Do I have gigantomastia? (photos)

The technique I recommend is The Bellesoma Method. This will reduce and reshape your breast tissue creating upper pole fullness without implants, elevate them higher on the chest wall and more medial to increase your cleavage. The weight of the breast is transferred to the underlying pectoralis major muscle resulting in pain relief without excessive reduction. Vertical scars are avoided, nipple sensation (in 95%) and the ability to breast feed are maintained.

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Based on your photographs, you are a good candidate for breast reduction surgery and a moderate D cup would be achievable for you. Getting fit and as close to your desired weight as possible prior to surgery will improve your post-op results. A diagnosis of gigantomastia is made on the basis of a history of rapid growth of the breasts out of proportion to your frame, so it is difficult to be certain about this based on your photographs alone. Whether or not you have a diagnosis of gigantomastia, it is likely that breast reduction will provide significant benefits for you. I would advise you to seek a consultation with a reputable plastic surgeon with a practice focussing on plastic surgery of the breast.

Dear cookieharibo,

Thank you for your question and photos. It is difficult to tell for sure without an in-person consultation, but from looking at your photos and considering the information you provided, you may be a good candidate for a breast reduction surgery. This may help to reduce the size and weight of the breasts, while reducing the size and positioning of the nipples to a more youthful state. You may potentially lose half of your current breast size or more. It is difficult to promise a cup size that you may be left with after surgery, since different stores or brands may measure you as varying cup sizes. Gigantomastia usually refers to excessive breast growth. In your case, you may potentially consider a breast reduction surgery to reduce the size and weight of the breasts to a more proportionate size with your body habitus. Since you mention that you may be planning to lose weight, you may want to consider surgery once you have reached your goal weight and are stable at that weight for a few months, since you may potentially also lose volume in the breasts, as well. I suggest that at this current time, you schedule an in-person or virtual consultation with a board certified Plastic Surgeon, so that you may go over your specific goals, and to develop, together, a plan to best achieve them. Best of luck and stay safe!

You do appear to have large droopy breasts with large areolae, that are too big for your body frame. Gigantomastia can be a very loose term used by some to simply denote large breasts. You do have large breasts, but they are not usually large and can be effectively addressed by a breast reduction procedure.

It would be best to reduce your weight to your target weight first before you contemplate on having surgery as results of the surgery can change if you lose weight after the surgery. It is hard to predict a precise cup size that the breasts can be reduced to safely during a breast reduction procedure. The best way to look at it would be to have breasts reduced to a size that suits the patient’s body frame and to take into account the patient's wishes to want to be as small as possible or to have smaller but fuller looking breasts. Your large areolae can be reduced to a smaller neater size at the same time and the position of the nipples elevated to where they belong!

For optimal outcome, please consult a fully qualified plastic surgeon, who has specialist qualification in plastic surgery 'FRCS Plast' after having being trained adequately in the field of plastic surgery, is registered on the 'Specialist register for Plastic surgery' with the General Medical Council and has been considered competent enough to be a member of the 'BAPRAS' (British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons) and 'BAAPS' (British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons) at the least.

Hello, thank you for your question. Gigantomastia usually refers to someone with exceptionally large breasts. This is usually quite larger than a double D. Either way if your breasts are too large for you, then a reduction may be an option. I recommend you to schedule a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon.

It can be called different things. Gigantomastia, mammary hypertrophy. Hyiermsstia. It doesn’t really matter. If you are considering breast reduction surgery you might want to see if insurance covers it. A case like yours should be covered.

Dear cookieharibo,
breast reduction is best suited for women who wish to decrease the size of their breasts. While there are different techniques used to perform this surgery, I prefer the vertical incision (lollipop pattern) breast reduction technique instead of the anchor scar pattern, which reduces more noticeable scarring than usual. I also use a SAFE liposuction technique to reduce additional fat around the stubborn axilla area and bra line. This way, my patients are achieving beautiful results with minimal incisions which reduces downtime and delivers an overall better breast shape long term.If you are considering breast reduction surgery, you should consult with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your options and make sure your surgeon understands your goals. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

From your photos it appears you would benefit from a breast reduction. This would remove excess tissue from your breasts as well as provide a lift. This will lessen the weight of the breasts and the pull on your neck and shoulders. Once you have reached your weight loss goals, schedule a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon near you. You can discuss more specifics with regard to sizing options.

Your breasts are too large for your body. There are many different terms, but we breast specialists see enough overly large breasts to know yours probably cause you neck, shoulder and back pain and interfere with your quality of life. Insurance can most times cover the procedure to reduce the size of your breasts while lifting them and bringing them into better proportion with the rest of your body while also alleviating the symptoms you most likely have. Consulting with a board-certified surgeon will ensure you get the best results.

You indeed have her a rather substantial breasts. Consequently a reduction mammal plasty is a procedure that can be accomplished in order to accommodate the size and shape the breast and you so desire. It is very realistic to consider the procedure that is going to give a significant amount of satisfaction and improvement.