Controversial! 10 Things You Don't Know About Breasts
Amazingly, talking openly about breasts can still be considered taboo among some people. After all, who doesn't agree that nipples are controversial?
Beyond the all-important discussion about breast cancer prevention, talking about it can lead men and women to become aware, live healthier, and much more informed.
So, to get women to know this part of your body better and men to know about it, Oddee has compiled a number of facts you probably don't know about breasts. Or will you tell me that you knew that men can breastfeed and that silicones can save lives ?!
1. The record of the largest breasts in the world is Brazilian
In 2009, Brazilian model Sheyla Hershey joined Guinness World with the largest breasts in the world. After a series of surgeries, the Brazilian placed 5.5 liters implants in each breast, setting the world record. Already the record of the largest natural breasts belongs to the American Norma Stitz, whose breasts weigh about 40 pounds.
2. Is there a topless NGO
Women fighting for equal rights have organized themselves to create GoTopless.org, an NGO that argues that women have the same right as men to go shirtless in public places. To reinforce the idea and disseminate the work of the NGO, the participants promote actions and marches. It is worth remembering that the purpose of this kind of manifestation is solely to fight for equality of rights, without any aesthetic appeal or sexual connotation.
3. One breast is usually larger than the other.
Like other parts of the human body, there are no perfectly symmetrical breasts, so points Divine Caroline. In general, the left breast is slightly larger than the right. However, the difference is usually so small that it is not easily noticed. Controversial nipples also vary in size and may point in different directions.
4. Men can also breastfeed
This is a really rare case, but we must not forget that men have mammary glands and their body also has oxytocin and prolactin, two hormones needed for milk production. Therefore, just like women, they have the ability to produce milk and breastfeed.
Some sources point out that with a series of chest and nipple stimuli, men can incite milk production. Still, natural male lactation can happen when the patient needs to undergo hormonal treatments to combat some diseases, such as cancer.
5. The breasts weigh on average 500 grams
According to Oddee, breasts weigh an average of 500 grams. Individually, each breast contributes 4% to 5% of body fat and represents 1% of the total weight of a median woman.
6. The breasts can get fat
At age 20, breasts are made up of fat, mammary glands and collagen - the tissue that maintains the firmness and support of the breasts. Over time, the glands change size and collagen loses its strength. Thus, the tissues are replaced by fat cells, that is, they end up “getting fat” after the woman reaches a certain age.
7. Breast Prostheses May Point to Suicide Tendency
An August 2007 survey published in the Annals of Plastic Surgery found that women who put on prosthetics are three times more likely to commit suicide. The article warns that it is not the levels of silicone toxicity that can lead to such behavior, but the likelihood that women undergoing this type of surgery are predisposed to psychiatric problems that can result in suicide.
8. Silicones Can Save Lives
Contradictory, isn't it ?! But the truth is that the implants saved an Israeli woman's life after an attack by a Lebanese organization. The victim was shot dead but survived thanks to implants that did not allow the bullet to reach the heart. The silicones, on the other hand, had to be replaced.
9. Mammoplasty is the most commonly performed surgery in the United States.
Plastic Surgery points out that breast augmentation surgery is the most common aesthetic procedure in Uncle Sam's land. Two million American women use silicone and the average age at which they undergo surgery is 34 years. In the ranking, the implantation of breast implants is ahead of rhinoplasty and liposculpture.
10. In China, you can graduate from Bra Studies
Hong Kong Polytechnic University offers a course called Bra Studies where students learn how to design and develop the women's lingerie piece. Recently, the course students exhibited their work at the ACE Style Institute of Intimate Apparel.
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