Aberrant breast, usually near axilla, causes distress to women, especially wearing bra. The tissue will bulge out of bra. Some women will feel pain or swelling on axilla when period comes.  

 

On Six weeks, human embryo shows linear ridges extending from axilla to inguinal area on both side of body (refer to below right picture).  The ridges usually vanish rapidly with growth of embryo, expect those on chest.  If the ridges do not vanish, aberrant breasts will be noticed.  Aberrant breast may be small or so big that be easily noticed.

 

The content of aberrant breast usually is fat.  So that liposuction is effective to treat aberrant breasts.  Sometimes harder glandular tissue may be found inside the aberrant breast.  In this circumstance, surgical excision of glandular tissue is needed.

The picture above shows the growth position of the second row of nipples.

 

Below left picture showed the before and after of axillary aberrant breasts treated with liposuction and excision of glandular tissue.