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The idea of beauty and “normality” of the breast has undergone many changes over the years, depending upon customs and society. To date, breasts are considered normal when symmetric, with a volume ranging between 250 and 400 ml and the nipple-areola complex situated above the inframammary fold.
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Moschella, F., Cordova, A., Toia, F. (2016). Gigantomastia. In: Scuderi, N., Toth, B. (eds) International Textbook of Aesthetic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46599-8_18
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