Post Date June, 01 2023
What type of areola is normal? Do you know female friends? Below, the editor will introduce what type of areola is normal.
The diameter of the areola is about 3-4cm, with different colors. During puberty, it appears rose red, while during pregnancy and lactation, the pigmentation deepens and appears dark brown. The size and color of the areola vary among female individuals.
For different female individuals, the size and color of the areola vary greatly. Usually, people with white skin tend to be pink, while those with deep skin tend to be brown; If it is black, then a dark skin tone is often dark brown or black.
The areola usually changes with a woman's physiological and physical condition, and is therefore one of the signals of health.
Physiological changes:
After a woman becomes pregnant, the color of the nipples and areolas can deepen from early pregnancy, gradually changing from light red to dark brown. This change is mainly caused by an increase in estrogen and progesterone in the body after pregnancy, and belongs to normal physiological changes;
2. Some women (mainly aged 30 and 45) gradually deepen the color of their nipples and areolas from pink brown to dark brown without pregnancy. If no lesions are found during breast examination, but this color change indicates a brief increase in estrogen in the female body at this time. Perhaps after a period of time, due to self regulation, estrogen levels return to normal, and the color of nipples and areolas returns to normal, which is still a normal physiological change.
Pathological changes:
1. After the color of the nipple and areola deepens, accompanied by itching around the double nipple and areola, during breast examination, proliferative lesions or cystic proliferative lesions can be found on both or one side of the breast. The darker color of the nipple and areola indicates an increase in estrogen levels in the body. As a target organ, breast lesions follow the pattern of onset.
2. The simple color of the nipple and areola deepens to a dark brown or deep brown color. Even small nodules can be found around the areola gland, forming protrusions. At this point, there is no lesion during breast examination. Should we consider whether the patient has serious liver disease? This is because liver disease leads to a decrease in liver function, which prevents the normal breakdown of estrogen in the liver, resulting in a darker color of the nipple and areola, similar to spider moles and cinnabar palms in patients with severe liver disease.
3. Female ovaries suffer from a certain benign tumor, which increases the secretion of estrogen in the ovaries and can cause the color of the nipple and areola to deepen. Many small nodules can appear around the areola. Such patients should receive gynecological treatment as soon as possible, identify the cause, and receive timely treatment.
