What is the correct way to examine the breast?

As living standards have gradually improved in recent years, people's pursuit of healthy life has also become increasingly perfect, so we have begun to pay more and more attention to our own bodies. However, for women, breast disease is still a disease with a high incidence rate, especially breast cancer. In life, we should also pay attention to some methods of self-breast examination. Let's talk about it below.

1. Check your breasts while bathing: When bathing, the skin surface is moist, and the skin becomes smooth after applying soap, which is conducive to discovering abnormalities. At this time, use your right hand to check (touch) the left breast, paying attention to whether there is local thickening or lumps.

2. Check your breasts in front of a mirror. Choose a brightly lit place, take off your top and bra, fully expose your breasts on both sides, and face the mirror. During the examination, raise both upper limbs and pay attention to whether there are local bulges, depressions, and changes in the nipples. Then put your hands on your waist and hips, support them with your waist and hips, tense the chest muscles, and then check whether there are any changes in the breasts. During the examination, pay special attention to whether the breasts on both sides are symmetrical. Asymmetrical changes should be taken seriously.

3. Check the breasts while lying flat on the bed: Lie down flat on your back. If you are checking the right breast, place a small thin pillow on the right shoulder and back, and put your right hand under your head. This will expose the breast tissue more evenly and facilitate examination. When checking the left breast, bring the four fingers of your right hand together, place them flat, and gently touch the breast. Check in a certain direction and sequence with your fingers, making circular motions.

The method of breast self-examination is very important for women. Some studies have found that the vast majority of female patients with breast diseases discovered their breast diseases through self-examination in life, so it is very important to master the examination method. Once any abnormality is found in the breast area, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.