Object of all fantasies, the chest is also a source of questions. Too big or too small, painful or insensitive ... just sheer luck that breasts worry us. Here are answers to questions that do not always dare express aloud.
I have one breast bigger than the other, this is normal?As all that walking in pairs (feet, legs, ears, eyes ...), our breasts are slightly asymmetrical. But in general, this difference amounts to a few millimeters. Is that when the breasts appear, they often do not grow up together. Number of girls spend hours in the mirror anxious to compare their strengths, which naturally return to equilibrium at the end of adolescence. But sometimes the balance continues to frankly lean to one side, usually the left according to a study from the Annals of Plastic Surgery. The hormones are then there for nothing, it is a morphological characteristic which, experts believe, the source is linked to a small development of default embryonic. Nothing serious medically, but it can be psychologically very hard to bear. In this case, the plastic surgery is the solution.A lump in one breast, it is inevitably cancer?The discovery of a lump in one breast is still worrying. Do not panic however: most are benign, particularly if they are mobile to the touch and more or less rounded. It can for example be a lipoma (fatty deposits) or a fibroadenoma (fibrous mass), relatively common before age 35, an abscess in a breast engorgement during breast-feeding, or d a cyst (fluid-filled sac), especially after 40 years. Cancerous tumors, they have a tendency to adhere to tissues and have irregular contours. Generally not painful, they can be accompanied by a secretion from the nipple or even a blush or a retraction of the skin. "In any case, it is necessary to consult a doctor," said Dr Beatrice Guigues, obstetrician gynecologist at Caen. If in doubt, he will prescribe an ultrasound and possibly a mammogram.Is it normal that my breasts swell with menopause?You are more accustomed to more sensitive or bigger breasts the week before menstruation? As you approach menopause, these changes are frequently accentuated. They can even occur at any time due to hormonal anarchy then. But once menopause proven, mammary gland - not having to undergo more of "hormonal swings" -s'atrophie and fat tissue becomes the main constituent of the breast. If the latter has harmoniously substituted, your breasts will not change volume.But if you gain weight, they will tend to swell. "I saw women surprised to find that their breasts had never been so beautiful. Fat has finally given their breasts shape and desired volume, what ever their glandaires tissue had been able to procure them, "says Dr. David Elia member of the French Association for the Study of Menopause (AFEM) .The self-examination is reliable?The self-examination is one of the most effective methods to detect irregularities or lump in the breast. "We must learn to do," advises Dr. Guigues, also vice president of the National College of Obstetricians Gynecologists French (CNGOF). The simplest is to train with his fingers a flat surface and to palpate each breast in a circular motion, starting from the outside of the breast and moving slowly toward the nipple. It is recommended to perform this self-examination every 3 months from the age of 20 years (instead of the end of the cycle), and completed by a visual inspection of the breasts in front of a mirror, first hands on hips, then arms raised. The observation of the breasts to detect any appearance of skin changes (redness, swelling, depression of the skin) and nipple (discharge, crusting ...).Why I have no feelings?Innervated at depth and to the edge of their erectile nipples, breasts meet our warm / cold weather our sex. For some, the Grail, for others a very secondary erogenous zone. Their sensitivity may also vary with fluctuations in the cycle, be undermined by action and the nature of the course situation. "But this is not always the partner is involved, says Alain Héril, psychotherapist and relaxation therapist, author of" fulfilled woman "(Ed. Payot). The relationship a woman has with his chest, will have a direct impact on his relationship to pleasure. When we find them too big or too small, enough juveniles ... we suffer from a poor image of her breasts, it is more difficult to feel pleasure. " In short, the more we made a fixette on them - convinced that they do not respond, or more, the "canons" of beauty or those of partner caressing them - the more they are likely to remain ice.
If I hurt within, can this be a sign of another disease?Most of the time, breast pain are due to hormonal changes that occur during the menstrual cycle. "They are often caused by an excess of estrogen or progesterone deficiency when they are bilateral," confirms Dr. Guigues. Some pain felt in one breast may be due to the presence of a cyst, others intercostal neuralgia. The pain, which is then caused by irritation of a nerve along the coast, is projected on the chest wall and breast. It is most often have their origin at the spine, but may also be linked by an overweight, especially during pregnancy. The treatment of these breast pain obviously depends on their cause. It usually consists of taking ibuprofen-type drugs.I have dense breasts. Is it serious?Breast density is not a disease but a radiological concept. A dense breast is breast that contains less fatty tissue and appears "white" on mammograms, as certain tumors. And therein lies the problem: breast density, which can be localized or diffuse, usually makes reading the radiographic shots and thus the detection of a possible more complicated breast cancer. It concerns especially young women and generally decreases with age and after menopause, although there are many exceptions.What progress in medical imaging?Mammography remains the gold standard imaging test for breast cancer screening. It is recommended every two years for all women aged 50 to 74, or even earlier according to his personal or family history and its risk factors. The analog has given way to digital, with ever more efficient devices. Example, tomosynthesis which provides a 3D view of the breast, improving the diagnosis, especially in women with dense breasts. As for ultrasound, prescribed by the radiologist to identify abnormalities detected with mammography, it can now be coupled with elastography. This new imaging technique used to analyze real-time tissue elasticity and to better characterize suspicious lesions. Finally, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may also be prescribed as a supplementary examination in women at very high risk of breast cancer.I have stretch marks on my breasts. Can I still do something?Stretch marks are caused by a rupture of the deep fibers of the skin. They are most often caused by too rapid and too sudden stretching of the skin and are similar to scars ... It is very difficult or impossible to make them completely disappear once they are there. However, it is possible to mitigate with medical means (creams, peels, dermabrasion, laser). The best thing is to try to prevent their occurrence avoiding sockets or too fast weight loss, and application-counter creams to cortisone.
After surgery, the sensitivity she remains the same?After breast reduction surgery or an implant, breasts may seem temporarily numb or, conversely, too sensitive. But as the weeks and 6 months (the time of recovery of the nervous system) all comes, in the vast majority of cases to normal. However, according to a study published in the European Journal of Pain in 2011, loss of feeling or pain, persists in 3-15% of women after insertion of an implant. "A phenomenon that is found mainly in the reconstructions after cancer, where surgery - especially if one has to touch the nipple - and radiation are much more harmful to tissues, says Dr. Fabien Reyal, surgeon. Besides the report within and self-image that is at stake. It is therefore important to talk about. If you do not ask them the question, very few patients spontaneously evoke their possible loss of sensitivity or their pain. "I make 100 F, can I reduce the risk free?While some dream of having a breast XXL, for many it's a weight. Psychological and physical: these attributes too generous can indeed cause back pain, poor posture and even scoliosis. So much so that Social Security supports their operation since it must relieve the 300g or more (sometimes up to 1 kg). Knowing that this reduction can be taken until 17, 18 years, when breast development is complete. And if it does not compromise pregnancy (it is recommended to wait a year, that breasts have regained their stability), breastfeeding, he will not always be possible. In the case of a significant reduction, and whether to move the nipple, the channels through which the milk flow is divided and it is not guaranteed that they are reformed, even if they have a capacity of regeneration time.How to prevent my breasts from sagging?Big or small, the size is not the case, some are to their dismay with breasts itchy nose as a teenager. Unfortunately it is in their DNA. But even if one starts from the top, yo-yo diets, pregnancies, hormonal disorders, skin becomes more fragile with age ... are all reasons that make it difficult to keep within darting over time. And unfortunately there is no sovereign exercises, miracle product, except cosmetic surgery to recover. However, a study of twins Cleveland State University showed that it was possible to brake the fall. Taking care of your skin: well-hydrated breasts keep longer their youth. By keeping the line overweight leads ligament distension and embrittlement of the skin. By supporting properly: wearing a bra too was a ptosis accelerator. Finally, breastfeeding. The researchers also found that those who followed hormonal treatment at menopause enjoyed a better skin quality and, hence, better "held".
Breastfeeding, it messes breasts?On the contrary! Breastfeeding, and a gradual withdrawal will allow the chest to gently return to its pre-pregnancy size. This was confirmed a 2012 study, conducted on 161 pairs of twins aged 45 years on average: the breasts of those who had breastfed had a better look at the long term than those who had not fed their children within.Can a man have breast cancer?Breast cancer is not exclusively female. Men also have mammary glands, although they are less developed than those of women. They can therefore be affected by cancer. This situation remains exceptional. Thus, of the approximately 53,000 cases of breast cancer detected each year in France, less than 1% for men. "It is important that men know they can be affected by this cancer, especially in order not to overlook the symptoms," says the National Cancer Institute (INCA). The ignorance of this disease in humans may indeed lead to delayed diagnosis of up to 2 years according to some studies.
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