Many female compatriots occasionally experience nipple itching. But in public, you are very embarrassed, scratching words, in broad daylight, such indecent actions do you mean to do? But it is not scratched, and it is very itchy.
Tickle - so embarrassing
If it's an occasional itch, it doesn't matter. But with constant itching and some other symptoms, are you worried about some other breast disease? In this issue, we give you a science popularization of the common causes of nipple itching and treatment measures.
01 Dry skin
Some women, in the autumn and winter, especially in the north, the climate is dry, causing dry skin and itchy skin, often itching of the nipples. There are also some women who have a "cleanliness habit", local excessive cleaning, damage to the skin and the natural protective barrier of the nipples, so that the original delicate nipple skin dry or even cracked.
Treatment: Use moisturizing skincare products to avoid excessive cleaning of the nipple skin, and symptoms will be relieved naturally.
02 Nipple discharge
Female breasts in the development and physiological cycle, there are a small amount of nipple secretions, some women do not bathe for a long time or do not change the bra in time, easy to lead to nipple infection, nipple itching.
Treatment: regularly wash the nipples, replace the bras in time, and disinfect the bras, expose them to the sun, and the symptoms of nipple itching are significantly alleviated.
03 Bra problem
Most women have the habit of wearing bras, and even some women even have the habit of wearing bras when they sleep, the skin of the breasts is delicate, they are wrapped in bras for a long time, the breathability is poor, and they are prone to itching. Some bras have poor material and breathability, contain too many chemical fibers are easy to produce static electricity, and the chemical residue after the bra is cleaned can stimulate the nipples to produce itching and discomfort.
Treatment: Change the habit of wearing a bra and reduce the time spent wearing a bra. Choose a cotton bra whenever possible and change it regularly to avoid chemical residues from your underwear.
04 Papillary eczema
Papillary eczema, severe itching, flushing of the papillary skin, small papules and blisters on the papillary skin, and even punctate exudation and erosions, as the disease progresses, the lesions spread from the nipple to the areola skin. Some patients are curable, some patients recur, gradually turning into chronic eczema, resulting in thickening of the skin, pigmentation, rough surface, and even scabs due to itching and scratching.
Treatment: Dermatologist
05 Papillary eczema-like breast cancer
Also known as Paget's disease, it is mainly manifested by itching and burning sensation of the nipples, and gradually appears that the skin of the nipple areola is rough and thickened, erosions like eczema, and ulcers are formed, and some patients are covered with yellow-brown scaly scabs. After treatment with eczema, it is ineffective, and over time, the nipple areola gradually breaks down and even disappears. Papillary eczema-like breast cancer is rare, lowly malignant, and slow-moving.
Treatment: Patients who do not respond to papillary eczema should present to a breast specialist as soon as possible for papillary skin biopsy and further treatment after a definitive diagnosis.
The nipples are itchy and appear in public and you will feel embarrassed and uncomfortable. But the nipple itching for a long time, accompanied by eczema formation, after the dermatological treatment is ineffective, you must pay attention to it, it is not only your unspeakable secret, it will also endanger your health. Here, the Lu Yonggang Breast Surgery Team of the Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University and the Third Hospital of Xi'an Reminds you that if you are ineffective in the treatment of papillary eczema in a skin specialty, you must go to a breast specialist to rule out papillary eczema-like breast cancer and other diseases.
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