Causes of breast enlargement in women

Breast enlargement is a rare disease in women. The disease affects the function and esthetics of the patient, in many cases the mammary gland grows excessively, causing hypotrophy, necrosis affecting the patient's life.

Breast enlargement is an abnormally large breast. Breast enlargement can be caused by increased sensitivity in tissues from certain hormones such as sex hormone, prolactin (PRL), and growth factors.
Breast enlargement is a benign progressive disease that can occur in both breasts or only in one breast.

Classification by degree: Breast enlargement (macromastia) when the weight is < 2.5kg; Giant breasts (gigantomastia) when the weight is > 2.5 kg.
Enlarged breasts will often experience sagging, which severely affects aesthetics but also causes many problems in daily life, low self-esteem in communication, difficulty in choosing clothes and especially extreme limitations. in sports activities.
With women, breast enlargement degrees are often more severe and dangerous than men. An enlarged chest will make the shoulder, neck, and nape areas aching because of carrying "too much".
Congenital breast enlargement can affect the mother's ability to breastfeed. Besides, based on research by scientists, breast enlargement is more likely to make women more prone to breast cancer.

The volume of the breasts is many times larger. The breasts are saggy, the greater the degree of hypertrophy, the more severe the delay. It can lead to enlarged nipples. The skin of the chest area is stretched and flabby.

Causes of breast enlargement in women can be caused by some of the following reasons:
Due to increased levels or increased sensitivity to some sex hormones: Estrogen, progesterterol, prolactin

Due to an increase in some growth stimulating factors: GH, Insulin, EGF... In which, breast enlargement (macromastia) usually only increases stromal tissue, fat in the chest area, stromal tissue of the mammary gland. Giant breasts (gigantomastia) actually proliferating mammary gland tissue are often associated with disorders of metabolic and sex hormones. Genetic factors: Appeared at a young age. Hormonal changes: Occurs during puberty, pregnancy, childbirth or perimenopause. Breast aging: A case of women who have had many births and breastfed babies.

Usually, the doctor treating breast enlargement will cut off the mammary gland, take the areola and the nipple graft on top to create a cosmetic image. However, this method can cause the patient to lose sensation completely.
Depending on the medical condition, the doctor will have appropriate treatment methods. Some cases of hypertrophy will be performed with breast-conserving breast reduction surgery. The feeding stalk will be retained, the duct is also partially retained, so after shrinking, the areola will have a higher chance of survival, minimizing the rate of sensory disturbances, and women can still breastfeed their babies. mom.

Before performing surgery, you need to consult with qualified doctors. Be honest about your medical history about chest circumference, have you ever had a breast tumor, or have any health abnormalities affecting the chest area... The surgeon also will ask you about your family medical history.
Although they are benign breast tumors, you should not be subjective when there are unusual symptoms in the breast such as: Inverted nipples, watering, bleeding at the nipples, milk coating... Best If there are abnormal symptoms in the breast, you should choose a reputable medical facility to screen for breast abnormalities.
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