Love for yourself, your body is inherent in every woman. Someone loves herself thin, someone full, but one detail remains unchanged - everyone loves herself symmetrical on the left and right. The asymmetry of the chest is especially frustrating, because the chest is what makes the fair sex feminine. Why does this happen and how can I fix it?
What is breast asymmetry?
Everything created by nature has differences. Our right hand is different from the left, one eye is smaller than the other, but all these errors are so small that no one notices them. Breast asymmetry - different sizes of the right and left breasts. But in the normal state, it is imperceptible.
They start talking about one breast being bigger than the other when the difference is one size or more. This causes inconvenience to the woman and is noticeable to the naked eye. Asymmetry can be congenital or acquired.
Types of breast asymmetry
Congenital asymmetry appears for unclear reasons. During the periodpuberty, one breast develops faster than the other. Usually by the age of 20 this defect resolves itself. If this did not happen, then correction of breast asymmetry will be required.
Acquired asymmetry appears for a number of reasons:
- Injury. Having hit in childhood, few people will remember such a moment. Therefore, most often, breast asymmetry obtained by trauma is mistaken for congenital.
- Tumours. Any tumor can adversely affect the breast due to tissue growth. Therefore, when asymmetry is detected, it is recommended first of all to exclude the presence of pathological neoplasms.
- Pregnancy and lactation. This is the most common reason.
Why can breasts vary in size during pregnancy?
During pregnancy, the breasts are prepared for feeding. The mammary glands swell and often bring pain. Since the breast itself is slightly different in size, this may become more pronounced when the glands swell.
Usually, this breast asymmetry disappears immediately after childbirth. When milk begins to be produced. If this does not happen, you need to choose a smaller breast as a more active one and give it to your baby more often. Over time, it will have more milk in it and it will increase slightly.
Causes of asymmetry during lactation
Lactation, that is, the production of milk by the breast, each woman has her own. Some have too much milk and stagnation begins in the chest. Others have toolittle and the baby has to be supplemented with a mixture. Breast size does not affect how lactation develops at all. Usually it gets better for about three months and after that there are no problems, but this time is enough for the breast to become different sizes.
First you need to figure out what determines the amount of milk. At the birth of a child, only colostrum is excreted in the first days. At first, this is quite enough for a newborn. Then comes the milk. And it is much more than a child needs. Therefore, the breasts fill up and the size may be different just at the time the milk arrives.
The biggest mistake during this period is pumping. Let's say 100 ml of milk arrives in the breast. The child ate 50 ml, the rest was expressed by the mother. For the body, this is a bell that the baby has eaten everything, and he may not have enough. The next time, 105 ml will be produced in the chest, but again this will not be enough. As a result, you will have to constantly pump so that there are no congestions.
If you do not express, then there is a natural settlement of lactation. The child ate 50 ml of 100 ml. Next time there will be less milk. As a result, by three months of a baby's life, the breast stops filling and changing its size with the arrival of milk. Why does breast asymmetry develop, the reasons for this are as follows:
- Stagnation in the chest. When there is too much milk in the breast, the baby does not eat it. The milk remaining in the glands "hardens" and turns into stones. The woman's chest becomes hot, painful. Stones are very painfully broken by massage. Often a woman cannot breastfeed with a sick breast. As a result, this breast producesless milk due to interruption in feeding. Tip: in fact, it is feeding that can help in such a situation. The baby is applied to the chest so that the chin “looks” at the painful area. The baby will easily help mom cope with the trouble.
- Breast injuries in a woman's life can affect feeding. Bruised breasts may produce less milk in the future and therefore be smaller.
- Single breastfeeding. It can be convenient for the mother, for example, feeding at night if the woman practices co-sleeping. The child sleeps on one side, and it is convenient to feed with one breast. Or the baby prefers a certain breast for some reason.
- Nipple injury. The baby may bite or the nipples may crack. Then the woman tries to spare the diseased breast and gives it herself less often. As a result, there is less milk in it.
Will my breasts be the same after breastfeeding?
It all depends on the initial state of the breast. If a woman went in for sports, then, most likely, her breasts will return to their previous shape, although they will no longer be so elastic. Recovery will take time. After feeding is completed, it will take about 3-4 months. But the chest will even out in size. Even if a woman has been breastfeeding only one breast for the past few months.
If this did not happen, then you need to correct the asymmetry of the chest. Of course, only if it causes inconvenience to the woman herself.
Breast asymmetry - what to do?
It all depends on the reasons that led to the change in breast size.
- During pregnancy isthe normal state, and you just need to be patient.
- If you notice breast asymmetry during breastfeeding, try to give your baby smaller breasts as often as possible.
- If breastfeeding is over, wait a few months.
- For congenital causes, only breast asymmetry plastic surgery will help.
- You can slightly shape your chest with exercise.
Breast surgery
Beautiful breasts are a step towards self-confidence. For many women, different breast sizes are very disturbing in this regard. Intimate life deteriorates, misunderstandings begin with her husband. And all because of a simple internal constraint. It becomes difficult for a woman to undress and allow her breasts to be touched. In this case, it is better to turn to professionals and correct the asymmetry with plastic surgery. Surgery may be aimed at reducing the breast (if hyperplasia is present) or enlargement (if hypoplasia is present).
Preparation for surgery
The preparatory process takes much longer than the operation itself. The patient takes a complete blood count, undergoes an ultrasound examination, consults with a plastic surgeon and sometimes even talks with a psychologist. An examination is required to exclude the presence of malignant neoplasms. Only after that the date of the surgical intervention is set.
A conversation with a psychologist is necessary so that the patient herself understands whether she really needs thisoperations. Plastic surgery involves the correction of nuances that violate the psychological balance of a person. And it is very important to be mentally prepared for this, understand all the possible risks and be able to correctly correlate the expected result with possible complications.
Surgery
The indication for surgery is pronounced breast asymmetry. The operation can be performed by one method, or maybe by a combination of them. This is decided by the doctor based on the examination and the patient's medical history.
The duration of the operation is from one to two hours. At the same time, most of the time, the surgeon will deal with the nipples so that they look aesthetically pleasing. After the operation, the patient remains under the supervision of a doctor for another two days. This is necessary in order to see the development of possible complications in time. The sutures are then removed after 8 days. And rehabilitation ends on the 14th day after the operation.
Complications
Elimination of breast asymmetry can lead to a number of undesirable consequences. These can be hematomas, tissue necrosis, infection, etc., like any operation, breast plastic surgery is a risk. Therefore, doctors advise women to think about their decision when breast sizes differ by less than a couple of sizes.
Contraindications
Breast surgery is contraindicated for girls under 20 years old. Since at this time the mammary glands are still developing, and the problem can be solved on its own. In addition, women with:
- disturbed blood clotting;
- infectious diseases;
- heart problems;
- diabetes;
- tumors.
Breast correction with sports
Even the asymmetry of the breast is not capable of pushing every woman into surgery. If the readiness for such a step has not yet come, you can try to slightly correct the problem with exercises. Correction will occur due to the development of the large and small pectoral muscles.
- Pushups. This is the easiest chest exercise. It will help tighten your chest. Push-ups can be standard - from the floor. They can be modified - from the bench, from the bench with the back. It is best to combine all these types to work all the muscles.
- Dumbbells. There are a lot of exercises with dumbbells and they all contribute to a breast lift, making it more elastic. The simplest is lifting dumbbells with outstretched arms to the side and forward.
Exercise can "lift" the chest and make it firmer. Due to this, asymmetry is smoothed out. But this is not a momentary process. It will take at least two months for the result to become noticeable. So be patient and keep improving.
Should I correct breast asymmetry?
Breast asymmetry does not cause any harm to he alth. How to fix it and whether it is worth doing it at all, only a woman decides. Of course, when she really sees a flaw in this, feels constrained, then she should fix the asymmetry. Beautiful breasts will bring everything back into place.
Methodcorrection may be affected by the difference in size. If the difference is small, then you can try to fix the problem with physical activity. The difference in size will be much less noticeable if you have firm and toned breasts.
The operation is a more serious step. If you decide to go for surgery, the main task is to find a good specialist. And in a few months the problem will disappear forever!
