There are four main types of abnormal breast development in women: large and small, nipple indentation, macromastia, and parastomal concomitant. In general, these problems do not affect health and do not need to be overly worried, but if the abnormalities appear to be bad, you need to go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible.
Bilateral breast asymmetry
One side of the breast is high, while the other side is flatter or even the breast is flat like men? Many adolescent girls accompanied by their mothers shyly visit the doctor, but they do not know that each woman’s breasts cannot be the same size on both sides, but if there is a significant visual difference in size, it belongs to the category of abnormal breast development, and they need to consult a doctor.
It is true that there is a difference between the two breasts when a woman is mature, generally the left side is larger than the right side, but it is difficult to distinguish visually and can only be detected by careful measurement. Therefore, this is not a pathology. The inconsistent size of the left and right breasts has no effect on fertility or sexual function, nor is it detrimental to health.
It is normal for many people to have unequal breast development during their teenage years, and when they reach maturity, the size of both breasts will be the same. However, as an adult, if the difference in size between the two breasts is particularly dramatic, you should go to the hospital for an examination. It is worth noting that one breast sagging due to improper breastfeeding habits causes asymmetry in both breasts.
A small and large breast in young women can be caused by a variety of reasons, both physiological and pathological; temporary and permanent. If it is purely physiological, with the development of maturity, the two sides of the breast will gradually tend to symmetry, women do not need to worry about this, not to mention the need to intervene with surgery, the only thing you need to do is to wait patiently.
If the girls are afraid of the aesthetic appearance, this time can be corrected by strengthening the exercise of the chest muscle. Consciously carry and hold heavy objects, not only to strengthen the pectoral muscles, increase the size of the breast, and more arms, can promote the development of large breasts, so that you are more intelligent. In addition, you can also use your right hand to lightly press the left breast, or the left hand to lightly press the right breast, massage in a clockwise direction, three times a day, 30 times each time, can also play a role in increasing the size of the breast.
Congenital nipple depression
Many girls have sunken nipples, which also belong to the abnormal development of the breast. The nipple depression is very harmful: it hinders the beauty of the breast; it affects the health of the breast. Because of the nipple depression, the nipple is often forced to be pulled out when breastfeeding, which can easily cause damage, rupture and bleeding, and can lead to nipple and even whole breast infection and eventually mastitis.
In addition, because the nipple is a very important sexual sensitive point for women, many women’s sexual desire is achieved through nipple stimulation. Once the nipples are sunken, it is difficult to play effective sexual stimulation and can even affect the male partner’s sexual desire.
Congenital nipple depression is formed mainly because the fibers of the nipple are weaker than normal, the nipple is close to the mammary gland, and the glandular milk ducts are short and incompletely developed. It can occur unilaterally or bilaterally, with a 25% chance of occurrence in both breasts. During the embryonic development of the breast, in the eighth month, epithelial subsidence of the breast primordium occurs, forming a shallow concavity called the mammary hollow. If the development is normal, the mesenchyme around the mammary hollows proliferates, causing the hollows to disappear and protrude from the body to form nipples. If the mesenchyme in the mesoderm does not grow into the nipple area during late embryonic development, the nipple does not disappear completely and the nipple does not protrude but sinks instead, then congenital nipple depression is formed. However, severe indentations can cause the nipple to shrink within the mammary gland, which can easily combine with infection and affect normal breastfeeding after childbirth, so early treatment is needed.
Many acquired nipple depressions are caused by women’s own inattention to “protection”, so a major key to solving the problem of nipple depressions is prevention.
The most common causes of acquired nipple indentations are as follows: First, clothing is too tightly bound. Especially in the breast development period underwear is too tight, it is easy to cause nipple depression; second, improper use of bras. Bras are too small, too tight, used too early, can cause nipple indentation. In addition, according to research, nipple indentation and genetics also have a certain relationship, it has been observed that mothers and grandmothers with nipple indentation, the next generation has a higher possibility of developing nipple indentation than normal people.
Parammary glands
Many women and even men will coyly tell their doctors that they have parametrium. Parametrial glands are not really new. In medical terms, they are also known as polymastia. Under normal circumstances, only the fifth intercostal mammary crest develops into a pair of mammary glands, and the rest of the body disappears. However, if a part of the crest does not shrink in time and continues to develop, a paramammary gland is formed after birth. Usually, there is only one pair of paramammary glands, but there are cases of multiple pairs.
The paramammary glands that occur in the axilla are usually complete, larger, swollen or painful before menstruation, increasing significantly during pregnancy, and lactating during breastfeeding. Most of the other parts have only parametrial nipples. In most cases, the parametrium is asymptomatic, but 29% of parametrium has lactating function.
In general, they do not affect the health of the body and do not require treatment, except for the visual appearance. However, some of them can develop adenoma and cancer. Paramammary gland cancer is mainly seen in women, but is rare in men and accounts for about 1% of breast cancer. Cancer can occur in any part of the body, but it is more common in the axilla. Paramammary gland cancer is a painless swelling in the anterior axillary crease that is hard, mobile and with unclear borders, and grows rapidly. For this reason, both men and women need to go to a specialized hospital as soon as possible once a mass appears in the armpit or chest.
Breast enlargement
Some women are distressed by the different sizes of their left and right breasts, while others are frustrated by the heavy burden on their breasts. Although gynecomastia is less common in China, there are a small percentage of women who need treatment for enlarged breasts. This is clinically known as gigantism and can occur during puberty and lactation, where abnormally enlarged breasts cannot be reduced in size. Adolescent breast enlargement mostly begins before the onset of menstruation and can increase rapidly in 1 to 2 years, with huge breasts that can sag to the level of the groin and weigh 5,000 to 6,000 grams; breast enlargement during pregnancy usually begins after conception and continues until lactation, and no longer shrinks after weaning. Breast enlargement during pregnancy is generally less significant than breast enlargement during puberty.
The cause of the disease is still unclear, and patients generally have a family history, which may be related to genetic factors. It is worth reminding that the condition is easily detected if it occurs in thinner women, however, it is not easily detected in more obese women. The condition is mainly treated with breast reduction surgery.