Considerations on anthropometric measurements of the female breast

Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2002 Sep-Oct;26(5):348-55. doi: 10.1007/s00266-002-2039-1.

Abstract

Anthropometric measurements of the breasts and their relevant position taken from fixed skeletal points provide a useful tool in the accurate evaluation of patients preoperatively and the assessment of surgical results. This paper presents the clinical correlation obtained by statistical analysis of the results of measurements of 973 women.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anthropometry*
  • Body Constitution*
  • Breast / anatomy & histology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged