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Medical Video: One Boob Bigger than the Other? What this REALLY Means!!
The size of the next big breast is a common concern that surrounds many women, including teenagers and adult women. What not many people know, a pair of breasts do not have to always be exactly the same size as you think so far.
The next large breast, otherwise known as asymmetrical breast, is a condition when a pair of female breasts have differences in size, also the shape, position, or volume of both breasts. In general, asymmetrical breasts will appear more prominent differences during puberty and can eventually balance the two sizes by themselves. However, up to 25 percent of women report differences in the size of the two breasts that persist throughout their lives.
More than half of the female population in the world has a large pair of breasts next to it. Usually, the left breast will be bigger - up to 20 percent - than the right side. Only a few women have symmetrical breasts with exactly the same two sizes.
Why can the breast be big next to it?
Every discussion about the size or shape of a woman's breast requires some basic understanding of the anatomy of the breast itself. Breasts are fat glands located on the front of the chest wall. The average weight of one breast can reach 200-300 grams, and basically it forms from 12 to 20 lobes that are spread from the nipple, like the fingers of a bicycle wheel frame. These lobes are triangular in shape, each of which has one central channel that ends at the nipple, where the milk flows out.
Your breast tissue changes according to your breast cycle. For example, you might often notice that your breasts feel fuller and tighter, also more sensitive, when you are ovulating. In fact, the breast can indeed be enlarged due to water storage and additional blood circulation to the breast. However, this also happens when both breasts are in the same size. One study found that the breast would appear least asymmetrical on the first day of ovulation. During the menstrual period, the breast will re-deflate.
The reason why the size of two breasts can be bigger next to each other is not known exactly, but the most likely determinants include changes in estrogen hormones or traumatic injuries.
Do you need to check the next big breast to the doctor?
If the difference between the two breasts seems very significant, up to two cups are larger or twice as large as the other side, this can cause some psychological disorders, especially during adolescence, when the body and soul of a young woman have experienced so many changes with very fast. This very rare medical condition is called juvenile hypertrophy (JHB), where one of the breasts grows unusually large compared to the other side.
In cases where asymmetrical breasts cause severe physical and psychological burden so doctors recommend surgery, discuss first with a breast plastic surgeon to carry out a procedure to reduce breast mass, aka breast reduction surgery, rather than using an implant. The study found that women next to large breast owners who underwent a reduction procedure reported more satisfaction than those who chose implants.
Generally, a slight difference in breasts in normal days does not require special attention. Simply make sure you choose a bra with a cup that fits the bigger side of your breast, and you can get around 'emptiness' on the other side with the help of a bra pad to fill the bra cup.
When will the next big breast become a risk factor for breast cancer?
If changes in breast size occur suddenly and appear very clear, consult a doctor. Sudden changes in breast shape and size can be a sign of infection, lumps, cysts, or even cancer.
Sometimes, the development of a non-cancerous fibroid tumor that you don't realize can also cause the size of the next big breast. Other causes that might underlie these differences include scoliosis (curvature of the spine), and defects in the chest wall.
Research from the UK, quoted from WebMD, suggesting that large differences in size are independent risk factors for breast cancer - especially in women at high risk of this disease. The study, published in the journal Breast Cancer Research reports that every 95 gram increase in asymmetrical breast, observed with mammography, is predicted to increase the chance of breast cancer risk by 50 percent.
However, what needs to be understood is that, even if medical findings show a strong association between the next large breast and breast cancer, this characteristic is only one of the many factors that can affect your risk of breast cancer (family history, age, reproductive history , and others).
The best way to check your breasts yourself is when you are taking a shower to make it easier for you to pay attention to the slightest change from damp and slippery hands. If you have big breasts next to you in the past, you don't need to worry. But if these changes occur suddenly, or if you notice a change in the breast, however small, consult your doctor. Independent breast examination will not reduce the risk of death from breast cancer, but it is important to be able to detect breast changes as early as possible and avoid delaying consulting with a doctor.
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