What makes a beautiful breast?
Updated: August 9, 2025
In Beverly Hills, glamour is everywhere — but when it comes to breasts, bigger isn’t always better. Many women seek breast augmentation in Beverly Hills to enhance their figure, yet true beauty comes down to more than size. Shape, symmetry, and fullness all play a major role in creating an attractive, natural look.
Whether small and perky or full and voluminous, youthful-looking breasts share certain characteristics. Understanding these traits can help you decide the best approach for your body. For some, this might mean breast augmentation, while others may benefit from a breast lift to restore shape and position. Even the choice of implant — saline or silicone — can make a noticeable difference in achieving the desired result.
Here are some common traits of beautiful breasts:
The areola is generally smaller than 40 mm in diameter. Here, smaller is generally better!
The nipple sits above the breast fold. In fact, the most attractive breasts as studied by plastic surgeons puts the nipple approximately 6.9 cm above the fold. Go ahead, get your tape measurer! If the nipple is BELOW the fold, then the breasts are droopy. Not attractive.
The two nipples should form an equilateral triangle with the notch above the sternum. That is, the distance from the nipple to nipple and each nipple to the notch should all be the same. Typically, that range is 19 to 21 cm in perky, young breasts. And you though your high school trigonometry would be useless in the real world!
What about size? Good question! I’m not sure size is the most important factor in defining beautiful breasts. Almost universally, large droopy breasts are not considered as attractive as small, perky breasts. But to each his (or her) own! Both silicone breast implants and saline breast implants function well to add volume.
Symmetry! Sure, the closer in size and shape between the two breasts the prettier the pair!
Projection! On profile, the nipple should sit directly behind the part of the breast mound that projects the fullest. If the nipple is above that, the breasts have a bottomed-out appearance. (Big, old implants with that rock-in-a-sock look. We’ve all seen it). If the nipple is below that most projected portion, then the breasts are droopy! That is called ‘ptosis’, and will be the topic of another blog.
There it is! Now go find a mirror, take your measurements, and report back to your favorite plastic surgeon
Dr. Tim Neavin is a board-certified plastic surgeon located in Beverly Hills, California.
