EMAIL THREAD Getting rid of armpit fat? How do you get rid of fat armpits? My armpits are kind of like this, if you don't know what I'm talking about: http://www.lepoint.fr/content/system/media/2/20070605/2007-06-05T153811Z_01_NOOTR_RTRIDSP_2_OFRSP-SPORT-TENNIS-GARROS-SHARAPOVA-2-20070605.jpg Except the thing is that my armpits aren't flabby, per se. It almost feels just like it's swollen or something. I do have larger breasts but I really don't want to have to lose weight in my breasts just to get rid of the armpits if I don't have to. I've always had the flabby armpits, even when I was at a lower weight and smaller breasts so I'm not sure what I can do about it. I've tried one exercise with weights where you lift your arms at the side and then bring it back down (in the front or back to work out the front and back of the shoulder) but that hasn't seemed to help at all. Also wondering, could it be a medical issue? It doesn't really hurt so I don't want to go to the doctor on a whim when nothing is even really wrong, you know? Any help would be great. Wed. May 13, 6:19pm

I'm pretty sure that chick's sports bra is just too tight. It looks to me like that's part of her boobs being squeezed out the sides. Maybe you should just look into getting properly fitted for under garments? Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 7:13 PM

Agree with 7:13. Poorly fitted clothes and undergarments will cause that to happen - even to the best of bodies (case in point - the fact that you're using Maria Sharapova as an example of what your armpits look like! The girl is a professional athlete and not even close to being 5 pounds overweight.) The only way to determine a medical issue is to see a medical professional. Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 9:55 PM

Accessory axillary breast tissue I don't know if this is your problem but it was mine. Even when i was in perfect shape i had big fat blobs that were completly seperate from my breasts that lived in my underarms (or the medical term my "axilla") The same way that you can't work out so that your breasts will go away you cannot work out so that these go away either. Mine were very painfull near my menstrual cycle and i was very concerned about what would happen when i was ready to have children. Once i found out what it was i did some research and found out that after pregnancy there can be some bad pain considering that whether or not you coose to breast feed, your armpits may swell with liquid and without a valve (nipple) to release that liquid it can become VERY painful. I had a very simple outpatient procedure to remove both sides and i felt just fine only hours afterwards, the pain is something similar to a bruise. My insurance company covered it without a problem and I am happy to have it taken care of. This genetic defect is diagnosed in 3 out of every 100 women, which to me seems fairly common. Imagine how many women go UNdiagnosed. My previous doctors told me that it was just fat or that i had worn my bras too tight durring puberty, that is WRONG. The best way i can describe it is this: Everyone has berast tissue in their underarms, but as women our brains don't send that breast tissue the signal to grow, the way that our breasts do. My brain didn't get the memo and told that breast tissue to grow anyway. Do some google image searches, and look up "supernumerary breast in the axilla" or "accessory axillary breast tissue." Next time you get your anual pap and bring your doctor any internet research you've done, ask for a simple breast (axillary) breast exam and as for a referral to a surgeon. The better prepared you are when you see your doctor the less BS you will get in return. I hope this helps you, i know how frustrating it is to live with this. Good Luck! I hve included the BLOG that i initially found that helped me identify my problem and begin my research Link Monday, August 24, 2009, 5:00 PM

From your post, I suspect you are not the woman in the picture but that you have bulging under your arms like she does. I agree with the previous poster. You won't get rid of it with exercise. Wheter it is fat or breast tissue the way to get rid of it is with surgery, preferably plastic surgery. Monday, August 24, 2009, 5:45 PM

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