A.
COMPARE YOUR BREASTS in regard to:
SIZE: It is common for one breast to be larger than the other.
If this is your norm, use the BROWN marker and write “Larger” in the top
section on your “Breast-Map”® above the shoulder of the larger
breast.
SHAPE: Breasts should be softly rounded.
NOTE
WITH THE BLUE MARKER ANY UNUSUAL LUMPS, FLAT SPOTS,
PUCKERING
OR DIMPLING AS AREAS OF CONCERN.
COLOR: The skin color on both breasts should match.
The nipple and areola color is usually darker than the surrounding
breast tissue.
SKIN TEXTURE: The skin texture should look soft and
smooth.
NOTE
WITH BLUE MARKER ANY SKIN ABNORMALITIES SUCH AS SKIN THICKENING, REDNESS,
SCALING OR ORANGE PEEL APPEARANCE AS AREAS OF CONCERN.
NIPPLE AND AREOLA: The nipple usually has many tiny bumps
where skin plates meet. The areola should be basically smooth.
MARK
IN BLUE ANY ABNORMALITIES INCLUDING SCALINESS, UNUSUAL DISCHARGE,
OR RETRACTION.
B.
Visually evaluate your breasts again with both of your hands over
your head and mark your results in the middle two sections of your “Breast-Map”®.
C.
Then, with your hands on your hips and your shoulders pressed forward to
flex the chest muscle, look at your breasts once more. Record these findings
again in the top “Front View” section.
