Rapid, massive and unphysiological breast enlargement

Ohlsén, Lennart; Ericsson, Örjan; Beausang‐Linder, Marianne

doi:10.1007/bf00180324

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“…Other forms of BDA include polythelia (extra nipple), polymastia (extra breast), aplasia (absence of breast), hypomastia (underdeveloped breast), and tubular breast (breast with a tube-like shape) [12]. …”

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Awareness of Breast Developmental Anomalies: A Study in Jamasi, Ghana

Agbenorku

Iddi

et al. 2011

Aesth Plast Surg

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BackgroundFew global studies investigating breast developmental anomalies (BDA) among young females have been conducted. This study aimed to evaluate the degree of BDA awareness among young females in central Ghana.MethodsIn February 2008, clinical breast examination was performed for both breasts of female volunteers at five selected junior high schools (JHS) in Jamasi, Ghana. Anonymous pretested questionnaires were administered to those found to have BDA.ResultsOf the 600 female students surveyed, 78 (13%) were found to have BDA. All 78 females completed the questionnaire. The respondents ranged in age from 12 to 21 years (mean 15.3 years). Most of the respondents (83%) had some knowledge of BDA. Although 63% had been aware of their own BDA for 1–3 years before the survey; 78% did not know the cause of their BDA. According to their self-reports, BDA had no influence on the schooling of 78.2% or the family of 70.5% of the respondents.ConclusionAwareness of BDA among the JHS females in Jamasi is high. Appropriate education and treatment should be encouraged for continual management of a high awareness level for BDA.

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“…A diagnosis is made when an adolescent’s breasts grow rapidly and achieve great weight, usually soon after her first menstrual period [ 3 ]. Other forms of BDA include polythelia (extra nipple), polymastia (extra breast), aplasia (absence of breast), hypomastia (underdeveloped breast), and tubular breast (breast with a tube-like shape) [ 12 ].…”

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Awareness of Breast Developmental Anomalies: A Study in Jamasi, Ghana

Agbenorku

Iddi

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Aesth Plast Surg

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“…Ben Meir et al 11 described their experience of mastectomy and reconstruction using implants and a free nipple graft, with localization of the surgical scar at the meridian of the breast, which resulted in an inferior aesthetic result. Ohlsen et al 12 reported breast reduction and banking of the nipples followed by mastectomy with delayed reconstruction, and the nipples were replaced in the same stage. In our patient, we chose to perform bilateral mastectomy with delayed breast reconstruction and a free nippleareola complex graft.…”

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“…Ohlsen et al. 12 reported breast reduction and banking of the nipples followed by mastectomy with delayed reconstruction, and the nipples were replaced in the same stage. In our patient, we chose to perform bilateral mastectomy with delayed breast reconstruction and a free nipple–areola complex graft.…”

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Management of gestational gigantomastia with breast reconstruction after mastectomy: case report and literature review

Zhang

et al. 2020

J Int Med Res

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Gestational gigantomastia (GGM) is a rare complication of pregnancy. The etiology of GGM is yet to be fully established. Treatment methods for GGM include medical therapy and surgery. If medical treatment is unsuccessful, surgery may be required. Currently available surgical interventions are either breast reduction or mastectomy with delayed reconstruction. We report a case of a 25-year-old woman (G1P1) who presented with massive enlargement of both breasts during puerperium. Because of the limited effect of medical therapy, surgical intervention was considered to be the first choice. Bilateral mastectomies with grafting of the nipple–areola complex and immediate bilateral tissue expander implantation were performed. Reconstruction was fully completed 8 months after the initial procedure by replacing tissue expanders with definitive implants. Despite being a benign condition, GGM can turn into a serious problem. GGM can be successfully reconstructed by mastectomy with delayed reconstruction and grafting of the nipple–areola complex.

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“…Sagging of the breast can occur at various stages of women's life like postpartum and lactation, after gaining weight, menopause or at any age. 1 Many women are genetically predisposed for development of large breast, whose size increase either by weight gain or pregnancy. Rarely, young women can develop massive and oversized breasts called virginal mammary hypertrophy.…”

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Management of Breast Hypertrophy: our experience

Dhanraj¹,

Mahesh²,

Naveen³

et al. 2015

The Journal of Medical Sciences

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Breast hypertrophy and sagging of the breast are two different benign disorders of breast that can occur during various stages of women's life from adolescence to menopause. A woman can seek a plastic surgeon for breast reduction for reasons both physical and psychological. Breast reduction surgery or reduction mammoplasty is a plastic surgical procedure by which the sizes of large breasts are reduced. During this procedure, excess skin, fat and breast tissue are removed. The procedure recreates a breast with the desired appearance, contour and volume. Breast lift operation/mastopexy is a procedure where only skin is removed with repositioning of the nipple higher on the chest wall and is the procedure of choice in small but sagging breast.We present a series of five cases, two presenting with virginal hypertrophy, one with gestational hypertrophy and other two with postmenopausal sagging and hypertrophy. Four patients underwent reduction mammoplasty and one patient underwent mastopexy. None of our patients complained of any problems and were satisfied with the results.

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Rapid, massive and unphysiological breast enlargement

Abstract: Two cases of gigantomastia are presented, one is non-gravid and the other occurred during pregnancy. This is probably m o r e c o m m o n than has been reported but the cause remains unknown. The medical and surgical treatment of the disorder is presented.

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Awareness of Breast Developmental Anomalies: A Study in Jamasi, Ghana

Awareness of Breast Developmental Anomalies: A Study in Jamasi, Ghana

Management of gestational gigantomastia with breast reconstruction after mastectomy: case report and literature review

Management of Breast Hypertrophy: our experience

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