1.1. Gigantomastia
Gigantomastia or breast hypertrophy is a rare condition that involves developing extremely large breasts due to excessive breast tissue growth. It affects people assigned female at birth. If you have gigantomastia, you’ll experience rapid and disproportionate breast growth. The speed at which your breasts grow can vary, from over a few weeks to over several years. The tissue is almost always benign (not cancerous). Having extremely large breasts can be both physically and emotionally painful. Some of the most common symptoms of breast hypertrophy are:
· Infection or lesions on the skin of your breasts, especially under your breasts.
· Neck and back pain caused by your breasts pulling you down.
· Poor posture.
· Loss of feeling in the nipples.
· Breast pain (mastalgia).
· Painful and itchy indentations on your skin from the straps of your bra.