Survivor of breast ironing Anne poses for a picture with her mother Dissake and her daughter Grace in...
Survivor of breast ironing Mick-Sophie Anne, 31, poses for a picture with her mother, Priscille Dissake (L), 46, and her daughter Grace, 2, in their house in Douala, Cameroon, November 4, 2013. Mick-Sophie had her breasts ironed by her mother at the age of 10. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)