A woman identified as Summer Roberts, whose breasts reportedly weigh a combined 27kg, has opened up about the severe pain and difficulties she has experienced because of their size.
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Summer revealed that she was diagnosed with macromastia, a condition characterised by excessive and disproportionate growth of breast tissue. The condition can cause chronic pain in the back, neck and shoulders and may interfere with everyday activities.
According to Summer, she currently wears a 30U bra size, with the weight of her breasts causing her persistent pain and making it difficult for her to sleep comfortably.
She said the condition has affected her daily life for years, but she did not receive a diagnosis until about four years ago.
Speaking to hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard, Summer explained that her breast growth began when she was just seven years old and became particularly dramatic when she was 25.
She said:
“They’re quite heavy but I think because I go through it every day, I don’t really think about it. But seeing it, it is really crazy.
“I didn’t get diagnosed until, like, four years ago here, and then I went to America and got told more about it but they told me that it is all hormone based.
“Macromastia is all to do with your hormones, so they kicked in when I was seven, and then that’s when they started to grow. And then when I was 25 again, that’s when they grew 11 sizes in a year.”
Summer also revealed that she had visited several doctors throughout her teenage years because of the unusual growth, but she was repeatedly told that it was simply part of puberty.
She said she began seeking a breast reduction when she was 14, but claimed that doctors focused on her body mass index rather than the weight of her breasts.
She added:
“I was at the doctor’s throughout all of my teens, constantly, and they would just say it was, like, puberty, nothing serious.
“I was trying to get reductions from when I was 14, and they would tell me that my BMI’s too high, because my boobs weigh too much and they were basically saying that I was, like, overweight.”