what is breast tissue?

ok, this might be a really weird question and i dono if anybody will be able to answer it but what exactly is breast tissue? i've been reading other posts about unders/overs and how two people can have the same breast size but one might have more breast tissue than the other... if so, what's the other persons breast got in it then? just skin/fat?

It's just really baffling to me !!

Breast tissue would be the glands that produce milk when pregnant plus some fat. Some have more tissue than others, and some have more fatty tissue.

Breast tissue is a complicated arrangement of tissues closely tied to nerves, blood vessels and fatty tissues, also called adipose tissue. When physicians refer to breast tissue, they tend to mean the tissues that build into the mammary glands.

Breast tissue that is milk producing is often called mammary glands. Breast tissue may be described as having multiple mammary glands, or may be described as having a single mammary gland that is composed of nodes called lobules. These lobules join together to form a milk duct, which can produce milk.

Adipose cells often separate these individual lobules in breast tissue. One can almost always feel the milk ducts upon breast self-exam. In fact, recognizing ducts is an important part of understanding one’s body, so that other lumps felt can be differentiated from normal breast tissue.

At the areola, the darkish skin surrounding the nipple, special glands secrete a substance similar to sweat that is vital to the nursing mother. It helps to lubricate the nipple when nursing a baby, so that nipples don’t become chapped or sore. One may notice that this breast tissue appears to have what looks like tiny whiteheads around it. These are not in fact pimples, but are the lubrication material needed for protecting nipples when nursing.

Source HERE lovely.

And a diagram for you here xx

Good post x I am confused too!! I remember my surgeon asking me I'd I breast fed my children, maybe this has an effect on the tissue. Great diagram Cookie

aaaah, thanks girls :) xx

Thanks for the diagram Cookie - makes things a lot clearer :)