For Summer Robert, a rare condition that triggers ongoing, uncontrollable breast growth has made many ordinary parts of life far more difficult.
The 28-year-old from Scotland says she has dealt with unwanted attention for years, facing stares and sexualized comments from strangers because of macromastia, a medical condition in which breast tissue continues to grow.
She recalls needing a C-cup bra when she was just eight years old, and spending much of her life trying to cover up—something that becomes nearly impossible when her bra size has reached an R-cup.
Despite being 4’11” and experiencing breast growth far beyond what doctors typically consider normal, she says she didn’t receive a clear explanation for what was happening until she was 25.
“I had been going to the doctors since I was like 14 or 13 years old, and not one of them diagnosed me. No one told me that there was a condition,” she explained in a recent interview with People.
Robert added: “They all just said it was puberty. They all just said I had to lose weight. It was ridiculous.”
Because macromastia is so rarely diagnosed, she says many of the clinicians she saw didn’t recognize it. Even after finally finding someone who did, Robert claims the guidance still felt minimal, saying doctors ‘literally printed a Wikipedia page and gave me the Wikipedia page.’
She described her experience as coming in “spurts,” explaining that last year alone she went up 11 bra sizes.
While she now uses an OnlyFans account to share content centered around her figure, she’s also considering breast reduction surgery due to the day-to-day impact of her condition—saying she ‘physically can’t’ manage certain basic tasks.
Medical professionals have reportedly told her a reduction could relieve some immediate strain, including the severe pressure caused by the weight and size of her breasts on her small frame. However, she’s also been warned that the tissue is likely to grow back.
She says that reality means continuing to live with frequent judgment and mistreatment. Robert claims some venues have even asked her to leave, assuming she was dressed provocatively on purpose.
She said: “I just go through those struggles daily — people thinking that I want to show off my boobs and I want the attention.
“I’m just like, ‘I’m just trying to exist, literally, and I just have big boobs.’ I can wear clothes that are ugly and I’m still going to get harassed and catcalled.”
Beyond the public reactions, she describes practical challenges that affect everything from clothing to mobility—saying even specialty items often don’t work, and that simple movement can become exhausting.
“It’s just day-to-day things that you would think are so easy, it’s so difficult,” she said. Pretty much any ‘physical activity’ requires added support like a back brace, whether she’s taking a walk outside or trying to keep on top of household chores.
Even so, she remains uncertain about surgery. She said: “We spoke to a breast reduction specialist, and he told me that they’d just come back. He said, ‘If it’s really causing you so much stress, you can definitely get a reduction.”
For now, she’s leaning toward waiting until she feels she has no other option. “[The doctor] said, ‘I recommend you do get a reduction. It’s just whenever you think you physically can’t bear it anymore,'” she added. “They’ll come back, but not super, super fast.”