What Are Enlarged Breasts?

There are two reasons for breast enlargement in older women:

Breast enlargement in older women

With the increase of age, ovarian atrophy, functional decline, and sex hormone changes in older women degenerate breast glands, but the fibrous tissue around breast ducts is becoming more and more sclerotic. Occasionally, calcification occurs. The breast ducts and blood vessels are also hardened and occluded. The breasts gradually shrink, become smaller, and the limbs are loose. For some obese women, the breasts increase instead of shrinking. This is due to the accumulation of fat in the breasts. In fact, the mammary glands in the breasts have basically been degraded. Female breasts are overgrowth, glandular and fatty connective tissues are hyperproliferated, the volume is abnormal, and the body is obviously out of balance.

Affected area

chest

Affiliated Department

Obstetrics and Gynecology

There are two reasons for breast enlargement in older women:

The first is an elderly woman with a wide heart and a fat body. When she gains weight, her breasts become plump. As long as it is corrected through reasonable diet and exercise;

Secondly, breast enlargement is due to breast enlargement due to hyperplasia of breasts, large breasts, adenomas, lipohemangiomas, and even breast cancer. For example, due to pituitary, ovarian, adrenal and other organ diseases, causing increased levels of estrogen, stimulate breast glandular tissue development, and make the breasts return to old age.

According to clinical data, women's ovarian function gradually declines, menstruation gradually disappears, and estrogen levels in blood and body fluids gradually decrease after about 45-50 years of age, which will lead to atrophy of breast glands, loose ligaments, and smaller breasts. Breast sagging is a physiological phenomenon that is commonly seen in middle-aged and elderly women after pregnancy and lactation. The breasts are enlarged due to the proliferation of glands and pedicle tissue in the breast.

1. Hypertrophy of breast tissue: From birth to old age, breast organs are affected by sex hormones. They have to undergo changes during infancy, early childhood, adolescence, pregnancy and lactation, menopause, and old age. Pre-menstrual or menstrual periods due to physiological congestion of the breast, Tissue changes such as acinar hyperplasia and glandular duct expansion make the breast tissue hypertrophy. Breast acinus and intralobular ducts were significantly increased and denser, the glandular lumen expanded, the interlobular tissues were significantly reduced, the acinar epithelium was actively secreted, and some of the epithelium changed from cubic to columnar. Also makes breast tissue hypertrophy.

2. Huge breasts: Symptoms and signs of breast hypertrophy in adult women. Huge breasts: Hypertrophic breasts are mostly sagging or gourd-shaped, and their nipples are sagging and displaced. Large breasts can each reach 5000 to 6000 g or even tens of kilograms. The umbilicus reaches the knee.

3. Breast hypertrophy: Women's breasts are overgrowth, with overgrowth of glands and adipose connective tissue, their volume is abnormal, and their bodies are obviously out of balance. Can cause chest compression, chronic mastitis, pain, heavy shoulder pain and skin erosion under the breast. Big breast disease is more common in adolescent girls or young women, often on both sides, and occasionally limited to one side. Excessive breasts are caused by abnormal sensitivity of the glands and adipose connective tissue to estrogen. Genetic factors are also one of the relevant factors. Many patients with big breasts are ill-shaped, avoid socializing, and breed morbid psychology. Therefore, breast reduction and plastic surgery has the dual significance of treatment and beauty.

1. It is best to have a doctor's guide to choose elderly health products according to your physical condition. Although the ovarian function is degraded during this period, tissues and organs such as the adrenal gland and fat can still secrete a certain amount of estrogen. Therefore, it is not allowed to take health care products blindly, so as not to stimulate the hyperplasia-like changes of the residual breast glands and cause symptoms such as swelling and nodules.

2. Pay attention to diet regulation, avoid meat foods and animal offal with high fat content, and prevent progressive obesity. The diet can be matched with grains, crude fiber foods, and more fish and soy products.

3. Regular life, emotional stability, easy and healthy life, necessary physical exercises such as Tai Chi, aerobics for the elderly, etc. Proper outdoor activities and social activities for the elderly can avoid the loneliness and depression. mood.

4. Attention should be paid to the comprehensive prevention and treatment of senile diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and hypertension.

5, insist on self-examination of the breast, if you find a suspicious lump, breast pain, nipple discharge or nipple depression, etc., you should seek early diagnosis to diagnose, especially women with enlarged breasts.