Is Your Armpit Bump Reversible?

Many women who have enlarged portions under their armpits often suffer in silence and simply suppress their exasperation when they cannot find a good fitting bra each time they go looking for one. This is understandable, because bras are manufactured for certain established common dimensions, those fitting most women. There are very few bras ---if any-- made to accommodate a swelling under an armpit but not in the other.

Not all armpit bumps or lumps are reversible, because some are caused by serious health problems like carcinoma, cystic forms, hormonal imbalance or enlarged lymph nodes. Others are Hidradenitis Suppurativa, a medically, socially and psychologically serious disorder. Still others are simply infections under the skin caused by infected hair follicles, but which can also be dangerous because the infecting bacteria can get into the bloodstream and adversely affect the heart. Medical attention is quickly needed in these cases.

But there are armpit bumps and lumps that are called excess breast tissue. These are caused by wearing inappropriate bras that essentially pushed part of the developing breast outside the cup and stayed there. When the bra cups are too tight or small, the breasts basically 'overflow', lumping outside of the cups. When this situation persists for a long time, the fatty tissue just forms where it can, generally outside the cup and over the band, forming a lump under the armpit.

But why an armpit bump under only one arm? A woman's left and right breasts normally do not develop identical in size and form: one breast is always a bit larger or lower than the other. Often the bigger one is the left breast, but about as often it is the right one. And the same thing holds for one breast being lower than the other.

This factor, however, is not taken into consideration by the bra manufacturers, who make bras with cups of equal size. It makes manufacturing sense and thus will not change soon, so women would have to continue living with it, adopting measures to counteract any adverse effects such as armpit bumps.

If you have this armpit bump disorder, there is a solution to correct it: wear the appropriate bra.

The first thing you must do is find your correct size in band and cup. There are many sites online with instructions on how to do this, or you can have yourself professionally fitted at the nearest reputable store selling a wide range of bras. With the right bra, scoop your 'extra' breast into the cup each time you put the bra on (again there are instructions online on how to correctly put on a bra), and in time it will go to where it should belong.

You might need to try-fit bras with bigger cups until you come to one that your breasts cannot fill, so the next small size would be right bra for you. Often a full bra, or one with a wide sideband, is also needed to push the extra tissue forward, but that is something you can decide for yourself. If you have someplace where you can test-fit bras, do that there. Otherwise, you can order online three to five bras of your size to find you correct style and design. You can visit http://www.orlinas.com to see what bra you would prefer to have to solve your armpit bump problem.

L Edwin G Rondina is a freelance writer and has been writing for over 25 years, more than 10 of them for online clients on various topics. He is also an avid saltwater sportfisherman and small game hunter.

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Are You Bothered by Lumps Under Your Armpit?

Many women are afflicted by lumps or bumps under the armpit or a little forward of it. Such lumps normally are not painful even when squeezed a little, maybe soft or a bit hard, roundish or oval, movable or stays in place. Some grows in time; others don't. Some can be ignored but in others you must see your doctor, and even a specialist if necessary.

There are many reasons a lump formed under your armpit. It can be, for instance, just a subcutaneous abscess or inflammation under the skin caused by an infection. People get some form of abscesses almost anywhere in the body lie in the teeth or gums, throat and wherever infectious bacteria can grow. In the case of armpit bumps, the abscess may be the result of infected armpit hair follicles of which hair you shaved and irritated the follicle. It can be cured by antibiotics or surgery, if extensive, as the doctor may advise.

Or the abscess may be caused by too much antiperspirant or deodorant that are spread on too thick, blocking the pores from excreting substances that should be pushed out, along with the skin bacteria. This may cause the bacteria to multiply, resulting in a small abscess. Dirty razor or shaving the armpit too close may likewise infect the hair follicles and cause the armpit bump.

Sometimes, though, the armpit bump may be due to the lymph nodes doing their job. Lymph nodes are tissues that act as blood filters, removing impurities much like the liver does to what we eat and drink. The axillary lymph nodes in the armpits would sometimes swell when there are cuts or abrasions on the skin to prevent the effects of infection from spreading. Lymph nodes feel like large half-peanut that moves a little when pushed.

But the armpit bump can also a form of lipoma, a kind of fatty adipose tumor that is usually benign, and need not bother you unless it causes you pain or some discomfort. A medical professional can determine for you whether it really lipoma, which feels soft, or another kind of growth, which is commonly firmer.

Rarely, however, the armpit bump may be caused by extra breast tissue. Funny as it may seem, breast fat tissue can develop under the armpits, too, and they can be all sizes. Cases have been documented of such bumps actually hanging from the armpit, and there are cases as well of one armpit simply growing bigger than the other. The result is a lopsided look for the woman which prevents her from wearing sleeveless clothes.

Whatever the cause it is advisable for you to seek medical attention when you feel any kind of armpit bumps. Only a doctor or specialist can really give a definitive opinion probably after a series of tests, whether the lump is benign, cancerous, should be surgically excised, treatable with antibiotics and other common drugs, or eliminated through skin or muscle toning exercises. Most ailments can be cured if treated early enough, even cancer.

So consult with a physician about your armpit bump if only for your peace of mind.

L Edwin G Rondina is a freelance writer and has been writing for over 25 years, more than 10 of them for online clients on various topics. He is also an avid saltwater sportfisherman and small game hunter.

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