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What Is The Treatment For Dimple In The Breast?
Hello, I have had a dimple or indent on the bottom of my right breast for quite some time. Now everything I am reading says it s a sign of cancer. I do not feel any lumps or see any other abnormalities. It s only noticeable when I flex my pectoral muscle. I am 24 years old with no children, and have never been in birth control.
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Hi,
Do not be anxious. dimpling is seen in cancer of the breast, but every dimpling is not cancerous, but for the sake of safety its better to rule out the worst thing first, getting a mamography or an MRI will help you come to a cause, mostly the dimple adherent to the skin, and showing adherence to the bottom, could be due to cancer, but any sticking of skin to the underlying tissue can also give a similar appearence.
Do not be anxious. dimpling is seen in cancer of the breast, but every dimpling is not cancerous, but for the sake of safety its better to rule out the worst thing first, getting a mamography or an MRI will help you come to a cause, mostly the dimple adherent to the skin, and showing adherence to the bottom, could be due to cancer, but any sticking of skin to the underlying tissue can also give a similar appearence.
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