Breast and Bra Facts

Did You know that more than two million women in the United States have breast implants. In 2008, over 300,000 breast augmentation procedures were performed in the U.S. The average age of a woman who gets implants is 34. 50 percent percent of women have a bachelor's degree, and 90 percent get them after they have had kids. Most women increase by 2 cup sizes after the implants. Implants have been used since at least 1895 to augment the size or shape of women's breasts.

According to a U.S. market research firm, the most popular American bra size is currently 36C, up from 1991 when it was 34B.

The late French porn star Lolo Ferrari has the world's largest breast implants. During her lifetime, she had over 22 surgeries to make her breasts 73 inches round! The Guinness Book of Records says each of her breasts weighed 6.2 pounds and contained three litres of saline. Her original size was a 37 inch bust. Lolo Ferrari




Sleeping facedown won't make your breasts smaller, but it will change their shape over time.

Did you know, men also develop breast cancer.

The ancient Greeks thought the Milky Way Galaxy was made from drops of milk from the breast of the Greek Goddess Hera.

According to a study by bra make Triumph, British women have the largest breasts. 50 percent of British women wear a size D bra or larger.

Looking for a new career. How about a degree in Bra Studies at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where you can learn how to design and build a bra.


Before 1920, bras and bra-like contraptions where designed to flatten and de-emphasize the breasts

Bra sizing was introduced in year 1938 (A,B,C, and D cups).

Learn how to correctly size for a bra.