This article discusses breast cancer dimpling and when to talk to your healthcare provider about breast skin changes.
Both of these breast cancers don’t usually cause distinct, firm breast lumps to form.
A dimple can form on the breast, near the armpit, or on the nipple.
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Dimpling vs. New stretch marks may look like curvy purple, red, or pink streaks.
Older stretch marks might appear faded in color.
IBC and Skin Dimpling
With IBC, tumor cells blocklymphatic channelsthat flow through breast skin.
This can cause the skin to look dimpled, somewhat like the skin of an orange.
Whats Considered Normal Dimpling?
Normal dimpling is usually due tononcancerous lumpsor fat necrosis, often confused with breast cancer.
Other conditions, such as fibromatosis, can cause benign tumors and dimpling that may look like breast cancer.
Treating Fat Necrosis
Fat necrosis is harmless and usually doesn’t require treatment.
In most cases, a person’s body will break down the lump.
Dimpling looks like a sunken, pitted area with an uneven texture.
Noncancerous conditions like fat necrosis and fibromatosis are also common causes of dimpling.
Your healthcare provider can help determine if the dimpling is related to breast cancer or a harmless lump.
Breast dimpling and puckering are related conditions that cause the skin to slightly indent.
Dimpling also looks like the texture of an orange peel.
Breast dimples can cause slight indentations or a sunken appearance, as well as an uneven texture.
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