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This exposure is acceptable and yet mothers discreetly breast feeding is viewed as a challenge to the comfort levels of some people. It is all quite fascinating! The anatomy of the breast -- the way it is made -- is unique from other parts of the body. It has specialized glands and lobules and is made up primarily of fat and breast tissue. There are suspensory ligaments that "support this tissue and tiny muscles are found in the areola and lobules that deliver milk. The lymph sys- tem clears substances from the intercellular tissue spaces and is an important factor in breast tissue drainage. Chronic impairment of lymph drainage many be implicated in many breast health problems, continued on next page