{"id":2408,"date":"2018-03-08T09:56:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T08:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.bracaglia.it\/?p=2408"},"modified":"2025-09-18T17:17:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T15:17:51","slug":"il-seno-troppo-grande-e-un-problema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bracaglia.it\/en\/2018\/03\/08\/are-overly-large-breasts-a-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast reduction: when overly large breasts become a health problem"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Breast\r\n

Much is said about breast augmentation, but far less about the opposite. In fact, while in the first case the surgery is almost always for aesthetic reasons only, in the second there may be health-related motivations. <\/p>\r\n

Some women develop poor postural habits, such as slouching their shoulders, due either to the weight of their breasts or to the desire to hide them. <\/p>\r\n

Over time, this condition can lead to kyphosis (hunchback) or scoliosis of the spine and rib cage. The size of the breasts shifts the body\u2019s centre of gravity, forcing the neck and shoulders to bear a significant load that may cause shoulder and cervical spine pain, as well as postural defects. <\/p>\r\n

Large breasts can also cause dermatological issues, such as skin irritation beneath the breast fold. <\/p>\r\n

Moreover, even everyday activities may be impaired and limited, as well as sports activities \u2014 even something as simple as playing tennis or running on the beach. <\/p>\r\n

To learn more, visit the section dedicated to breast reduction<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Si parla molto di aumento del seno, ma molto meno del contrario. In realt\u00e0, mentre nel primo caso l\u2019intervento ha ragioni quasi sempre solo estetiche, nel secondo ci possono essere motivi di salute. Alcune donne hanno un atteggiamento postulare viziato, che porta ad incurvare le spalle, dovuto al peso del seno oppure al desiderio di nasconderlo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"news.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mastoplastica-riduttiva","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nBreast reduction: when overly large breasts become a health problem<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Much is said about breast augmentation, but far less about the opposite. 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