Vanweser Judie, Diluiso Giuseppe, Perez-Nunez Lolita, Xiong Valentine, Marcaccini Gianluca, Schettino Michela, Marron Mendes Vanessa
Hôpital Erasme (Bruxelles, Belgium), Service de Chirurgie Plastique, ULB Université libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium.
U.O.C. Chirurgia Plastica, ricostruttiva ed estetica, Università degli studi di Siena, Siena, Italy.
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2025 Feb;49(3):714-726. doi: 10.1007/s00266-024-04271-z. Epub 2024 Aug 6.
Breast image plays an important role in a woman's identity. Breast aesthetics has strong social, emotional, and cultural connotations.
We aimed to understand one's breast satisfaction, what is seen as ideal, and the gap between these two facets. We also studied the influence of several factors on these conceptions, including clinical and demographic characteristics, self-esteem, social media use, and pornography. We also studied the motivational factors driving the recourse to surgery.
An online questionnaire of 64 questions divided into 5 sections was shared on social media to all women over the age of 18. Three versions were available: French, Dutch, and English. The questionnaire was accessible for 45 days (from 12/18/2021 to 01/31/2022).
A total of 382 complete responses were analyzed. The average age was 30.6 years; the most frequent breast size was a B cup (29.06%), while the size considered ideal was a C cup (49.48%). Social media and pornography seem to influence the conception of ideal breast; the subgroup that uses them tends to choose a larger breast size as ideal. Smoking and the education level also seem to influence this conception. Furthermore, 26.96% of women would benefit from breast surgery if they did not have to consider the financial aspect.
The ideal breast concept is highly dependent on regional, cultural, and religious factors. It is interesting to note the influence that other less studied factors, such as pornography, smoking habits, and social media, may have.
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乳房形象在女性的身份认同中起着重要作用。乳房美学具有强烈的社会、情感和文化内涵。
我们旨在了解人们对乳房的满意度、理想中的乳房模样以及这两个方面之间的差距。我们还研究了几个因素对这些观念的影响，包括临床和人口统计学特征、自尊、社交媒体使用情况以及色情内容。我们还研究了促使人们寻求手术的动机因素。
一份包含64个问题、分为5个部分的在线调查问卷在社交媒体上分享给所有18岁以上的女性。有三个版本可供选择：法语、荷兰语和英语。该调查问卷可在45天内填写（从2021年12月18日至2022年1月31日）。
共分析了382份完整回复。平均年龄为30.6岁；最常见的乳房尺寸是B罩杯（29.06%），而理想的尺寸是C罩杯（49.48%）。社交媒体和色情内容似乎会影响理想乳房的观念；使用它们的亚组倾向于选择更大的乳房尺寸作为理想尺寸。吸烟和教育水平似乎也会影响这一观念。此外，如果不必考虑经济因素，26.96%的女性将从乳房手术中受益。
理想乳房的概念高度依赖于地区、文化和宗教因素。值得注意的是，其他研究较少的因素，如色情内容、吸烟习惯和社交媒体，可能会产生影响。
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