In most cases, sore or cracked nipples caused by breastfeeding are the result of incorrect positioning or attachment. However, there are medical problems that cause sore nipples such as infection or dermatitis on your nipples, or anatomical problems such as tongue-tie in your baby, or damage from incorrect use of breast pumps.

Sometimes the crack in the nipple skin can be seen on the nipple itself or where the nipple joins the areola, or the crack can be very fine and hard to see. Breastfeeding with a cracked nipple is often painful and cracked nipples may bleed during breastfeeds.

Light therapy helps to decrease the pain and inflammation associated with both acute and chronic wounds, making it the ideal solution for mothers who have cracked and sore nipples due to breastfeeding.

How will light therapy help treat cracked and sore nipples?

Photizo Skincare’s red and infrared LEDs help to reduce the swelling and inflammation common in the nipples during breastfeeding. Benefits include:

• Through the increase in lymphatic drainage, it indirectly inhibits inflammation processes and thus reduces swelling
• Relieves pain
• Has a protective effect on cells
• Decreases the risk of infection.