{"id":39455,"date":"2018-12-14T10:37:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T09:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.yuveo.eu\/lexikon\/breast-asymmetry-difference-in-the-size-of-the-breasts\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T12:46:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T10:46:03","slug":"breast-asymmetry-difference-in-the-size-of-the-breasts","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/lexikon\/breast-asymmetry-difference-in-the-size-of-the-breasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast asymmetry – difference in the size of the breasts"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>What is breast asymmetry?<\/h2>\n

Breast asymmetry<\/strong> is medically known as anisomastia<\/strong> and, like micromastia<\/a> or macromastia, is a breast malformation<\/a>. Breast asymmetry generally refers to a difference in size, but the shape of the breasts can vary even if they are the same size. The uneven formation of the breasts often occurs in combination with other breast malformations. <\/p>\n

But where is the threshold at which breast asymmetry can be described as a malformation? This cannot be determined exactly, as a certain degree of breast asymmetry is present in a large number of women and must be understood as a normal variant. <\/p>\n

\"BreastWhat are the causes?<\/h2>\n

In the vast majority of cases, there is no explanation for this malformation other than heredity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If it is not a familial predisposition, the following causes may be present, which can disrupt development during the growth phase<\/strong> or cause breast asymmetry after breast growth is complete <\/strong>.<\/p>\n