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Deep nipple rhagades reaching far into the dermis, especially in nursing mothers.
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Ensure that the baby is correctly positioned, avoid "sucking". Frequent exposure of the nipples.
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- Applying breast shells, e.g. Avent (constant wearing), breast caps for breastfeeding, avoiding nursing pads. Cleaning of the nipples with calendula tincture ( calendula) (e.g. Calendula Weleda). Application of wound-healing creams with 5% dexpanthenol or panthenol (e.g. R064, Bepanthen cream).
- Alternatively: Brushing with sage tincture (e.g. sage tincture Weleda) and repeated dry blow-drying.
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