Macromastia

Macromastia (large breasts)
Clinical Services
Center for Young Women's Health
Gynecology Program
Reproductive Endocrine Practice ...

Purpose Women with very large breasts (macromastia, or mammary hyperplasia) seek breast reduction for relief of back, shoulder, and neck pain.

Reduction mammoplasty is a cosmetic surgical procedure aimed at reducing macromastia to a comfortable shape and size.
Referred pain
Referred pain is pain that originally comes from one organ or part of the body, but is felt in a different place.

Breast reduction may be recommended for you if you have very large breasts (macromastia) and: ...

See also: Surgery, Pregnancy, Plastic surgery, Bleeding, Gynecology