Working with a girl who is v upset because one boob is bigger than the other. Any medical advice?

Girl is 15 yrs old and self harming because she cannot cope with her condition. What medical support or advice is available for this ?Working with a girl who is v upset because one boob is bigger than the other. Any medical advice?
there isnt a single woman on the planet who has got symmetrical boobs only the fake ones as its perfectly normal...but she needs to see a psichiatrist about the self harming though so make sure she sees the doctor about itWorking with a girl who is v upset because one boob is bigger than the other. Any medical advice?
you do not say what difference IE 1 cup size etc,


i bet she only notices herself and nobody else could


hope she gets on alright
She needs to see her doctor or a psych right away first off so she can get some help for the self-harming part. woman do not have breasts that are exactly the same size unless the have breast surgery of some sort. If they are grossly misshapen, she could use a falsie until the other one grows in. Otherwise she will have to wait until after puberty to get the problem resolved.
get her a padded bra on one side...they make them. or, talk to her parents...she is only 15 and obviously needs help. she can get an implant in one, or get the bigger one reduced.
A small difference is normal, if the difference is large she should get medical advice;
She needs to see her GP who can refer her for counselling. She can also have one breast made larger or one made smaller, but they will not do that until she has reached her mature age. In the meantime she can buy padded bras and take the padding out of the larger side so that on the outside she looks the same. Tell her that this is very common and that it will in all likelihood even out by the time she is fully grown.
no woman has the same sized breasts!!!
I agree with Isis (the lady who answered above me). She may want to wait a few years before she makes any life changing decisions (surgery) because she could grow out of it. In the meantime she could stuff her bra; plenty of girls with breasts that are the same size do it. Whatever you do to help her, discourage the self harming. It won't help the problem to hurt herself, it may even make it harder to do something about it. Be supportive.
But lots of women have one boob bigger than the other, it is normal.
At 15 years of age, there is very little a girl can do about the *actual* size of her breasts. Many women, perhaps even most women, have different sized breasts. It is completely normal. This can be especially true during or after pregnancy and/or breastfeeding.





In some people, however, there is a noticable difference that can be distressing--a cup size or more, even.





In these cases, the easiest thing to do is to pad the bra on the smaller side--either with fabric or a ';falsie'; purchased from the store--even Wal-Mart carries them sometimes.





Once the girl is 18, if there is still a noticable difference that bothers her, she can consider plastic surgery.





In terms of getting the girl immediate medical support for her self-harming, she should be referred to her physician who can recommend either prescribe something like an anti-depressant (not used very much in teens anymore) or can refer her to a psychotherapist.





Personally, I think padding the bra might be the best solution right now, along with giving her the assurance that any guy who is lucky enough to win her favors won't care about whether one boob is bigger than the other!





Good luck!
usually the right one is bigger a bit than left-normal
I had the same problem growing up. Once I was about 18, and I was sure I was done growing, one breast was a good 2 cup sizes different than the other. I got a referal from my doctor to see a specialist. And he got federal funding to 'fix' the problem. (i live in canada, i dont know if you can get the funding in other areas). I had a choice to go bigger with one, or smaller with the other.. i made my choice, and had surgery. It is very painful, but... I feel that it was worth it. My boobs still don't look perfect (no girls do).. but I feel much more comfortable wearing tight fitting shirts and bathingsuits now then I did before. if your friend wants to talk to me, have her email me.. kiwichase@gmail.com
what are we really talking about here? is one breast a cup size or two bigger or are we talking about a huge difference. i suspect that the real problem is teenage insecurity. with some maturity she should get over it and learn to accept her imperfections just as we all have. contrary to what the media and hollywood spews out we are all imperfect. if having two different size breasts are the only real problem this young lady has then someone should remind here that she is pretty damn lucky. alot of our young kids are dying in iraq and would love to be so fortunate!!
You could let her know that it is common for most women to have different size breasts. She could also go to stores that sell breast inserts that make both breasts the same size until she can save up for plastic surgery. Also with the self hurting she needs some counseling to help ease the stress. I think that the pads should make a big difference. Good luck
this is just a temporary state of puberty. no need for medical support or anything. the other boob will grow as big as the other in no time.
This is like the bain of all women. Most women have one bigger than the other. Thus is life. There is no medical support short of an operation to fix this.


The best advice is to encourage her to be patient. Her body will continue to grow and it may not be that noticable. A good supportive bra with extra padding on one side helps for the self esteem.
Easy. Get her into a very qualified plastic surgeon. Her breasts can be brought into balance. Not that big a deal. Don't let her hurt herself for no reason.
I'm not abreast of any new research on this.
All you can really do is offer some emotional support and information:





1. Roughly 45% of women have a 1/2 cup size or more difference in size. ALL women have some difference in size and many have differences in shape and angle (or both). If the change in size difference recent, she should discuss it with her doctor to make sure nothing is medically wrong.





2. At 15, her body has another 6-7 years before reaching her ';adult'; figure, and significant changes ahead from 15-19. Quite possibly the difference in size will not be noticeable to her in a couple of years. Unless she had a late onset of puberty, it's unlikely that the smaller breast will fully ';catch up.'; However, the gap between the two could become less noticable





3. Unless it's a full cup size or more difference, it's unlikely anyone other than her (and someone she points it out to) would know. Clothing (even scant bikinis) make it difficult to see the difference.





4. If it's an issue of getting clothes to fit right, a lot can be done with adjustments on bra straps.





5. Work with a fit specialist at a better department store. They have years of experience helping women find both the right product for their body shape and the size that offers them the best fit adjustments. (In my daughter's case, moving from a 34B to a 32C allowed her to accomodate a 3/4 cup size difference with strap adjustments.)








Now for the things not to do:





1. Forget creams, pumps, and exercises. The do not work for anything but taking money out of your wallet.





2. Surgical correction is not a good idea until after childbearing years are behind her, no matter what you see on Nip %26amp; Tuck. All surgeries have risks. Breast surgery can damage the ability to breastfeed and can reduce or eliminate nipple sensitivity -- a real damper on her future.





3. An ethical cosmetic surgeon would not consider taking a 15 year old patient unless there was a profound asymmetry -- very rare.





Good luck!
Why is a 15 year old girl working to begin with???? She should be going to school and then doing her homework, not working.





She is way too young, but later on if she still has one breast larger than another she can have either a single implant or two implants of different sizes done to even them out.