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Nature and Care of the Bust...
Most women do not take adequate care of their most distinctive and
beautiful feature: their breasts. They wear poorly fitting
brassieres that give inadequate support, often impeding circulation
and, in extreme instances, dividing the breast tissue into separate
masses. In addition to giving herself a monthly breast self
examination, a woman should make sure she is wearing a properly
fitting bra.
The breast is composed of fat tissue, glandular structures, ducts,
blood vessels, lymph vessels, a "web" of supportive
collagenous fibers and a covering of skin.
This is all superimposed onto the musculature of the chest wall.
There are muscles underneath the breasts which may be built up through
exercise, but there is nothing that can increase the size of or tone
the fatty tissue of the breasts. What
can be done is maximize what a smaller-busted woman has and stop any
further damage to the larger woman's breast by fitting each in a truly
supportive bra of the correct size. 75-90%
of all women wear the wrong size bra. Ask
Yourself These Ten Important Questions:
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Do you find
yourself wearing padded bras to give yourself a fuller look?
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Do you have a
drawer full of bras, but none that fit really comfortably?
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Is there noticeable
"cleavage" above your bust when wearing a basic support
bra? (Push up bras are supposed to create this, support bars
shouldn't)
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Does your bust line
bounce when you walk while wearing your "everyday" bra?
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Do your bra straps
dig into your shoulders leaving red and painful marks?
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Does your bra ride
up in the back because you tighten the straps to give you added
support?
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Are their
"wings" under your arms, which are actually rolls of
breast tissue due to the bust line being pushed back too far?
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Have you ever begun
an exercise class only to drop out because your breast ached from
lack of support while jumping or running?
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Do you always buy
the same size bra every time, in every style, because you always
have?
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Do your bra straps
fall off of your shoulders?
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