Does the accessory breast need to be removed?

Accessory breast is a relatively common symptom of breast malformation. Its most obvious harm is that it affects women's image and makes women feel inferior. As for whether it needs to be removed, it mainly depends on the specific symptoms. For example, if fibroids occur, or nipple discharge occurs, it is best to perform surgery to avoid such great harm. Let us take a closer look.

Does the accessory breast need to be removed?

We know that accessory breast is a common breast deformity among female friends, which seriously affects the female image. Many hospitals and plastic surgery institutions have launched accessory breast surgery treatment programs, so? Let us now listen to the introduction of Sugon experts. ? Shuguang experts introduced that it is generally believed that accessory breasts that are asymptomatic and soft in texture can be checked regularly and do not require immediate surgical treatment. However, surgery should be performed for patients with the following symptoms:

1. Patients with accessory breast fibroids or nipple discharge should undergo surgical treatment.

2. If there is an obvious hard nodule inside; if there is accessory breast fibroma, nipple discharge, obvious swelling and pain in the lump, there is a certain possibility of malignancy; if the lump has increased significantly in recent time, surgery may be considered.

3. There are obvious pain symptoms; the pain symptoms affect the patient's life.

4. The diagnosis is unclear and other tumors cannot be ruled out.

5. Accessory breasts are a type of multiple breast deformity that affects appearance. For those with larger anterior axillary accessory breasts that affect their appearance and dressing, if there is an urgent need for surgery, they can receive surgical treatment.

Surgery Description

Accessory breasts usually begin to develop after adulthood, during pregnancy or lactation. In a few people, their development becomes apparent only after the age of 40. Since accessory breasts are incomplete remnants of embryonic degeneration, they are smaller than normal breasts. Some accessory breasts have nipples, areolas, and glands, and can secrete milk during lactation; some have only glands but no nipples, and local lumps form. It is often located in the front and lower part of the armpit, like a ball of fat. Others have only small, underdeveloped nipples and no glands. Very few people may have accessory breasts in the abdomen, vulva, etc. But the most common occurrence is in the armpit or the upper or lower part of the normal breast. It often occurs bilaterally, but can also occur unilaterally. According to statistics, women with accessory breasts account for approximately 2-4% of adult women. Accessory breast removal surgery is not complicated and can usually be performed under local anesthesia. The incision is designed in the front of the armpit. After separating the subcutaneous tissue through the skin incision, all breast tissue of the accessory breast is removed. If the nipple and areola are present at the same time, they should also be removed together.