Patient's question:
Children usually begin to develop breast buds around the age of 9, but it is not very noticeable. After 1 year of development, it is now very prominent. I took her to see a doctor, had an X-ray of her bone age taken, and was told that her bone age is already that of a 12-year-old child. She is 10 years old this year, 147 cm tall, and weighs 86 pounds.Doctor's answer:
Childhood precocious puberty is a growth and development abnormality characterized by the early appearance of pubertal features during childhood. Simple breast development does not hinder a child's normal development, and the prognosis is good. Special treatment is not required, as most cases can resolve on their own before puberty. A very small number may persist until after puberty, and in extremely rare cases, children may develop true precocious puberty.