The shape and size of a woman’s breast keeps changing during her life and depends completely on genetic factors, climate conditions, diet, lifestyle and the kind of support they are give during and after development. It has been found that the shape and size of the right and left breasts for no women are identical. In fact it is quite common that one breast will be larger then the other.

There are a variety of breast shapes and types. We have tried to broadly classify them into 8 categories. Numbers 6, 7, and 8 are sub classified under common abnormalities found in women.



1.      The perfect breast shape

2.      Sagging breasts

3.      Swooping Breasts:

4.      Small Breasts

5       Large Breasts

Common Abnormalities:-

6.      Constricted or Tubular Breast

7.      Pigeon or Pectus Carinatum

8.      Pectus Excavatum

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 try to reduce or increase the size and shape of their breasts but they also wish for that perfect shape.

The perception of perfect breast shape may also vary from culture to culture. What one society may find as the perfect breast shape, another society may brand it as not the desired 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.

In some cases, it has also been found that women with large breasts may end up having sagging or drooping of the breasts.  The level of sagging of the breasts often depends on the amount of fat tissues in them. 

My breasts have gone saggy after three children so I wanted to perk them up and make them smaller [on having breast reduction surgery] -  Jordan