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Gigantomastia: large breasts – huge problem

MedExpress Team

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Published Jan. 13, 2022 21:57

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Today's teens have much larger breasts than their mothers and grandmothers when they were their age. The causes of gigantomastia are unknown and new theories are constantly emerging.

Breasts are a natural attribute of femininity and a source of many complexes. They are usually too small, not firm or asymmetrical. But women with very large breasts are also not satisfied with their breasts. Gigantomastia , i.e. breast enlargement, is the cause of many physical and mental ailments and causes huge complexes, especially in young women. The solution to these problems is breast reduction surgery.

Currently breast reduction surgery is one of the most frequently performed plastic surgery procedures in women. This is because more and more women are struggling with an enlarged breast gland. Today's teens have much larger breasts than their mothers and grandmothers when they were their age. The causes of gigantomastia are unknown and new theories are constantly emerging. Specialists note, among others to: genes - often related women suffer from breast enlargement; hormones that work during adolescence or during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium; hormonal contraception and the effect of estrogen contained in pills; hormonal disorders; the use of certain drugs or pesticides. Certainly, one of the reasons is excessive weight gain - modern women struggle with extra kilos, and as their body weight increases, their breasts also grow.

- Breast reduction surgery has been performed for around 60 years. Their number is constantly growing and is beginning to equal the number of surgeries aimed at breast enlargement. The age of the patients also changed. More and more very young women come to my office, which I did not observe 20 years ago. In fact, this problem als...

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