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This classification system is applicable to all breast sizes. Financial support and sponsorship
It is based on the appearance of the cleavage and takes in Nil.
to account the width of the cleavage at the superior and
inferior poles of the breast, and the midpoint between them. Conflicts of interest
In women with smaller breasts the cleavage will be more There are no conflicts of interest.
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