Do breast calcifications need treatment?

Breasts are very important for a woman. They are not only a tool to enhance femininity, but more importantly, they are also an essential organ for feeding the next generation. However, if you do not pay attention to medical care in your daily life, your breasts will also have various symptoms, such as breast hyperplasia, breast calcification, etc. Many people are familiar with breast hyperplasia, but many people do not know much about breast calcification. So how to treat breast calcification?

Do breast calcifications need treatment?

Because the mechanism and cause of breast hyperplasia are not accurately understood, the current treatment is basically medication. Some patients may experience spontaneous relief a few months to 1 to 2 years after the onset of the disease and usually do not require medical treatment. For patients with more severe symptoms and a wider range of disease, using a bra to support the breasts or 5% potassium iodide can alleviate the symptoms. In addition, there is hormone therapy. Some people use male hormones to treat the disease to inhibit the effects of female hormones, soften the lumps, and relieve symptoms; but this type of treatment may aggravate the imbalance of hormones in the human body and is not suitable for regular use. Only when the symptoms are serious and affect normal work and life, should it be considered for use.

During the follow-up observation of the patient, if a lump that grows rapidly over a short period of time or becomes hard is found, the possibility of a lesion should be highly suspected and a puncture biopsy or simple mastectomy should be performed. If tumor cells are found in the frozen section during the operation, it should be treated as breast cancer.

Breast hyperplasia and thickening are caused by the accumulation of high-quality protein. Go for regular follow-up visits and treat any pain symptoms with medication.

Breast calcification refers to calcium deposits that can be seen on mammograms. There are two types of breast calcifications: macro-thickening and micro-thickening.

The thickening of the breast is usually a degenerative change inside the breast, which is usually caused by previous injury, inflammation, or weakening of the mammary artery and is usually not related to cancer.

Micro-thickening effects are calcium black spots that may be sought at the location of rapid dissolution of the body cells. These residues left behind by rapidly dissolving cells can show up as micro-thickening effects. When they appear in large groups, it indicates the possibility of small tumors.

Female friends can go to the hospital for physical examinations regularly. If they feel unwell, they should go to the hospital for examination in time. Although breast thickening is not a serious disease, it will still affect their health if it is not treated in time. We should pay more attention to our body changes, eat more healthy food and do more healthy exercises to maintain good health.