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Breasts - Structures and Types
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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.
 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.  5. 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 Breast Abnormalities:- 6. Constricted or Tubular Breast: Often called as tuberous breasts, tubular breasts or constricted breasts, they are visibly narrow 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. |
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Posted by:
Anna_Yu
Posted on: 04/12/2012 I don't really know how to categorize my breasts based on what they provided, but that's because I fit more than one criteria. Mine are large and I don't know my actual cup size but it's around C/D, sagging, and I don't know if this is quite tubular shaped but they are definitely more rounded. I feel like mine is a very special case being that I can't find a single bra that fits me good so I resort to sports bras and they still don't fit that well. I also have this white mark on one of my breasts that I've had since birth. Every once in a while, I feel this sharp pain in my breasts that feels like my nipples are getting squeezed real hard and it really hurts. Around the areola, I see these white things and when I squeeze them, it pops out and it looks like puss. My left is bigger than my right and the areolas are much larger in comparison to my nipples. When I squeeze my breasts, I feel these lumps in both of them. They're very big and it hurts a lot. My breasts also make me hunch. I'm 19 years old but I've wanted to talk about this for a while. I didn't know who to talk to and I was embarrassed because my sisters always made fun of how big and weird looking they are. When I look at my sister's breasts, they fit under the perfect breast shape category and I always say why can't mine be normal looking like hers? I can't go anywhere without a bra and my sister can go out with tight shirts not wearing a bra and she looks fine. So I'd really like some advice, if you may.
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Woman(Guest)
Posted on: 04/01/2012 The idea that there is a "perfect" breast size/shape is offensive and just plain wrong. Aesthetics are in the eye of the beholder. Every breast featured in that article is beautiful in its own way, and I mean that sincerely. A healthy breast is a perfect breast, and that's the truth. Love your body for what you have.
At 25 years of age with a pair of small, slightly tubular breasts, I haven't always loved what I have. But I've learned to, because they are my small, tubular, slightly uneven, pleasantly sensitive, cancer-free, no-bra-required, soft, nurturing, warm and inviting breasts, and even when they start to sag, even when they lose their density, and even when they're full of wrinkles and eventually darker hair, they will still be my breasts. My moon-given feminine crests.
And yours will be, too. Cherish them, be grateful for their health if they have it, and don't buy in the the "perfect breast" hype!
Posted by:
hmhughes17
Posted on: 05/02/2012 REPLY to Women[Guest]: Thank you so much for the motivational words! I have, in the past, considered surgery to make my breasts look "perfect" because I have lost 57 lbs. and they don't look the same (I am now a "swooping breast"). But after talking with my husband and reading your WONDERFUL post, I am feel much more womanly and more proud of what I have to offer than I ever have before. I do NOT want surgery anymore. THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!!! :) |
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Posted by:
Big..Sis..TaTa
Posted on: 02/25/2012 oh an one more thing i just wanna know if my symptoms are normal. and both areolas are different sizes. The skin under the abnormal one is scrunched up it looks red and smooth. It looks like it hasn't had time to actually grow out. What's actually WRONG with it.
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Big..Sis..TaTa
Posted on: 02/25/2012 I'm 13, and my breast are different shape and cup size. My left one is normal sized and a 32b,but my right one is the Pectus Excavatum shaped one. I am constantly having to having to pull it up in my bra and usually it hurts. I've been to the doctor,the hospital,and will have 2 more appointments next week and in may. They said even if the abnormal one does grow it will grow the same way,facing downward. Some they will never be symmetric basically. What is a good way to fix them perminenttally
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iloveyou10101(Guest)
Posted on: 01/13/2012 Im 13, and my breasts are really different sizes. its wierd. my right one is bigger, and can practically fill a b cup bra, but the right one barely fills an a cup. is that normal? When will they even out???
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Perfectly_me(Guest)
Posted on: 01/19/2012 That is normal. More so than people think. I have the same issue and I am now 25 and a mother of two. It is hard as a young girl to feel ok with your body and if it helps they do sell inserts for your bra to make them appear the same size. The best advice I can tell you is if your mom or mother figure is around talk with her and see if she can help get you something to make you feel more comfortable. You need not worry about it to much you are perfect the way you are! Mine are still asymmetric but they can catch up to each other. |
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Dessie.doll
Posted on: 11/12/2011 I am 20 years old now, my breasts are noticeably different sizes, the right one is smaller than the left, but not by too much.
[They look like thick slime that spills over the side of a bowl.]
The nipples are at the bottom almost pointing back at me but more inward towards each other.
Nipples are soft and small (barely out)
My breasts are covered in stretch marks
the bottom portion of my breasts around the nipples are often wrinkled and the nipple often gets lost in the wrinkles
on the top of my right breast i sometimes get this bump that looks like a stretched out pimple but its soft and if i poke it it sinks easily its goes away after a few days
this time i squeeze it and some puss or thick lymph like stuff came out with a little blood and clear lymph i think
My breasts are very squishie and soft so i can feel lumps when i squeeze them but its towards the ends so im sure its just that part where milk is made
the top is very much flat so i just feel my chest
and the sides are squishie so beyond a lil layer its just a hard side.
I don't really know what normal is but im so used to comparing my family and friends to myself i feel insecure. Within the last 2 years though i have gotten a lil more comfortable but have begun thinking/wondering if everything was normal about me. every once in a while ill get this pain in my breast that just feels like needles. it doesn't happen to often but it still makes me question if everything is alright. i haven't seen a doctor since my 6th grade physical and i was just a little kid then just getting my first hair sign of maturity. |
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Posted by:
snoopy
Posted on: 09/04/2011 hi i am 44years of age and allways had small breasts i wont go to swimming i wont wear clothes that show off my breasts they have got me down all my life .i did go see my doctor few years ago and he said nothing wrong just small but it effects me a lot ,i would say my breasts are of no shape as they not big enough, i dont have finance to get boob job but i would get one in a min if had the chance, never felt a complete woman.
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sje1995(Guest)
Posted on: 02/28/2012 I have the same problem, I'm 18 and my boobs barely fill an A cup. Not only that but they are kinda saggy and really far apart form each other. I won't have sex with my shirt off and I have to make up excuses to my boyfriend as of why. I stuff my bra every single day, and I won't go swimming.Both my nipples also look different from each other.. It sucks and I know this is going to sound selfish but I want breast implants ore than any thing in the world.
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Dessie.doll
Posted on: 03/01/2012 Small breasts tend to have more space between them there is still a chance that they will grow by age 20 or so. just look at your moms breasts her moms and your dads moms. When it comes to you and your boyfriend you shouldent stuff your bra, it has the same effect as a man stuffing his pants, when the cloaths do finally come off you only gonna be dissapointed/embarrased. with your boyfriend be open about your insecurites and when your ready the shirt will come off. when it really comes down to it most men dont care unless thats their fettish they just want something to grab squish and poke. i have/had the same issue as you. my breasts are different sized-on the small side. they are odd shaped and i would never let my boyfriend near them. The worst thing you can do though is let that insecurity stan in your way and you coverup the real you. im not saying anything agenst breast implants if that is what you really want but make sure you really want them when it comes down to it and make sure whoever you are with is ok with it too. you just shouldent fake anything untill then. if someone cant accept you for who you are because of something physical then they dont deserve you |
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