Boobs not growing

[Max3_3]

Hi, i'm here again! I'm 16, and Sorry if my english isn't good. and since my boobs started growing, my right boob didn't. I actually don't know why, and it's Always been like this since i was young, but this makes me a lot insecure, and i don't even know if this Is a problem or not. I do have a ovarian cyst that Is causing my period to not be regular, but i don't know if that can be the cause (?). I have been to a Gynecologist and She Just told me that i could have surgery to adjust this, but She didn't Say anything about this being a problem. So, i would like to know if there Is some cause of this? And since i'm hypocondriac, i usually freak out about this things

[Latha]

Hi there, Max3_3

You don't need to worry- it is fairly common for one breast to be bigger than another, and most of the time, it is not a cause for concern. It is true that you can have surgery to adjust this, but it isn't necessary. If I may ask, what about this makes you feel insecure?

P.S. Your English is good!

[Max3_3]

I know it's pretty common for One breast to be bigger than another, but my right One Just didn't grow, like, the difference Is huge. It makes me feel insecure because i don't really like my body much, and this issue Just kinda make It worse

[Heather]

Hey there, Max.

While asymmetry is what's most normal in human bodies, sometimes folks like yourself find that the asymmetry of some part of the body is profound, to the degree that it makes you feel lopsided in a big way. I'm sorry that it's been making it tougher for you to accept your body.

There isn't usually any kind of disease or anything that causes what you're describing, and it isn't something that poses any health problems. It's most often just a matter of hormones acting weird or the body responding to them atypically. Some conditions are associated with it, like scoliosis or something called "juvenile hypertropy." Sounds like you want to at least have a conversation with your doctor to ask if she has any concerns this is related to a condition, so you can get the answer to that.

In most cases, yes, if you want to change this, you're usually looking at surgery (hormone therapy is another option, apparently, if the issue is juvenile hypertropy. My friend Audra was in the same spot growing up and wrote a piece for us about her experience with it way back when Scarleteen was only in its first few years: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18773676/

[Max3_3]

Thank you so much for the info! i'm glad that it's not a serious problem, and It makes me feel Better than i'm not alone in this

[Heather]

You know, I'm still close friends with Audra, so if you feel like you'd benefit from a conversation with someone who has been in this spot, I'm happy to ask her to come by the boards for you, just LMK.