A boil on the chest is no different from an analog on any other part of the body. It must be treated immediately, as it is a disease that can lead to serious and serious consequences. However, women do not immediately notice him, since the appearance of the boil is more like a pimple due to the fact that inside it also contains pus.
Therefore, many women prefer simply not to look at the neoplasm, which is wrong, since the boil is dangerous in the initial stages. How to treat a boil on a woman’s chest? We will talk about this further.
Causes
The appearance of a boil on the chest is influenced by many factors to which people do not attach special importance:
- careless attitude to the rules of hygiene of this part of the body;
- various damage to the skin near the chest and on it (wounds, bruises, and so on);
- weak immunity;
- improper metabolism;
- lack of vital vitamins;
- diseases during which a boil may appear (diabetes mellitus).
Pregnancy
Particular attention should be paid to hygiene during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
During pregnancy, female immunity is significantly weakened, because of which the body can be affected by a variety of ailments. Accordingly, the breast can also undergo diseases, among which there is a boil.
It can also occur with breastfeeding. This is due to the fact that the baby is able to create a microtrauma to her mother’s breast without knowing it. For example, hitting a fist or scratching. Therefore, you should be especially careful to hold the baby, while making sure that he does not catch his chest.
You need to monitor your movements, as bacteria can be transmitted with dirty hands. Therefore, it is better not to touch the body again, or at least make sure that your hands are clean.
Symptoms
It is very easy to distinguish a boil from an acne, since it causes a number of other processes in the body that are not observed during the formation of a pimple. Therefore, every woman just needs to know what the boil looks like on her chest (photo attached).
A boil is not one pimple. It spreads throughout the chest or on one side of it. Therefore, if this part of the body is sprinkled with small purulent acne, you should immediately consult a doctor.
The boil causes processes in the body by which it can also be determined that this is a disease. The woman's mood worsens, apathy appears, and the temperature may rise.
With a boil, lymph nodes can become inflamed. Therefore, if with acne it is clear that they have increased or tightened, you need to urgently go to the doctor.
As already mentioned, a boil is not one pimple. This is a whole group that spreads throughout the chest or in part. This fact should be taken into account.
A boil is not treated like a regular pimple. Therefore, this fact can also be attributed to the symptoms of this disease, since with improper treatment, the boil begins to hurt and the patient experiences discomfort. So, the chest can become ill.
The boil at the initial stage is quickly accumulated by pus, because of which it becomes a small lump, around which is solid red skin.
A specialist should also be contacted if the boil is a chronic disease that recurs seasonally or periodically. Otherwise, problems with the circulatory and cardiac systems may appear. Also, other skin diseases, for example, peeling or redness, may appear against the background of a boil.
You can’t buy yourself any medications yourself, since the treatment of a boil directly depends on the cause of its manifestation. This is especially true for pregnant women, or those who breastfeed their children, since drugs can affect the baby’s health.
Usually, pregnant women are prescribed a special ointment, and breast-feeding tablets. In other cases, they can prescribe both.
Complications
In most cases, complications occur when the patient is self-medicating, the consequences include:
- Blockage of blood vessels in the area where the first abscess was formed.
- A carbuncle may form. And since the infection in this case affects neighboring hair boils, inflammation gradually forms over a large area.
- If large purulent formations develop, then this can lead to blood poisoning.
- Meningitis may develop, as the infection will spread throughout the body on its own.
- Glomerulonephritis. These consequences can occur if the boil spreads to the lower back, then the inflammatory process goes to the kidneys.
- Complications may appear on the joints.
All these consequences are extremely unpleasant and dangerous for the human body, therefore it is not recommended to self-medicate. In the event of a boil, you must immediately go to a qualified specialist who will conduct an examination, make a diagnosis, on the basis of this, will prescribe the necessary course of treatment. It, in turn, must be carried out according to the recommendation in order to eliminate everything.
Diagnostics
To diagnose problems, you need to contact a specialist. A woman needs to contact a mammologist or surgeon and report the disease. The final diagnosis can only be made by a doctor after a full examination of the body. The examination includes:
- Examination of patient complaints.
- Visual inspection
- Collection of patient lifestyle information.
- Additional examination.
What to look for?
At the time of diagnosis of a patient with a purulent formation, special attention should be paid to the following signs:
- nipple shape (whether changes have occurred);
- the size of the lymph nodes in the axillary sinus;
- breast asymmetry.
During the examination of the breast, it is necessary to perform palpation in order to determine the size of the purulent formation. Also, the formation of a boil can be detected using ultrasound examination of the mammary gland. In case of abscesses, it will be necessary to take a puncture in order to study the material. This examination is carried out to exclude cancer.
In no case should the appearance of a boil be allowed to drift, it is necessary to deal with treatment.
How to treat a boil on the chest
It doesn’t matter on which part of the body this disease has formed. It is necessary to resort to therapy in order to get rid of it. The inflammation that has formed on the skin requires a comprehensive treatment that involves both external and internal preparations.
After the boil has jumped on the chest, it is necessary, first of all, to strengthen the immune system. It is dangerous to treat this disease on its own and this can lead to complications, because such actions cannot fully guarantee the purification of blood and the body.
Conservative therapy
Conservative therapy includes the following methods:
- When a seal has occurred, it must be immediately treated with an antiseptic solution in order to disinfect. At the place of formation it is necessary to apply iodine or green paint.
- In order to remove the inflammatory process, a compress should be applied. To create it, you need Vishnevsky ointment. In no case should you apply a warming compress.
- After the ripening stage has passed and the boil spontaneously opened, it is necessary to use other compresses. To do this, Ichthyol ointment is needed. It is designed to stretch out the purulent stem of the boil. It is strictly forbidden to squeeze it out yourself, as the infection can spread throughout the body.
- After the boil has opened, it must be washed with 3% hydrogen peroxide.
- After cleaning the formation, you must use the ointment for healing. For this, Levomekol is perfect.
- Also, in the process of treatment, the patient is prescribed drugs to strengthen immunity.
- If the patient’s body is too weak, doctors resort to extreme measures and prescribe antibacterial drugs in order to fight the infection.
- If the boil is large, then it is removed surgically.
Treatment of a boil at home
The most optimal recipes for those who do not know what to do with a boil on the chest (female):
- Aloe is an excellent tool in the fight against this formation. In order to carry out the treatment, it is necessary to cut a piece of aloe along and with the wet side put on the area where the boil formed. Aloe is attached to the place of formation using a band-aid.
- Cranberry juice must be placed on a gauze and put on an abscess. This is done several times a day.
- Buckwheat. Buckwheat must be boiled, wrapped in gauze and applied to the formation for 10-15 minutes every 2-3 hours. This tool is the primary stimulator for the maturation of the boil and accelerates the process of opening and cleansing.
- Potatoes. In order to remove the inflammatory process, it is necessary to grate raw potatoes and apply to the place of formation of the boil several times a day for a couple of minutes.
- Bow. It is necessary to take a medium-sized onion, peel and send to bake. After it is baked, it is necessary to cut in half and attach to the site of tumor formation. The bulb is fixed with a patch or cloth. Such an unusual dressing must be done two to three times a day, leaving the lesion alone for 15 minutes.
These folk remedies are effective in combating boils, but do not forget that self-medication is dangerous to health. Infection, if it is not completely eliminated from the body, can spread throughout the body, which, in turn, will negatively affect the general state of health. Also, at the time of self-medication, one should not forget that not only education should be taken care of, but also one should not forget about the immune system. It is necessary to increase the intake of vitamins and minerals.
Prevention
There are several ways to prevent a boil and all of them must be applied in order not to encounter this unpleasant disease. Particular attention should be paid to those women who are breastfeeding, as their immunity is too weak. In order to carry out preventive measures against a boil, it is necessary:
- Wear a special bra.
- Do not neglect personal hygiene.
- Exercise air baths for the chest.
- Feed the baby properly.
Additional measures
If a boil appears on the chest, this suggests that you should immediately contact a specialist. The doctor should examine the purulent formation, diagnose and prescribe treatment.
In order to prevent the development of purulent complications and avoid serious consequences, it is also necessary to monitor the diet. It must be balanced, in its composition have vitamins and minerals.
The immune system is very weak if a boil appears, so it is necessary to tackle its strengthening. Eat fruits and vegetables, drink freshly squeezed juices and other foods that will be beneficial for the immune system. It is recommended to include oranges, lemons and other citrus fruits in the diet.