CosBeauty Magazine #85
CosBeauty is the #BeautyAddict's guide to lifestyle, health and beauty in Australia. In this issue: - The Breast Report - your guide to augmentation - Put an end to bad hair days - 24 hour makeup, products that last - Sex appeal - do you have it?
CosBeauty is the #BeautyAddict's guide to lifestyle, health and beauty in Australia.
In this issue:
- The Breast Report - your guide to augmentation
- Put an end to bad hair days
- 24 hour makeup, products that last
- Sex appeal - do you have it?
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DID YOU KNOW<br />
Breast augmentation has increased by more than 200% since<br />
1997, according to stats from the American Society for<br />
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.<br />
Possibly the earliest representation of breasts in art is the Venus<br />
of Willendorf, a tiny 11.1cm limestone statuette thought to date<br />
from 24,000-22,000 BC. She was found in 1908 by archaeologist<br />
Josef Szombathy at a Paleolithic site near Willendorf.<br />
Human breasts function differently to those of other primates.<br />
In other primates, the breasts grow only when the female is<br />
producing milk. When the non-human primate has weaned her<br />
young, her breasts flatten back down. In humans, the breasts<br />
develop during a female’s adolescence, usually well before<br />
pregnancy, and stay enlarged throughout her life.<br />
Legend says that Hercules became immortal after he drank the<br />
milk of the divine goddess Hera while she was sleeping. When<br />
she woke, and realised he was not her own child, she drew her<br />
breast away with such force that the milk spurted into the heavens<br />
and created the Milky Way.<br />
A fourth century prostitute was said to have been spared the<br />
death penalty by baring her breasts. When it seemed the verdict<br />
of her trial would be unfavourable, she removed her clothing. The<br />
judges were so impressed by their beauty that they acquitted her.<br />
It is believed the word ‘Amazon’ was derived from the Greek<br />
‘a-mazos’, which means ‘without breast’. In Greek mythology, it<br />
is said that the Amazons had their right breast removed so they<br />
would be able to use a bow and arrow more freely and throw<br />
spears without the physical limitation and obstruction.<br />
No two breasts are exactly the same size; usually the left is larger.<br />
From infancy to just before puberty, there is no difference<br />
between the female and male breasts.<br />
Although unusual, extra or ‘supernumerary’ nipples are not really<br />
that rare, occurring in one out of 18 people. Pop stars Carrie<br />
Underwood and Lily Allen and actor Mark Wahlberg all have a<br />
third nipple. Anne Boleyn, the wife of King Henry VIII, is said to<br />
have had a third nipple or even a third breast.<br />
When it comes to milk production, size doesn’t matter. The milkproducing<br />
structures are the same in all women. Just because one<br />
woman’s breasts are bigger doesn’t necessarily mean she would<br />
have or make more milk.<br />
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Questions to<br />
ask yourself<br />
before surgery<br />
By answering these questions honestly<br />
and reviewing them with your doctor,<br />
you will become much clearer about<br />
whether breast surgery is a good choice<br />
for you psychologically and emotionally.<br />
Why do you want to have<br />
breast augmentation surgery?<br />
How do you feel about your<br />
body image right now?<br />
Is anyone prompting you to<br />
have the surgery?<br />
Do you suffer from an emotional<br />
or psychological disorder?<br />
Did you recently experience a<br />
stressful event or crisis, like a<br />
divorce or the loss of a loved one?<br />
Are you a perfectionist, and do you<br />
find minor flaws with many parts of<br />
your body and with your life?<br />
Would you be prepared to handle<br />
a complication if something goes<br />
wrong after surgery?<br />
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