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Structure wise, breasts, like women's
bodies, come in all shapes and sizes. Their tissue is varied, they change as
you advance in age, and the left one may not look the same as the right. One
breast may grow faster or larger than the other. So many factors can be
attributed to how your breasts feel and look. Menstrual cycle, pregnancy,
breastfeeding, menopause, nutrition and aging amongst others are factors
affecting the size and look of breasts. Some women experience a natural growth
and fluid retention during the menstrual cycle that may be painful. With time,
breasts tend to sag a bit more, especially after milestone changes in hormones,
such as breastfeeding and menopause.
According to brasblog, there are a
variety of breast shapes and types. The shapes are classified into 8
categories. Namely:
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1.
The perfect breast shape: The
Nipple is pointed outwards and is parallel to the ground. The breast should be
well toned and supple with no evidence of sagging. This breast shape is quite
rare. Often when women go for cosmetic breast surgery, they are not only tried
to reduce or increase the size and shape of their breasts but they also wish
for that perfect shape.
2.
Sagging breasts: The nipples
point downwards while the breasts also droop towards the ground.
Gravity always seems to work against
anything that tries to stand erect and breasts are no exception. Sagging of
breast can be due to a variety of reasons. Usually this can be quite commonly
found in women as they age towards their menopause; the Tissues holding the
breast up, start to lose their elasticity and strength.
In Younger women if sagging occurs it is
generally due to insufficient support provided to the breast during its
development at puberty. The tough tissues which provide support to the breasts
may end up breaking or getting weak and causing the breast to sag down. Wearing
the right bra during the developmental years could have prevented breast
sagging for these women. The only permanent corrective measure would involve
corrective plastic surgery.
3.
Swooping Breasts: The breasts
do not sag but slightly bend inwards above the areola. This results in the
breast to bend so the nipples point upwards and are slightly vertical to the
ground.
4.
Small Breasts: Are found to
have very little volume of fatty tissues in them. They usually have smaller
nipples and areolas with little cleavage in-between the two breasts. Hence
small breasts are not always welcomed by women.
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Large Breasts: Women with
large breasts have a high volume of fatty tissues in their breasts. The nipples
and areolas can often be found to be bigger with women with large breasts. To prevent sagging it is vital that women
with large breast wear the right kind of bra support.
Common
Abnormalities:-
6.
Constricted or Tubular Breast: Often called as tuberous breasts,
tubular breasts or constricted breasts, they are visibly narrowed cylindrical
or tubular in shape like egg plants. This breast shape is found to have
extremely small nipples and areolas. In some cases the nipple may be overtly
prominent due to the breast tissues being herniated or squeezed into the tip.
The constricted breast shape means that the two breasts are far apart due to
the small base.
Constricted breast shapes are classified
more along the lines of being defective breast anomaly. They can be corrected
through cosmetic breast surgery. However it is vital that the procedure is
carried out by a skilled breast surgeon.
7. Pigeon
or Pectus Carinatum: These are severely deformed breasts that lie almost
flat against the chest. The breastbone protrudes forward. And the breasts do
not truly look like breasts.
The cause of pectus carinatum is thought
to be due to congenital defects. Corrective breast surgery is advised for women
in this category. The surgeon usually reshapes the breasts using breast
implants.
8.
Pectus Excavatum: This is the
opposite of the pectus carinatum. Here the chest sinks in and is also referred
sometimes as the sunken chest.
