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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Marina del Rey, CA – October 10, 2011 – Marina Plastic Surgery Associates is observing Breast Cancer Awareness Month by offering free consultations to women suffering from overly large breasts or macromastia, often seen in obese women. Studies link large breasts to an increased risk of breast cancer metastasis to the lymph nodes (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2474642). The reasons are not clear, but may be linked to obesity where breast cancer rates are statistically higher or a delayed diagnosis of breast cancer more common in large breasted women.
“We have been carefully watching the literature over the years linking macromastia to breast cancer. In addition to the obvious problems big breasts bring such as back strain, bra straps cutting into the shoulders and difficulty exercising – cancer is seen more often in women with large breasts,” according to Grant Stevens, M.D., founder of Marina Plastic Surgery. “We find that women with large breasts are also very self conscious about them. We have done many breasts reductions or mammaplasty, and the women are overwhelming grateful for the freedom of a smaller breast size.” He added that the potential for breast cancer and spread to the lymph nodes alone should be a reason for women to consider reduction surgery. It has the same basic side effects as any surgical procedure, and the nipples can be less sensitive afterwards.
“There have been multiple studies to compare breast cancer rates after breast reduction surgery. Statistics do show a decrease in breast cancer incidence in the breast reduction group,” Dr. Stevens notes. “Certainly, there are other risk factors for breast cancer so we support an all out assault on the disease this month by observing other risk factors.” These include:
• Alcohol use
• Diet – plant based diets tend to be safer than meat based ones
• Early menses/late menopause
• Family history
• No children or later child birth
• Genetics
• Hormones
• And, of course, obesity
• Age – the risk increases as women age
For more information about breast reduction or a complementary consultation about mammaplasty, find Marina Plastic Surgery Associates on the web at www.marinaplasticsurgery.com, on www.Facebookcom/MarinaPlasticSurgeryAssociates, and on Twitter @DrGrantStevens.
About Grant Stevens, MD, FACS
Dr. Stevens serves as the medical director of Marina Plastic Surgery Associates in Marina del Rey, CA. He is a Board Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a Fellow of The American College of Surgeons and The International College of Surgeons. Dr. Stevens is the director of the USC Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship and Aesthetic Surgery Division, on the editorial board of The Aesthetic Surgery Journal and on the board of directors of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. An international traveling professor, Dr. Stevens was recognized by his peers as one of America’s Best Physicians in “The Guide to Top Doctors.” He is past chairman of the California Medical Association Advisory Panel on Plastic Surgery. He has received the Special Congressional Certificate of Recognition and the Distinguished Service Citation from the Medical Board of California.
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