I am not a flat chested woman

A letter from one of our readers:

"The word "flat" to describe a woman's chest is absurd. It like calling a handicapped person a "cripple", a short person a "midget" and a black person a "n*****." Do you openly use the word "hippo ass" to describe a large person's buttocks, or "cottage cheese thighs" to describe unsightly cellulite?

This term "flat chested" is derogatory (are you comparing them to a floor?) and you convey to women that they have to deal with that description, which is insulting. Try petite, small, or something more attractive that retains some femininity. I'd rather be called fake than flat. This is one thing that drives women to breast implants. It's not a joke, it's not to be laughed at or self deprecating. It's not funny in any way, but "flat chested" is a joke. It's limiting and until the world changes their wording (and preference) here, it will never change no matter how a women feels about herself, she will still be limited and continuing to use the word "flat" doesn't help.

Perhaps you can help by eliminating the word "flat" when describing small breasted women. Get the word out of there - it's rude. It isn't within them soley, it's the world's preference, and face it, if the world had a choice physically, it wouldn't be "flat" as you so eloquently put it.

By the way, your website photos are of small breasted women and are not those that are completely without the lovely, feminine terms - "flat as a board" and "flat as a pancake" have got to go. Women are supposed to laugh at and not let bother them? With your website, the burden is still on the innocent woman, not everyone else, where the real perception lies and image preference resides. Why don't you help the cause instead of supporting old age terminology and make a real difference?"

Growing breasts after 21

For almost all women, their breasts are fully developed by the time they are 21 or so, and that is why Marianne is troubled. "Is there any exercise that I can do or any dietary changes that will help me get bigger breasts?" she asks.

As you might have already read on our website, apart from breast implants (and to a small extent, Brava), there is currently no solution to flat breasts. Of course, good diet and exercise are important and will give you a firm and fit body, but there is no guarantee that your breasts will grow if you try to put on some weight. If you are very slim and gain a few pounds, your breasts will probably become fuller, but again there is no guarantee that if you eat more, the fat will go to the breasts. It might as well end up on your tummy or thighs - not something many women like.

I would say that you should think positively about your body, keep a cheerful attitude, dress fashionable and stylish, and just take your life easy. Breast size is only one of the many things that make you a person.