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Ptosis (breasts), the Glossary

Ptosis or sagging of the female breast is a natural consequence of aging.^[1]

38 relations: Adipose tissue, Ageing, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Body mass index, Bra, Breast, Breast augmentation, Breast implant, Breastfeeding, Cigarette, Cleavage (breasts), Collagen, Connective tissue, Cooper's ligaments, Elastin, Estrogen, Gravidity and parity, Gravity, Hormone, Inframammary fold, Lactation, Lactiferous duct, Lobe (anatomy), Mammary gland, Mastopexy, Menopause, Muscle, Nipple, Ovary, Parenchyma, Pencil test (breasts), Placenta, Plastic surgery, Progesterone, Prolapse, Sports bra, University of Kentucky, Weaning.
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Adipose tissue

Adipose tissue (also known as body fat or simply fat) is a loose connective tissue composed mostly of adipocytes.

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Ageing

Ageing (or aging in American English) is the process of becoming older.

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American Society of Plastic Surgeons

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is a professional society that represents plastic surgeons in the United States and Canada.

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Body mass index

Body mass index (BMI) is a value derived from the mass (weight) and height of a person.

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Bra

A bra, short for brassiere or brassière, is a form-fitting underwear that is primarily used to support and cover a woman's breasts.

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Breast

The breast is one of two prominences located on the upper ventral region of the torso among humans and other primates.

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Breast augmentation and augmentation mammoplasty is a cosmetic surgery technique using breast-implants and fat-graft mammoplasty techniques to increase the size, change the shape, and alter the texture of the breasts.

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Breast implant

A breast implant is a prosthesis used to change the size, shape, and contour of a person's breast.

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Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding, variously known as chestfeeding or nursing, is the process where breast milk is fed to a child.

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Cigarette

A cigarette is a narrow cylinder containing a combustible material, typically tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking.

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Cleavage (breasts)

Cleavage is the narrow depression or hollow between the breasts of a woman.

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Collagen

Collagen is the main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of a body's various connective tissues.

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Connective tissue

Connective tissue is one of the four primary types of animal tissue, along with epithelial tissue, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue.

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Cooper's ligaments

Cooper's ligaments (also known as the suspensory ligaments of Cooper and the fibrocollagenous septa) are connective tissue in the breast that help maintain structural integrity.

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Elastin

Elastin is a protein encoded by the ELN gene in humans.

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Estrogen

Estrogen (oestrogen; see spelling differences) is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics.

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Gravidity and parity

In biology and medicine, gravidity and parity are the number of times a female has been pregnant (gravidity) and carried the pregnancies to a viable gestational age (parity).

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Gravity

In physics, gravity is a fundamental interaction which causes mutual attraction between all things that have mass.

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Hormone

A hormone (from the Greek participle ὁρμῶν, "setting in motion") is a class of signaling molecules in multicellular organisms that are sent to distant organs or tissues by complex biological processes to regulate physiology and behavior.

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Inframammary fold

In human anatomy, the inframammary fold (IMF), inframammary crease or inframammary line is the natural lower boundary of the breast; the place where the breast and the chest meet.

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Lactation

Lactation describes the secretion of milk from the mammary glands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young.

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Lactiferous duct

Lactiferous ducts are ducts that converge and form a branched system connecting the nipple to the lobules of the mammary gland.

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Lobe (anatomy)

In anatomy, a lobe is a clear anatomical division or extension of an organ (as seen for example in the brain, lung, liver, or kidney) that can be determined without the use of a microscope at the gross anatomy level.

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Mammary gland

A mammary gland is an exocrine gland in humans and other mammals that produces milk to feed young offspring.

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Mastopexy

Mastopexy (Greek μαστός mastos "breast" + -pēxiā "affix") is the plastic surgery mammoplasty procedure for raising sagging breasts upon the chest of the woman, by changing and modifying the size, contour, and elevation of the breasts.

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Menopause

Menopause, also known as the climacteric, is the time when menstrual periods permanently stop, marking the end of reproduction.

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Muscle

Muscle is a soft tissue, one of the four basic types of animal tissue.

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Nipple

The nipple is a raised region of tissue on the surface of the breast from which, in females, milk leaves the breast through the lactiferous ducts to breastfeed an infant.

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Ovary

The ovary is a gonad in the female reproductive system that produces ova.

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Parenchyma

bullae. Parenchyma is the bulk of functional substance in an animal organ or structure such as a tumour.

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Pencil test (breasts)

The pencil test is an informal test of breast development and the need to wear a bra.

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Placenta

The placenta (placentas or placentae) is a temporary embryonic and later fetal organ that begins developing from the blastocyst shortly after implantation.

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Plastic surgery

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body.

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Progesterone

Progesterone (P4) is an endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species.

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Prolapse

In medicine, prolapse is a condition in which organs fall down or slip out of place.

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Sports bra

A sports bra is a bra that provides support to the breasts during physical exercise.

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University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a public land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Weaning

Weaning is the process of gradually introducing an infant human or another mammal to what will be its adult diet while withdrawing the supply of its mother's milk.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptosis_(breasts)

Also known as Breast sagging, Mastoptosis, Ptosis of breast, Saggy breasts.

Ptosis (breasts), the Glossary

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