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Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Under the contusion of the breast, any negative influence is understood. Often in this case we are talking about a mechanical trauma. And it can happen quite spontaneously.
Therefore, to monitor your own body is necessary, especially when it comes to the fair sex. After all, trauma can appear quite spontaneously and a person simply will not be ready to avoid it. If this phenomenon exists, you should immediately seek help from an experienced mammologist.
Causes of the contusion of the mammary gland
Are there any specific causes of a breast injury? Naturally, this can happen even simply by your own imprudence. So, often this is promoted by common traumas of domestic character. Even playing with a child can cause bruising, which will lead to serious consequences. In fact, there can be quite a lot of reasons for this phenomenon. Some of them are simply impossible to exclude. So, for example, a child accidentally touched his mother. Even the ordinary situation on the road, requiring severe braking, is capable of inflicting injury. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor everything that is happening. It should be understood that the bruise of the breast is not a very simple phenomenon and does not always pass "painlessly".
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Symptoms of the contusion of the mammary gland
Can I somehow determine the symptoms of a bruised breast? Naturally, if this was preceded by some actions, then yes. But it happens that the bruise occurs so spontaneously, that the woman just does not pay attention to it. How can we understand what is the place for this phenomenon? The first step is to examine the mammary gland, it may have a hematoma. Sometimes there is a discharge of blood in the tissues. Sometimes it's just a swelling and painful sensation. In any case, if there is any suspicion, it is worth immediately contacting a doctor. Even if there are no symptoms, but the bruise of the breast is still, it was, the consultation of the mammologist will not be superfluous.
Complications and consequences
What are the consequences of a breast injury? If we do not pay attention to this phenomenon, then everything can become more serious. So in this case we are talking about even malignant tumors. Therefore, if there was a trauma, you should immediately seek help from a mammologist. Because it is not always possible to diagnose any disease in time. It happens just because of the woman's fault. It should be understood that the bruise of the breast can be quite serious and bear serious consequences. Neglect your own health in any case impossible!
Diagnostics of the contusion of the mammary gland
What does the mammologist do and how is the diagnosis of the breast contusion? The first thing you need to do an inspection. It includes a feeling of the site of the injury. Thus, it is possible to determine whether there is any seal or swelling. If there is some doubt, an ultrasound is performed.
Due to this "intervention" it is possible to understand what structure of swelling or densification, as well as why it happened at all. Based on these indicators it is determined what to do next. After all, not always a bruise of the mammary gland entails serious consequences. But you can not just leave it.
What to do with a bruised breast?
So what to do with a mammary gland injury? The first thing you can not let things go by themselves, because the consequences can be quite serious. And in this case it is just about the emergence of a malignant tumor. Therefore, the first step is to go for help to an experienced doctor mammologist. He will make a visual inspection and, if necessary, send the patient to the ultrasound. Thus, it will be possible to determine how dangerous a bruise is and what needs to be done further. It is important that a woman realizes the seriousness of the problem and after a bruise has come, she immediately went to a specialist.
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Treatment of the contusion of the mammary gland
How is breast contusion treated and is it dangerous? It is forbidden to prescribe self-treatment for oneself, there is little to be said about the consequences. Therefore, you need to seek advice from a mammologist and follow only his recommendations. In general, the treatment consists in prescribing ointments and various medications. Again, it all depends on the severity of the bruise. Sometimes it is necessary to remove the formed seal. In any case, all this is decided only by a specialist. You can not neglect your own health. As soon as there was a bruise of the breast, immediately take action.
Forecast
What about the prognosis of a breast contusion? In general, in most cases, it is positive, but again, it all depends on the bruise itself. Therefore, to say unequivocally in this case is difficult. It is necessary to go to a consultation with a mammologist, so that he has an inspection and made an appropriate conclusion. It's forbidden to decide anything by yourself! After all, we are talking about health. It must be understood that a bruise can lead to malignant formation. Therefore, the earlier a woman goes to a mammologist, the sooner she will be given the necessary help. The bruise of the breast is serious and it needs to be understood.