Shapes, Proportions, and Variations in Breast Aesthetic Ideals: The Definition of Breast Beauty, Analysis, and Surgical Practice

Patrick Mallucci; Olivier Alexandre Branford

doi:10.1016/j.cps.2015.06.012

Shapes, Proportions, and Variations in Breast Aesthetic Ideals: The Definition of Breast Beauty, Analysis, and Surgical Practice

Clin Plast Surg. 2015 Oct;42(4):451-64. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2015.06.012.

Authors

Patrick Mallucci¹, Olivier Alexandre Branford²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic Surgery, The Cadogan Clinic, 120 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9BW, UK; Department of Plastic Surgery, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK. Electronic address: pat.mallucci@googlemail.com.
² Department of Plastic Surgery, The Cadogan Clinic, 120 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9BW, UK; Department of Plastic Surgery, The Royal Marsden, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UK.

PMID: 26408436
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2015.06.012

Abstract

There are few objective analyses in the plastic surgical literature to define an aesthetically pleasing template for breast shape and proportion. The authors previously identified key objective parameters that define breast aesthetic ideals in 2 studies: an observational analysis of 100 models with natural breasts, and a population analysis with 1315 respondents. From these data a simple yet reproducible formula for surgical planning in breast augmentation has been developed to consistently achieve beautiful breasts, namely the ICE principle. This article proposes that this principle be used as the basis for design in aesthetic breast surgery.

Keywords: Aesthetic; Augmentation; Beauty; Breast; Ideal; Natural; Perfect; Proportion.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Beauty
Breast / anatomy & histology*
Breast / surgery
Esthetics*
Female
Humans
Male
Mammaplasty / methods
Mammaplasty / psychology
Mammaplasty / standards*
Middle Aged
Young Adult