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The female breast has three functions: (1) the “technical” function is production of breast milk to allow breastfeeding. (2) In our society the breast also defines femininity; and in the opposite gynaecomastia is regarded as undesirable. (3) Aesthetic function of the breast always also includes symmetry of the breasts.
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Fansa, H., Heitmann, C. (2019). Surgical Anatomy. In: Breast Reconstruction with Autologous Tissue. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95468-4_1
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