Breast Exams San Diego

Routine breast exams are essential to ensure breast health in women of all ages. During your yearly wellness exam, your Primary Care Doctor in San Diego will perform a thorough breast exam.

To perform the exam, your doctor will have you undress from the waist up and provide you with a gown for modesty. Next, your provider will then visually examine your breasts for any size, shape, or symmetry changes. Your Primary Care Doctor in San Diego may ask you to lift your arms over your head or put your hands on your hips and lean forward to ensure no changes occur in your breast tissue with movement. Your breasts will be examined for any skin changes, rashes, dimpling of the skin, or areas of redness.

Next, your Primary Care Doctor in San Diego will help you lay down on the exam table and lift one arm behind your head. Once in this position, your doctor will then use the pads of their fingers to feel your breasts and underarms for any lumps or other breast changes.

Mammography breast cancer screening will begin at the age of 40. At your yearly wellness exam, your doctor will discuss the benefits of breast cancer screening and assist you in how to complete the testing. The key to effective breast cancer treatment is early detection. This is why women must become familiar with their bodies and receive yearly breast screenings.

If you ever notice a lump in your breast, please see your Primary Care Doctor in San Diego for further evaluation.

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