Hypertrophy of the breast tissues might be caused by increased histologic sensitivity to the female hormones prolactin, estrogen, and progesterone; or an abnormally elevated hormone(s) level in the blood, or both. Breast hypertrophy is a benign progressive enlargement, which can occur in both breasts (bilateral) or only in one breast (unilateral).
Gigantomastia is a source of considerable attention. Some women try to hide or mask their breasts with special clothing.Women with this condition may be subject to a number of psychological problems due to unwanted attention and/or harassment. Depression is common among sufferers.
Left untreated, he added, Kerisha may have developed degenerative kyphosis, a condition in which a person’s spine curves forward, forming a hump or “hunchback.”
“Getting my breasts reduced was like a divorce,” she said. “And like a bad relationship, you don’t always realize how bad things were until it’s over.”
Gigantomastia: More Serious Than You Think was originally published on blackdoctor.org
