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10. Medical and minor surgical procedures
Surgical drainage (sup p urative stage)
– Incisio n:
• rad ial fo r sup erficial abscesses,
• p eri-areo lar fo r abscesses near the nip p le,
• subm am m ary fo r d eep abscesses.
– G entle exp lo ratio n with a finger.
– W ash abund antly with a sy ringe filled with an antisep tic so lutio n.
– Insert a co rrugated d rain.
Figure 9a Figure 9b
L o catio ns o f breast abscesses I ncisio ns: rad ial, p eri-areo lar, subm am m ary
10
Figure 9c Figure 9d
S ubm am m ary incisio n G entle exp lo ratio n with a finger,
break ing d o wn any lo culi
277
Surgical drainage (sup p urative stage)
– Incisio n:
• rad ial fo r sup erficial abscesses,
• p eri-areo lar fo r abscesses near the nip p le,
• subm am m ary fo r d eep abscesses.
– G entle exp lo ratio n with a finger.
– W ash abund antly with a sy ringe filled with an antisep tic so lutio n.
– Insert a co rrugated d rain.
Figure 9a Figure 9b
L o catio ns o f breast abscesses I ncisio ns: rad ial, p eri-areo lar, subm am m ary
10
Figure 9c Figure 9d
S ubm am m ary incisio n G entle exp lo ratio n with a finger,
break ing d o wn any lo culi
277
