Aug 10
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Breast Asymmetry and Surgery
Breast asymmetry is pretty common. In fact, like every other body part which we have two of such as our legs and arms and ears, they are never truly identical. One is usually longer, shorter, wider or skinnier than the other one is, creating an asymmetry. But usually this asymmetry is so subtle that it is undetectable to the human eye. This makes it insignificant and unnoticeable for most people since it’s is so under the radar of visibility.
However, when there is such a discrepancy that it is noticeable, and creates an obvious asymmetry, that’s when it becomes a problem that creates self consciousness and esteem issues. Many women actually have noticeable breast size differences that make them extremely self conscious about this important part of the female anatomy and of female sexuality in general.
There are many different kinds of breast asymmetry, and many of them can be corrected through plastic surgery since we have come such a long way with the surgeons knife over the past few years. It used to be that breast reductions and surgeries to correct asymmetries were something that you went in to just hoping you might come out looking halfway decent, but nowadays, as long as your surgeon is good, you will almost assuredly come out looking great.
Breast asymmetries ranges from one breast being larger than the other by a significant amount, to one hanging much lower than the other on the chest, to abnormalities in the shape of the breast itself or the nipples on the breasts.
Asymmetry in the human body in general is something that a lot of people strive against. Symmetry is part of what the “beauty ideal” is made up of here in the US, and most people get plastic surgery on various parts of their bodies to correct features that they feel are less than symmetrical with the other surrounding parts of their body. Symmetry is basically the same thing as balance, and when the body looks out of balance, it creates confusion to the human eye, which registers as “not pretty”.
It’s not really fair, but hey, what about beauty really is!?
