is not serious. Many patients just experience some mild pain and some redness and swelling. At this time, the treatment will be relatively simple. You can take Chinese medicine for treatment and apply hot compress treatment, and the symptoms will also be relieved.

2. If the condition is not under control, you need to continue with antibiotic treatment, mainly cephalosporin antibiotics. You should follow the doctor's advice on what medicine to use and how long to use it. Many patients will recover from mastitis and the pain will disappear after these treatments, which means that there is no need for surgical treatment.

3. Some patients have very serious attacks of the disease and suppuration occurs. At this time, other treatments will not have a very obvious effect. At this time, surgical treatment is required. It is not difficult to treat suppuration of mastitis surgically. We just cut a small hole where the suppuration occurs and then drain it. The suppuration phenomenon will be alleviated after surgical treatment.

When women first develop mastitis, it is an acute attack. If it is not treated well, it will become chronic mastitis. Recurrent chronic mastitis may cause breast cancer. Therefore, if mastitis occurs, it must be treated well. Whether surgical treatment is required depends on the doctor's advice.