What types of breast malformation are there?
There are different types of breast malformation that can occur in combination with each other. The appearance can therefore be very variable.
- Amastia is a malformation of the breast in which the breast is completely missing. It can also occur on one side. A genetic defect is assumed to be the cause.
- Breasts that are too small are referred to as micromastia.
- Macromastia is a condition in which the breasts are too large.
- The term gigantomastia is chosen in exceptional cases of extreme macromastia. The distance between the collarbone and nipples can be over 50 cm.
- Breast asymmetry
- Tubular breast, tuberous breast: This is a tube-like deformation of the breasts.
- Polymastia refers to multiple breasts. As a rule, only the mammary gland tissue is present in the absence of a nipple. These are most commonly found in the armpit and groin area.
- The following is a malformation of the nipples
- Athelie describes the extremely rare absence of nipples.
- Polythelia refers to multiple nipples. It is the most common breast malformation and occurs in around 3% of women. The nipples are usually found in the armpit area or under the breast.
- Slip warts, inverted warts – flat warts
- Nipple hyperplasia – nipples that are too large
- The funnel chest and chicken breast belong to the malformations of the ribcageand sternum!
Synonyms: Malformation of the breast, malposition of the breast, anomaly of the breasts
How can breast deformities be corrected?
Nowadays, there are various plastic surgery procedures that we at Yuveo Düsseldorf can use to adequately correct a breast deformity. In many cases, a combination of several techniques is necessary:
- Breast augmentation
- Breast reduction
- Breast lift
- Nipple correction for large nipples or inverted nipples
- Literature:
- Plastic Surgery – Berger, Hierner – Springer – Volume 3: Mamma, Stamm – Berlin 2006
- Plastic Surgery Secrets – Jeffrey Weinzweig -Hanley & Belfus – 1998
- Plastic Surgery – Mathes – 8 Volumes – Saunders; Edition: Uitgawe – 2005
- Plastic Surgery – Grabb & Smith – Lippinkott Williams & Wilkins – Philadelphia USA – 2007
