Familiar with their normal breast appearance is very important, if there is anything unusual, you can detect it. Breast self-examination is divided into three steps:
The first step: check the mirror before. First of all, you stood before the mirror, the waist, arms hanging on both sides to observe the shape of their breasts. However, the side of the breast is slightly larger than the other side is not abnormal phenomenon. Then, arms over his head, turning the body, look at the shape of the breast change. Then, both hands on his hips to the right to the left slowly rotating body, to see the nipple and breast, depression, swelling, or skin damage. Finally, pairs of hands to support the buttocks and hard downward pressure while turning the body, so that makes the breast outline seems clear. Note the shape of the observed breast any abnormal changes, such as abnormal changes need to be compared with the other side, to see whether bilateral breast symmetry. If the asymmetry will have to be vigilant and timely medical treatment.
Step two: standing position or sitting examinations. First, lift your left hand behind your head, then his right to check the left breast. The correct range for breast screening: up to the subclavian, down to the sixth rib, lateral up to anterior axillary line the inside of nearly parasternal. Check the correct approach: three fingers close together, from the breast above the 12 o'clock (the breast compared to the beginning of a clock), close to the skin in a clockwise direction with the finger pulp for recycling massage checks, checked circle back to 12:00 , 2 cm down to do the second lap. The third circle of inspection to check the entire breast until the nipple. Check the fingers can not be separated from the skin, forced to be uniform, to grasp the intensity of your fingers can touch and pressure to the ribs is appropriate. This method is called acupressure circular massage. Checked on the left breast, lift your right hand on the head, check the right breast with his left hand and check as above. After you check the entire breast, index finger, middle finger and thumb and gently lift the nipple and squeeze look carefully to see whether the secretions. If the discharge should go to the hospital for further examination.
The third step: supine examination. Body lying in bed, shoulder Xiadian only a small pillow or folded towel, so that the whole breast is flat in the chest wall, so that the presence of abnormal lumps in the breast examination. Sagging breasts when sitting or standing position, body fat than women, easily missed at the bottom half of the breast lump, so supine examination is equally necessary. Check the scope and practices with sitting or standing position to check the same.