Gigantomastia/Macromastia (Breast hypertrophy)

Complications /Information to beware of/General tips:

This condition can cause:

• Mastitis
• Sweat rash (Candida Intertrigo)
• Social anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression

This condition may show similar symptom to:

• Breast cancer
• Gynecomastia
• Fibrocystic breast changes:
  • Noncancerous condition can cause a variety of changes in the breasts, including the accumulation of water in the breast tissue.
  • When your breasts swell and fill with fluid, they’ll feel heavier than usual.
  • These changes can happen in one or both breasts.
  • They might occur every month at a certain point in your cycle or follow no discernable pattern.
  • In some cases, you might have constant symptoms.
    • Free-moving lumps
    • Pain or tenderness that’s often worse right before your period
    • Pain that extends into your armpit or down your arm
    • Appearance or disappearance of lumps or lumps that change size
    • Green or brown nipple dischargeOther common symptoms of fibrocystic breast changes include:
    • As cysts appear and disappear in your breasts, they can cause a scarring and thickening of the breast tissue, called fibrosis (fibrosis). You can’t see these changes, but they can make your breasts feel lumpy or heavier than they used to.
• Breastfeeding: Engorgement happens when too much milk builds up in your breast.
  • Symptoms of engorgement include:
    • Breast hardness
    • Tenderness
    • Warmth
    • Throbbing pain
    • Redness
    • Flattened nipple
    • Low-grade fever

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Please talk to your healthcare professional (i.e. Medical Doctor/Pharmacist) for further advice