Conditions
Asymmetric Breasts
It’s widely accepted that few women on the planet can boast a pair of identically sized breasts. In fact, slight asymmetry is considered the norm. However, while this anatomical nuance is of little concern to the majority of women, there are some for whom the size difference is so pronounced that it impacts heavily on their body image and can seriously affect their self-esteem. The term ‘Asymmetric Breasts’ usually refers to breasts that differ in size by at least one cup size, which may become noticeable during puberty as the breast tissue starts to develop. Subsequently, as the years progress, the asymmetry may become more obvious to the point were it is unflattering and even embarrassing for a woman. However, asymmetric breasts can be easily rectified thanks to the latest advances in cosmetic surgery, where the breasts can be corrected by either enlarging the smaller one with implants or reducing the larger one.
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im sixteen and have different coloured nipples. one is slightly lighter than the other. its making me really self conscious and i dont know what to do. am i normal??
hi, i have just recently had a baby and my breasts are awful , they have lost all the tissue in them , they sag, i am 18 and feel like an 80 year old, i hate them, i feel so self concious around people because of them and i will never be able to show my partener them .. which makes it worse please , please , please can you tell me if i can get free help with surgery.. i have never considered it befor, but they need something done .. there ruining my life .. i have asked a doctor, if i can get help through the nhs but they said i can't .. please do you know if there is any other way ??
hi im 19 years old i have really odd boobs!! one is an A and the other a D no one has ever seen my boobs and it kinda makes my life hell i wont let anyone get close to me i did go to the doctors over a year ago and broke down crying because i had to show them they said they would put me on a waiting list or something like that but its been soooo long and i dont what to go back agen but i cant keep going on with this anymore.. what should i do?
I'm 17 and my right breast is 3 sizes bigger than my left breast. They have been this way since I started puberty, and I'm too embarrassed to go to my doctor or even tell my mum. I'm so worried about them that I wear baggy clothes and padded bras. I'm so self conscious and worried that everyone can see the difference. I really don't know what to do and some advice would be helpful please.
I have exactly the same problem. I'm also 17 and went to see my doctor and at first he said that it's normal then i asked him to examine me and he saw the difference and has since referred me to the hospital to see the breast surgeon. Definelty worth getting it checked though! i know how you feel about being embarressed because i was too but don't worry, they've seen it all before!
Iam off to uni in september so shall be trying a doctors up there hoping to find another way to solve a problem ....
I suffer from this problem since the age of 11 and iam now 19, I have a difference of at least 3 cup sizes and struggle on a daily basis with the problem. Having to buy expensive bras with extra padding and also placing a chicken fillet in one size to try help matters. I understand with some of the people who have commented on this subject with regards to interacting with the opposite sex (I avoid it as much as possible). I have been to see my GP a few times about the matter but they are very disinterested in helping me even though they can see the effects this problem has to me mentally. Its a very frustrating problem as in different NHS authorities I have seen cases where the problem has been sorted out for the patients.
I have the same problem and i know exactly how you feel, i am only 16 and i find it really difficult to be intimate with the other sex as i am frankly too embarassed.. as i am only young theres nothing i can do about it yet but id look at seeing a different doctor maybe they cant give you a different opinion? hope it helps x
I have the same problem and i know exactly how you feel, i am only 16 and i find it really difficult to be intimate with the other sex as i am frankly too embarassed.. as i am only young theres nothing i can do about it yet but id look at seeing a different doctor maybe they cant give you a different opinion? hope it helps x
I'm 20 years old, and for the last, maybe, 6 years my boobs have been uneven. I was an early developer so it's been a problem for a long long time, I always hoped they would just even out, but they never did. Now I have not got clue what to do, noone knows other than me. I'm so embarrassed. I developed an eating disorder and body dismorphia due to it, but I never even told my phsycologist about it when I was seeing her. It's absoloutly destroying my life, some advice would be great.
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hi, im really concered about my breasts, my right one is a C cup and my left one is an A. i went to my GP last year and he said that theres nothing he can do, im really self concious about it and get bullied alot for it. i wear baggy jumpers and big tops to cover them. is there anything i can do? im ashamed.
hi, im really concered about my breasts, my right one is a C cup and my left one is an A. i went to my GP last year and he said that theres nothing he can do, im really self concious about it and get bullied alot for it. i wear baggy jumpers and big tops to cover them. is there anything i can do? im ashamed.
I watched the show the other night and it was about surgery that has gonewrong but i cant remember the web page, ive had breast surgery done in the UK that has gone wrong and really need some advice PLEASE. x
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