Breasts are rarely symmetrical.
It is the rare woman who has symmetrical breasts. When breasts aren't the same size they are called asymmetrical. One breast might sit differently than the other one on your chest. One can be bigger or shaped differently from the other. If there is one cup size difference in the size of your breasts, they are officially considered asymmetrical.
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What Causes It and What To Do About It
1. Recognize that as a young girl develops, if her breasts are going to be asymmetrical it will be apparent early on. Non-matching breasts are generally not a reason for concern, although they might make it difficult to find bras that fit and t can be an aesthetic issue for you. However, if you have Poland's Syndrome, this can be a concern, as are tuberous or tubular breasts, both conditions requiring medical intervention.
2. Find out whether your asymmetrical breasts are caused by Poland's syndrome, which is the result of restricted embryonic blood supply. This condition is often accompanied by deformed arms and a missing pectoral muscle, explains Dr. Janet Turkle, an Indianapolis plastic surgeon. This very rare congenital condition can afflict boys as well as girls. The chest muscle and breast muscle fails to develop on one side.
Tubular breasts are caused by an inflexible inframammary fold that is very tight. If you have tubular breasts it is likely that you have a broad areola and a narrow breast tissue base, along with protrusion or herniation of breast tissue through the areola. The nipples are often plump, and the breasts can be tremendously asymmetric and distorted in shape as well as saggy. This happens because the breasts and the breast folds are not positioned where they should be. Surgical procedures can correct this by reducing the size of the areola and stretching and widening the base of the tubular breast, lifting the breasts while increasing the size of smaller breast.
3. Consider that you may have inherited this condition. However, asymmetrical breasts can also be the outcome of growth or development issues, a burn to the breast or an injury. Other causes of asymmetrical breasts can include pregnancy; fibrocystic breast changes; excessive growth of tissue, which is called hyperplasia; non-cancerous breast tumors and cysts; and inflammatory breast cancer, which is not common.
Inflammatory breast cancer is a highly aggressive kind of breast cancer in which cancer cells block the lymph vessels that are in the skin of the breast. This can make the breast red, swollen and warm. The skin on the breast can become pitted or ridged or look like an orange. If you have this type of cancer in one breast it will look different from your other breast, according to Cancer.gov.
4. Do not have corrective surgery until you are age 20 and your breasts are fully developed. Before that, you can pad the smaller breast to make it comparable in size to the other breast. Consult with a bra expert who can give you tips on what is the best type of bra to wear and get the proper size and fit. Also voice your concerns to your physician.
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