AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Brazilian study finds symmetry, not size, drives breast aesthetic preferences
A new study published in the Brazilian Journal of Plastic Surgery found that both men and women overwhelmingly preferred symmetrical, proportional breasts over larger ones, a finding researchers say should guide cosmetic surgeons away from the "bigger is better" assumption. Researchers at the University of Passo Fundo in Brazil showed 239 university students a series […] The post Brazilian study finds symmetry, not size, drives breast aesthetic preferences appeared first on American Almanac .
A new study published in the Brazilian Journal of Plastic Surgery found that both men and women overwhelmingly preferred symmetrical, proportional breasts over larger ones, a finding researchers say should guide cosmetic surgeons away from the "bigger is better" assumption. Researchers at the University of Passo Fundo in Brazil showed 239 university students a series of images depicting different breast shapes, defined by the ratio of tissue distributed between the upper and lower halves. Three ratios were tested: 40/60, 50/50, and 60/40, with the first number representing the upper pole and the second the lower. The students then selected which shape they found most attractive and rated preferences for nipple and areola placement and…Open