Micromastia
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| Some societies idealize underdeveloped breasts, such as early-twentieth-century France. In this 1900 French cartoon, two small-breasted women criticize a large-breasted woman for not conforming to this fashion. | |
| Specialty | Medical genetics  |
Micromastia (also called hypomastia, breast aplasia, breast hypoplasia, or mammary hypoplasia) is a medical term describing the postpubertal
radiotherapy
) or it may be a more subjective aesthetic description.
Self perceived micromastia involves a discrepancy between a person's body image, and their internalized images of appropriate or desirable breast size and shape. Societal ideals over breast size vary over time, but there exist many conceived ideas involving breasts and sexual attractiveness and identity across different cultures.
Causes
Micromastia can be a
breast bud.[3]
Treatment
The procedure to remedy micromastia is
microsurgical reconstruction
, or fat grafting.
Another potential treatment is hormonal breast enhancement, such as with estrogens.[4][5][6]
See also
References
- ^ eMedicine - Breast Augmentation, Subglandular : Article by Howard T Bellin.
- ^ Poland, Alfred (1841). "Deficiency of the pectoral muscles". Guy's Hospital Reports. VI: 191–193.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4698-7070-0.
- ISBN 978-3-11-024568-4.
- ISBN 978-1-4020-5866-0.
- PMID 9610425.