Breast Hypertrophy
Large-Breasted Women Can Suffer More Pain than Cancer and Arthritis Patients
Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 8th, 1999
The level of pain suffered by women with breast hypertrophy (large and heavy breasts) can be more severe than that suffered by patients with major health conditions such as arthritis, cancer, or back pain according to a study presented October 27, 1999, at the 68th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS) in New Orleans, Louisiana.
"The level of pain reported by women with very large breasts was surprising," said Carolyn L. Kerrigan, MD, Dartmouth Medical School and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, New Hampshire. "Breast hypertrophy has a significant impact on women's quality of life."
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