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Okay I have to comment on this. I am a single mother of 4 who had 1/2 of her left breast removed when age 24 and now I am 37, last year the right breast was removed wholly from lumpectomy. I wish I could afford breast implants just so that I look normal. I am single because I no longer look womanly and such (yadda yadda)
I agree most woman who get breast implants look obserd, but they over due it, ya know what I mean. Some of us just want to look normal again, be able to have relationships and wear a bathing suit . Woman who want to enhance what they already have, YES, look rediculous. But woman who had it taken or never had it, should have the option to be happy. It's a shame medical won't pay for such procedures. Due to chemo, mine came back benign SOOOO they is how medical insurance denies claims of reconstructions. They only pay for those whom come back possitive at time of surgery. Go figure.
I actually found your site looking to see if there was some kind of financing, donating or research being conducted for woman like me. I tried getting a loan but my ex left me in financial
troubles, so denied for bad credit. HUMPH.
Anyways to eaches own, and if anyone knows where I can get help please let me know.

Sorry to hear about your situation. Obviously I would not be opposed to the surgery in circumstances such as yours. Unfortunately, I don't know anything that would be of any help to you.

I don't agree I am 27 and a double A cup size i can't even wear a bra because there is nothing to put in one so you tell me why I shouldn't get implants.

You don't need to have big/normal-sized breasts to be womanly. My breasts are very small and I'm fine with them. Learn to love yourself, cos fake breasts are just creepy.

Feel weird saying it but think it should be said: Small natural breasts are by far more preferable to ANY sized implant. Those ALWAYS look ugly IMHO. Any womans breasts, no matter what size, are beautiful. Implants on the other hand, are never as beautiful. (I once took one of those spot the difference tests and identifid all the falsies easily) Personally i think it's more a result of poor self image that you'd want to mutilate yourself.

FAO MARK, "Personally i think it's more a result of poor self image that you'd want to mutilate yourself"

Easy for you to say, I'm guessing you're not a petite woman with a pathetic 34a bust size? I don't feel or look womanly with my miniscule breasts and I would not see a breast enlargement as 'mutilating my body'. Not all of us want Double F cups and are stupid enough to get them. My reasons for wanting an enlargement are to feel better for MYSELF, not for anyone else.

If your tiny mind is anything to go by, you've probably got a tiny cock to match, you're telling me you wouldn't want to fix that problem?

i agree with those who want it done, after having my son 3 years ago and just loosing 3 stone, my breasts are non existent, so my lovely hubby has agreed to pay for me to get them done cause he knows how unhappy i am, i dont feel sexy at all , i feel like a boy, and i see it that im very lucky to have the chance to have them done.

Okay well first off I would like to point out that you MEN who are opposed to breast implants have NOTHING to say about it. You do not have to present them your whole lives, you do not have to worry about feeling inadequate because where your manhood lies is convieniently tucked under a pair of jeans at all times. We cant see and we cant judge and if we could I think you would be surprised at the reaction of the potential women dates around you. Its a fact and you are living some sort of rose colored existence if you dont see that. But not every woman who wants to get augmentation hates her body or her dad or any other ridiculous thing you have been claiming. Some girls just think its something that would make THEMSELVES happy. I am 22 years old and am very happy with my body... I have had a photo shoot for a calender... danced around naked in front of boyfriends.. and ultimately love my body... HOWEVER... I am a 34 A and while i love the shape and feel of my breasts... I want them to be bigger... NOT to impress any guy because I am happily involved and living with someone but instead to feel better about my breasts. My boyfriend doesnt think i need them.. which is fine but he isnt me and he doesnt get to tell me what i need. You guys shouldnt flatter yourselves by telling us we dont need to get them for you... cuz most of us arent doing it for you...we are doing it for ourselves.. and despite your inflated egos... we could care less whether you like it or not. I think I would be happier and I would not LOOK sexier but FEEL sexier because having breasts that are bigger make you feel MORE like a woman and the only reason you are arguing with that is because you are NOT a woman and you dont understand it. I want to feel like a woman... and I want the boobs I have been waiting for since I was 13.. that never came. And in a few months, im getting them regardless of the 1000 people telling me i dont need them and that im perfect as I am or that natural is better. Good for you... so boys... what you have figured out and proven is that you would never get implants...well awesome. thanks. My advice is to get out while you still can and stop commenting on womans body issues where you have NO place to be.

Some times look unnatural

Well well well!
I'm a 36C and therefore I should just swoon with womanliness every time I look at my breasts,right?

The thing is: no one's self esteem is really defined by their bodies. Having this or that secondary sex characteristic be a societally admired size, such as large breasts or a nice shaped butt, may make you more attractive to more people,
but it can not make you happy.
If your body is a constant source of anxiety and depression for you, you maybe ought to look a little deeper inside yourself and see if maybe there isn't another more valid concern that this body image strife could be covering up.

Today, plastic surgery is more widely available and more accessible to less than wealthy people.
But I really think you should reserve major surgery for something really life saving as all major surgery is a big risk-there are no guarantees.

Oh, and I have always wished my breasts were smaller so that I didn't have to wear a bra. Go figure.

It's better than spending money on bras just so you can LOOK female. It's depresing when people get confused before the line of your ribs and your boobs. Boobs are a lot better than not even being able to find a bra that fits properly bc your chest is wide but your boobs are flat. I get told "...that's as close as you'll get...I don't know why it's not fitting properly...I've never seen that,"

You know, breast implants need to be replaced every seven years or so. Most rupture by 10 years and then you could have silicone seeping into the rest of your body. I heard silicone has been found in breast-fed babies. How creepy is that?

Also, you're supposed to get MRI scans every two years to make sure your implants haven't ruptured. But MRIs cost $2,000 to $4,000. I'm pretty sure insurance covers none of it this since it is a cosmetic procedure.

The health risks and financial burden just don't seem to be worth taking just because you want to look better. I bet if women considering implants just started eating better and got really buff, they wouldn't want the implants anymore because they'd feel so much more beautiful than everyone else they know, who are probably out of shape and overweight like most Americans.

Well, in my opinion... i think plastic surgery is not a bad idea. it's not like you accomplished something that made u look the way u are. its in the genes.

i agree with you because there is high risk on getting serious infection and maybe even cancer. its not worth looking fake

Its not about a look, its about how you feel. And no one will understand that better than your self. If you've always had breasts than you wouldn't know what its like not to have. Yes there are some serious risks to consider but the important thing is that we have options. The decision is yours not anyone else.

I would like to say that i had breast implants 2 years ago - best decision ever! I have sooo much more confidence wearing tops and actually feeling like a woman. You can guarentee the people who say "just be happy with your natural self" either have normal size / shaped boobs or they are male. I'd also like to say that during this 2 years I have had 2 boyfriends who never realsied I had implants - they DO look natural if you dont go too big. I will only ever tell the man I end up marrying. Guys have actually told me (in bed) that I have great breasts so if you go the right size, go to a good surgeon and get the implants under the muscle, not over - they can look very natural (Victoria Beckham is an example of over the muscle.. not very natural looking at all). Also.. those of you who are saying impants can leak.. you are very naive - today the choices for implants are very advanced. It was in the 80s when saline filled implants caused problems. Also - when things go wrong, its one in several thousands.

Oh and forgot to say - implants have NO affect on breast feeding, its a completely different part of the breast tissue.

I just want to say on the record that as a 52-year-old Canadian man, I've always appreciated the beauty of women with very small breasts. Somehow the views of men like me just don't show up in the media or in all that trite, pseudo-macho repartee we've all been exposed to. Just like the rest of you, I have had to endure the hype of all those Hollywood makeovers, watching uniquely beautiful women being tranformed into stereotypical, magazine-cover clones. So to you women contemplating breast augmentation surgery, please don't make assumptions about what others consider to be beautiful. Maybe you're doing the surgery for yourself or to impress other females and that's okay, but you're certainly not doing it for men like me!

Meghan, "you do not have to worry about feeling inadequate because where your manhood lies is convieniently tucked under a pair of jeans at all times. We cant see and we cant judge and if we could I think you would be surprised at the reaction of the potential women dates around you"

so you're saying that without large breasts you feel 'inadequate' and judged? yet you go on to say that you'd be getting implants solely for youself? ..

I want breast implants. I am a barely 32b. I hear a lot of men comment that they prefer natural breasts but I don't think they mean natural tiny ones. A lot of men are against their spouses or girlfriends getting them but after they do, they are totally in love with them even more. And a lot of women who have breast implants get more male attention than women with small breasts like me. I just want to be noticed and looked at by men. I would like attention and to be looked at like real woman and not a little girl. I see how men act towards my friends who have big breasts and I get pretty much ignored...like I am non-existent. Only small breast women will know this feeling. Big bust women complain about the attention from men but I think they would rather have that then no attention at all.

I have room in my 32A bras... My boobs bother me, i feel out of proportion...my freinds say look at the models, not all have boobs, but they are stunning, skinny and earn millions...i would'nt bother if that were the case but boobs are self image. I hate the way i look and am going to a consultation to get my boobs done, i am nervous that naturaly small should be ok but like all the others, i dont feel like a women, im fed up, embarassed and uncomfortable with padding, 'chicken fillets' only work when there is something to push up....the shops are full of gel bras etc...why...? size 0 gets hammered for un healthy, but still boobs are proberly a bigger issue with women.
Im not sure if i will go ahead with surgery, i have a big decision, i am only looking to go to a good B cup and want to look as natural as possible, i know they wont last forever...i know the risks but to be happy, noticed and look/feel like a women is worth the risk.

I have been a bikini model and considered beautiful. After baby number one gained a lot of weight and after birth, lost all attention from men, but gained tons of attention and love from women. To me at the age I am now, i consider this change valuable. When I was at my most hot stage, women hated me. I did not get treated well at all because of jealously and the fact that I was a threat. This hurt my self esteem greatly. Being considered hot is not the end all be all, it is about ego and vanity. This is not productive or useful. It is narcisstic and unhealthy. Sure if your dying for superficial attention go ahead and get a boob job, that is what you will get. Why don't you women work on your health, brain, talent, and grace. Most of my friends are male and that is what they are looking for, not some artifical fabrication of womanhood. Good luck, hopefully you will spend some time thiking it through before you ruin yourself. And last of all, the attention you will get from men are from men who are not quality.

I hear what your saying...but a bikini model...beautiful, hello i guess you have boobs? i dont, unless i was to model kids wear! Im doing it for me, not men,to wear normal clothes. "Ruin yourself" is a bit harsh, i intend to be a normal natural size and have checked out my surgeon...i dont want to be a pamela anderson!
You are obviously very comfortable with yourself,i would if i were a model.I have also put on weight recently but have lost weight on my boobs, gravity has obviously moved it to my hips!!!
I wish i were born a proper girl with boobs and then i wouldnt have to do this.

I am a big fan of women with smaller breasts if you look at some of the worlds hottest like Cameron Diaz, Keira Knightly, Kate Beckisale etc.. they all have smallish breasts but it suits their frame.

Kate Bekinsale has had a boob job according to sites! proves you dont have to go large to have a good boob job. 32AA to a full B cup is not going large just suitable for my frame...as Rich says as long as you go to match your frame..its about being sensible.
The majority of woman wanting a boob job are only wanting to go to a normal size...my breast tissue did not fully develop during puberty so i want implants to finish what nature started. Unfortunatley too many glamour models have gone so big they look awful and have given surgery a stigma of plastic boobs that look fake.

Kate Bekinsale has had a boob job according to sites! proves you dont have to go large to have a good boob job.

Kate Beckinsale's boob job is terrible. Take a look at that site's bad boob job archives. If that doesn't dissuade you...

ok, yes her boobs are bad but...still not changing my mind, seen my surgeon,only having very small implants- just to give me some boobs, not to have melons! Thousands have had it done....cant run your life worrying bout risks, we have to take risks everyday...its life.x

So, I guess we are all reaching a conclusion here on two accounts: (i) in case of mastectomy or other procedures it is perfectly ok to have restorative or replacement enhancement (ii) Boob jobs do look terrible. So, we can now focus our entire attention on the only contentious area: surgery to overcome psychological inadequacy.

@ suzy - if you want to be looked at by men, then hold yourself with vibrance and high self esteem, stay fit and healthy and active. It's all in the attitude. I was a 32A for the longest time and I struggled with it, but it didn't stop me from finding my husband. He wasn't just looking at my breasts, he was looking at the whole kit and kaboodle, and ultimately it is personality and inner beauty that will draw the "right man." If you want men to look at you just for your boobs and just to make you feel better, don't expect any strong lasting relationships.

During pregnancy and nursing, my breasts went up to about a C cup, and now they are down to a B, but I still have a little bit of weight to lose. They aren't near as perky as they used to be, but they fed my 2 kids and my husband still loves them. My boobs and I have been through a lot together, but they don't determine how I feel about myself anymore.

I also think it's a load of bullhonkey when women say "I want implants for me, not anyone else." (not including mastectomy patients) If it weren't for our society's objectification of women and their bodies/breasts, and the visual ideal that women aren't "womenly" if they have small assets, women truly wouldn't give a rip. What really is it that makes these women "want implants for themselves?" Think about it ladies. It's the tv, movies, magazines and advertising. It's all the media. There are remote countries I'm sure, where women are NOT running around complaining about how their small breasts are making them feel less womanly.

Boobs do not make or define a woman, and you shouldn't let the media and society make you think that they do.

I have very small breasts. It has been hard sometimes i just dont get the looks somne girls do. But i love myself and love every part of my body, but its like sometimes i wish other people did too. I think implants are awfull...but when you have a problem like cancer...and you have nothing left than i think it is acceptable to look like you did before. But all of these young girls who think that to get a mans attention you need big boobs. i fully agree with Jennifer...boobs dont make the woman....confidence is everything.

For the women who claim men can't "tell" if your boobs are fake, part of that reason is due to so much of our image/concept of what a breast looks like is now being defined by photos/film of women with fake breasts.

Women see more breasts than men (gyms, change rooms, friends, family etc), so they know what larger breasts look like, and how they move - and know when something looks "off". Men see a lot of breasts but mainly in porn, magazines, etc. Increasingly those breasts are propped to look a certain way, or of women who have had implants sewn in their bodies.

If women with boob jobs are finding out the men handling them don't know, it is because the "norm" those men are seeing, is increasingly of fake boobs.

When they defy gravity and are very full - chances are - not home grown. Real breasts acknowledge gravity and have some curves that show it. There really is no way to exercise breast material to make if feel like it is firm toned muscle. Really - there is no breast version of gluteus maximus that you can firm up.

The pity is that not only is breast image is corrupted for men, but that women and girls are now increasingly fed this new image of "normal" and feel they don't measure up.

Sort of a snow ball effect.

I think every women should appreciate their own asset irregardless of the size and most importantly to wear a comfy supporting bra to have great support on the breast to preserve its shape and texture. Due to gravity breast tend to sag during later age, so wear bra most of the time will delay its process,this is vital as natural breast will definately looks better than those implanted once!

Bras have no influence on breast sagging and breats with implant oftenly look horrible.

Hey guys , I think that if a woman feels that she needs to get this done , she should do extensive research , and i i think its kinda funny how you guys say yea sure small breast are sexxy but you let a woman with big breast walk buy and you guys are breakin a neck to look back or makin yalls smart ass comment to your buddies ... That is the stuff we have to deal with .... So plzz befor you go spittin out bullshit why dont you look at the truth ..

i cant afford breast implants. I am 24 and my parents were always telling me when I was younger "oh they'll grow in, blah blah blah.." now i am 6'1 and flat chested and it is so de feminizing for me. i feel like a boy. well i guess i am technically one body part away from it. people with normal breasts have NO idea at all what it's like, and unless they get their boobs taken off they never will. appreciate what asset? where would i find that asset ip 210.19.241.157. please, show me where my breasts went. i am so sick of people saying to just be happy with whatever. its not always that easy for everyone.

I can see both sides. Its great if you can be happy with yourself no matter how you are made. On the other hand if you want to get breast implants, it is your free will and am very thankful for that. I have three babies and nursed for three years straight. I just had breast augmentation 3 months ago and so far am happy with results. Nobody even noticed! I was so excited because I didn't do it to get the attention from others. I just wanted to feel more confident with my husband. He was supportive of my decision.

first of all tyras are real im 17 and i am a b i have had to get over it you can't be what people want you to be. im willing to wait till pregnancy because your breasts aren't completely developed until that point. and neither is your body. i love my body and i wouldn't want to damage it. You only get one body don't do any damage that can't be reversed

There's absolutely nothing wrong with breast implants. If you do your research you judgemental assholes! If a woman wants to make herself feel better than why not? Oh, and by the way, I've done the research. There has been no documented cases of saline implants causing any type of complication due to the contents of the implant which are why they are medically approved by the American Society of Plastic surgery, and all affiliates idiots. Anyways, do what feels right to you girls, peace. I'm getting mine next year.

I have 34A breasts and I wish they were smaller. I don't like boys looking at me or feeling like a sex object. I used to hang out with and play with the boys, but now I'm worried that they'll take it wrong if I join in with the rough housing. I REALLY wish I was flat. It is unfair that breast reduction is only available to a few women, but that anyone can legally get implants.

I agree that sometimes implants can look unnatural; however, many look very natural. The key is to go to a reputable surgeon and to discuss what you are looking for. Breast Implants are not for everyone - but for the ones that do the research and go with a qualified surgeon with "realistic" expectations, it can be an esteem booster.

Think about it for a sec - what if men THOUGHT they needed to get implants in their balls to feel "manly" and walked around with big balls thiking they looked HOT? Women are brainwashed to believe that they must have bigger racks to feel womanly. The media brainwashes them, some men brainwash them... it's not their fault. It's a culture thing right now. Maybe even some men are brainwashed into thinking women need big boobies to really look sext to them. Go visit brazi. Or France. You want to see some really HOT women? Some with AA chests? Wearing super hot bathing suits? WHO by the way think they are HOT, (And they are!) AND THE MEN THINK THEY ARE HOT TOO? They may even have had kids... but they are hot, and don't need fake tits to be HOT. Do what you want - there's an ass for every saddle - someone will love you no matter what you think you need to do to yourself to be groovy. Just saying... think about it.

Sorry, typing too fast there, should have done a better spell check! Meant to say Really look "Sexy" and "go visit Brazil." ...J.

I just had breast implants, yesterday. At the moment they are hard, painful and look disgusting. I am sure that as the swelling goes down they will change dramitically and I have been told this by many people. I paid over $2000 more for my surgery in order to get a better surgeon and the most expensive silicon gel implants in the world.
I am 20 years old and I'm a little overweight for my height. I was born with scoliosis meaning that I was born with a bent spine. This has caused one side of my body to be lower than the other (like my hips and shoulders) and has also caused my ribs to stick out uneven and be rather wide. Furthermore in puberty I developed a tuberous breast deformity meaning that a) my breasts were small and obviously deformed and b) when my surgeon operated he had to segment my breast tissue in order to get it to look normal.
I think it is disgusting that I can be searching for post operative information and I come across this site telling me that breast implants are a mistake. Firstly, if you don't want them, don't get them. If it makes me feel better than what the hell should it matter to you for. You should find it in yourself to at least try to understand that no-one in their right mind would fork out a small fortune to pay for breast implants if it wasn't something they were self-conscious about. Secondly, women, if you don't have a very flat chest, if your body is in proportion or if you have no defect caused naturally or by trauma, then you have no right to comment. Lastly, to all the men on here who feel the need to comment...think about this for a moment. Breasts are something that make a woman feel womanly. They are a part of our body and they matter to us. Imagine if you had no penis, or no testicles, or they were unnaturally mis-shapen, or deformed, or you had one removed for whatever reason. If possible would you want to do something about it? I think we all know what the answer would be. A man saying that a woman should not get breast implants because small breasts are attractive is equal to a man saying that a woman should get implants because they like large breasts. It's not your choice and your opinion shouldn't even be taken into consideration when a woman makes this kind of decision.

Jiminy CHRISTMAS! The woman who "disagree" with implants seem so bitter and angry. I can just picture the overweight women with saggy breast "flaps" railing against those of us who've elected to take our appearances into our own hands. Not so different from hair dye or lipstick, is it?

I got implants in the dorms at CSU when I was 18. I couldn't really afford it, but it has been the single best thing I've ever done for myself. I'm almost 26, and have been very happy with no complications and none of the typically prerequisite needy, I-have-no-father, crazy self-esteem issues. And I did get a boob job for myself. And so that "myself" would feel hotter naked. 1 year at Hooters paid for 4 years of college. That's a decent return, and I am now and have been for 7 years a happy, happy girl.

If it's what you want, go for it. If it's not, stop passing judgment and go eat another sandwhich.

Not so different from hair dye or lipstick, is it?

It is body-altering surgery.

Breast implant surgery is an invasive procedure that requires general anesthesia and an extensive recovery time.Lipstick is comparable to plastic surgery? As in I don't like this boob job I just got,I think I'll go wash it off? I agree that hair dye is a bigger committment than lipstick...because you might have to go back to the salon if it turns green.And there they will slice open your chest and shove plastic bumps under the muscle of your chestwall so that you can feel more confident.Oh wait, that's plastic surgery, not hair dye but they're just so similar I get them mixed up.

i always prefer natural women. plastic is not as nice as the real thing girls, natural is best!

I hate to break it to you mccormicky, but the recovery time is really quite short...in fact it takes longer for hair dye to wash off your skin than it does for you to get back to a normal life following breast implant surgery. Furthermore there is a higher chance of maternal death in childbirth than there is of dying under a general anaesthetic and I daresay that the recovery time after giving birth is about the same as well, particularly so if a caesarian is required, and that doesn't even involve a GA. So should we not have children either? Especially if genetically and anatomically a caesarian birth is highly likely?
Obviously there are vast differences between dying your hair and having breast augmentation, but the message that Kristie is trying to get across is that if you don't like something about your appearance and you have the power to change it, then why shouldn't you? If you are willing to pay the money and you are aware of the risks (which by law your surgeon must explain and have you sign a consent form in acknowledgement) than the opinion of other people should not be of your concern. It's only been five days now since I got breast implants and already I am strutting around with renewed confidence. Many people have exclaimed that the change in my self esteem levels is dramatic and personally I feel fantastic. I now have almost no pain and just about the only thing I can't do it lift heavy objects, this is considering that I had mammoplasty as well as augmentation.
Perhaps I should write a blog and campaign against anyone cutting their hair, or working out to tone up or lose weight, or shaving their legs and underarms since natural is so fantastic. If every woman lived ENTIRELY natural I truly believe that most of the population would be absolutely disgusted. Everyone says that you shouldn't change your appearance because of what others think, so should you NOT change your appearance because of what someone else thinks?
Additionally, I think many men and women would be rather surprised to find out some women have had breast implants...as with many you cannot even tell without touching them.

Also, to comment on what Eric Gunther has said earlier, silicone occurs naturally in the body. It is used nearly EVERYWHERE today, from food preparation to sealing pipes that carry drinking water. Silicone liquid is not particularly fantastic when it comes into contact with flesh, as scar tissue forms around it and it becomes a hard lump. There is no scientific evidence to suggest that you can be poisoned by silicone and the rate of breast cancer is actually lower in women with breast implants than without. In addition, large studies involving autoimmune diseases and silicone breast implants suggest that there is NO CORRELATION between the two and any occurance is merely a coincidence. In the case of breast feeding, there is no evidence that indicates that silicone passes to the baby through breast milk and infants cannot get silicone poisoning from their mothers.
And before you ask, this information does not come from plastic surgeons, or wikipedia, or google, but rather from the 'Therapeutic Goods Administration Act' for Australia.

I got saline breast implants @ 40. I do not have low self esteem I was not depressed and was(and still am) happily married. Fitness is a big part of my life and I was happy with my body except my breasts. It wasn't an issue with size, when I was young, and a firm,perky B cup I was fine with it, but after three children and breast feeding they looked like deflated balloons, and all the exercise in the world couldn't heip that. I wanted to be able to wear my bikinis, and now I can. So slam me all you want, I am very pleased with the results. My husband loves them and they are not ugly or gross. I really don't understand why anyone else would care as long as the person who has them is happy.

I agree with topic starter it looks absolutely unnatural and awful. Moreover, there are a lot of bad examples of breast augmentation surgery. Look what may happen with your boobs after surgery http://plasticsergeant.com/home/breast-surgery/breast-implant-revision

Mr. Devens, I love you. If there was such a thing as a self esteem implant, I think it would help these women more that the breast implants ever could.

Yeah, yeah,they don't look real...
As I haven't had problems enough in my teen years to survive the pain of having no Breasts, now that I got implants and feel happy, you guys keep attacking who had breast implants.
Along with my implants I found my confidence and it seems that you pleople are having fun destroying it.

WTF!
You don't have any idea how it's like not finding any clothes that fit, all the comments from the boys making fun of me for being flat...
Now I have the same bullies, yeah, YOU saying that implants are awful. Difficult to please huh...
You know what, if you are not flat chested and don't know how we feel, just put yourself in our situation.
For what I am reading most of you have no idea about the surgery/material/recovery, etc!!! Research a little.
Research a little about self confidence too, if it was easy we wouldn't be having this chat, hellooooo!
Yeah, go find beautiful flat chested ladies in Brazil... they are beautiful but unhappy. I was one of them crying everyday for having people making fun of me. So, do something useful and stop critisizing who had breast implants. I CANT HANDLE CRITICS ANYMORE.
ME TOO, I PREFER REAL BREASTS!!! I'D LOVE TO HAVE IT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY GOD HAS FORGOTTEN TO GIVE ME AND I NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!
I still keep the comparison with a penis. For you guys, how would it feel have no penis at all? Something you couldn't even hold for being too small. How would that feel? Women say that size doesn't matter huh... so would you be happy and confident? You would be very sad about it. Would you feel confident having sex when a woman put her hand in your 1/2 inch penis???

My name is Laurie Layton. I am 42 years old. I teach biology, and coach. I received saline implants in July of 2006. Following my implant procedure, I started having back pain, and occasional pains that shot down my left arm primarily, but at times, my right one as well. I also suffered from accute pains in and around my ribs cage. By February of 2007, I was seeing an advanced pain specialist, because my regular physician could no longer treat the severity of my pain, and was at a loss as to what was causing it. MRI's were taken along with a battery of other test as well, and there was evidence of osteoarthritis, degenerative arthritis, and bulging disks, but no conditions out of the ordinary for someone my age who'd been physically active all their life.

By November of 2007, I was on two 30MG morphine tabs a day, and four 10-650MG Loricets for break through pain. Needless to say, there was NO way I intended on living my life like this! I continued to see doctor after doctor with no results. The only prognosis I received was POSSIBLY fibromyalgia, and that was an unknown diagnosis. Evaluation after evaluation, bill after bill accumulating, and no professionals had any idea what was causing my pain. By now, it wasn't just back pain either, it was pain in my muscles and joints all over my body as well as fatigue, numbness in my hands, and at times in all my extremities. Any type of stress my body would have to endure, be it mental or physical, every muscle in my body would twitch (spasm) to the point my spine at times felt like a jellyfish! My eyesight and hearing would come and go. My bowl movements were irregular. My lymph nodes under my arms were sore and swollen, as well as the ones in my neck. My usual 98.6 degree body temperature I'd ran all my life for the past 42 years was now fluctuation anywhere from 96 degrees up to 100+ degrrees, with no regularity of physical activity, time of day, or illness (or lack there of). My throat itself was swollen and sore at times, similar to an allergic reaction (including stuffed up nose as well). My memory and concentration were affected. During my classroom lectures, I had trouble coming up with words as I spoke, and or, my words were slurred...my speech was hindered greatly! My heart rate and blood pressure were inconsistant....the readings had no rhyme or reason (and as a physical education major, and someone who runs and or walks for an hour a day every day or their life, this was very alarming!). As I write about all these symptoms, I write as if it were in the past. In actuality, it was, and as of today, February 10, 2008, still present.

I am unable to find the financing to have the implants removed. The company that paid to have the implants put in now will NOT pay to have them taken out. Our bank finds that $10,000 is a lot of money for an unsecured loan, even if it does mean my life (I suppose they really mean ESPECIALLY if it could mean my life...lol). We have no assets to speak of, so it's like I've walked into a prison cell, and the cosmetic surgeons of the world along with the FDA and everyone else who's making money off these things has slammed the door behind me and thrown away the key. I've begged and pleaded with everyone and everyplace I know to try and come up with the money to remove these things, even throwing in the sad story that both my beautiful children have already lost their father in Sept. of 1999, and this is mentally killing them inside to think of losing their mother over a set of boobs!

As a science teacher, I went into this breast implant procedure knowing full well there was a chance of possible implant rejection....that's common sense. But, like a lot of 40 year old women looking to upgrade their bodies, I decided to go through with the prodecure, especially since my cosmetic surgeon assured me repeatedly that the new SALINE implants were safe! And I did research the possible dangers associated even with saline implants, but again, with my surgeons reassurance that all would be well, I opted to go through with the surgury.

Now, here I am with fading health, which is not just physically handicapping me on the inside, but making my outward appearance haggered and worn, and also, due to the fatigue and pain I now suffer from night and day, my job that I've loved for so long is now in jeapordy. The students I work with are mostly at risk, and I've always been there to help them through hard times. Now, I'm not much help to anyone thanks to these "safe saline implants"!

I have a dream and a prayer, and that is, that some how, some way, a door will be opened for myself and the thousands of other women who have entered into this hell on earth who have received these saline implants to be able to put a stop to these people and companys that continue to produce this life ending product.

Don't get me wrong...I'm all for improving self image! Even cosmetic surgery if needed, that's an individual choice. But insufficient research has allowed the production of a product and the commercializing of a procedure that is handicapping and killing thousands of women! The FDA knows it, the surgeons themselves know it, but very few will admit the damage that these things can do. My plastic surgeon even went as far as to tell me that all my symptoms and conditions I'm being debilitated from were all in my head and put me in the psychiatric unit of a local hospital...and yes I went in good faith just to try and make him understand this wasn't about a lawsuit, it was about saving my life. When I got out, he STILL instisted it was all in my head.....now????...my good faith measures are down the toilet, and I'm in survival mode.

Please, someone, read and "HEAR" my story and help the thousands of people who have received these implants get the justice they deserved. Please, don't judge them on vanity, look at the situation at hand. Look at the simple, obvious facts. These so called "harmless" saline implants ARE harmful and DEADLY. How many lives have to be destroyed before something is done?

Why be so judgemental on those who choose to look a certain way?
Shame on you! If i want to have giant breast or really small ones, its my choice and shouldn't be judged by anyone - certainly not a man.

certainly not a man.

LOL, well you're doing it to look good for... men, right?

The entire point of this post is that fake boobs look fake and are gross... coming from a guy.

For the women who wants a way to finance here boobs, here is a website for you to take a look at www.doctorssayyes.net Good luck.

What about women who had one breast that develope much smaller than the other or not at all? Do you know how frustraiting and painful for them it can be? Having to live with stuffing one side of a bra, or not being able to get a swim suit or even problems with haveing a relationship with a guy? I agree with many of the women here, I know getting breast implants just to have super huge boobs is isn't the greatest reason but if it's in the case were it can help someone experience a better life why is it such a bad thing? Not all women want Pamala Anderson breasts some just want normal breasts so they can improve their lives. I don't think there is any problem in that.

Are you saying I guy would honestly be more intrested in a women with her natural breasts if one were a lot smaller than the other in comparison to a women who got just regular sized implants? Like a B cup or something? I highly doubt that.

No, not all women are doing it for men! Aren't you hearing us?? Or are you so self-absorbed that you really aren't believing what these women are saying? I have small-ish breasts (34B) & in my last 2 serious relationships neither boyfriend wanted me to get implants, but I still wanted them. And now as I approach 30, I think I have enough years behind me to make this decision for myself! I love the way fake breasts look! I am not doing this because I have emotional scars from years of torment or because I have daddy issues. I am doing this because I think they are sexy & in turn I believe I feel sexier. Oh, and whoever IP address 70.187.206.184 is, they are absolutely a dumbsh*t. They said that the women who want implants are most likely overweight & out of shape! That is ridiculous. Like I said, I am nearly 30, I am 5'5" & 115 pounds. I work-out 5 times a week & eat fish & salads all week long. I look great! If there was an excersize I could do to expand my bust size I would, but there is not & furthermore I am not about to take hormonal supplements to swell my breast tissue because that would REALLY reek havoc on my body!

To sum it up - men have no place telling us what we should or shouldn't so with OUR bodies! It is so typical that you think your opinions are the only ones that matter. I think that many of you have control issues & can't stand the fact that women don't care what you think & are going to make themselves feel & look hot for THEMSELVES! Back to the penis issue - if you had a 4" or 5" penis - and I bet some of you do - and there was a surgry to make it an 8" penis or even just the average 6" penis - I bet everything I own that you would be rushing out to get that done! P.S. Girls much prefer an 6 or 8" cock!! How does that make you feel???

If you do the research on breast implants and make an informed decision, there you go. It's your life, it's your body. If you are well informed, aware of the risks, complications, and ready for the financial responsibility you are taking on - it's your call to make. It's a decision that is very private and personal and - for whatever reasons you base your choice on - in the end you are the one who is going to be most effected by the decision. Don't let anyone else make it for you.

Live and let live.

LMAO! I saw this comment on the sidebar and couldn't stop laughing.

I agree with you. Stick with what you have. I think it's so sad that some people hate their bodies so much that they would go to those extremes.

America's high standards for what is ideally "beautiful" are making many women unhappy about the way they look. Many go thru surgery thinking they want it so THEY feel beautiful for THEMSELVES. But what we think is beautiful has been rubbed into our minds by the people around us. I got breast implants 6 years ago and I didn't do it to please any particular man. For years I looked with envy at models with nice breasts (some of them had implants) wishing I had them too. I decided if they have them, why can't I also? I am a skinny girl with a pretty face. I am definitely above average (not to sound conceded). Now I have breasts too. Ok - so guess what's happened - curvy butts are now getting more attention then they did in the 90s. Being not naturally curvy I have a kinda flat ass. And apparently people aren't afraid to point it out to me -my husband (who adores me), and two other people I know. Suddenly I find mself self-conscious of my rear. I can't buy certain clothes because they don't look good. Im self-conscious in a bathingsuit. I lift weights and do squats but it hasn't helped. Well I decided screw this! My butt is not that bad. No butt augmentation for me. My butt is small and cute and if someone doesn't like it they can kiss it!

Do it if you want to do it. It is the woman's choice. Don't preach to these women about it unless you have justification. Saying, "I am a hot chick and I don't need implants so neither should you" or "I'm a guy and don't like implants," doesn't cut it. Give insight or facts not lectures or opinions. There is nothing wrong with implants unless the woman thinks so.

Why does everyone have to push their thoughts on others and try to not let other people make up their own mind? People are different, deal with it.

Saying, "I am a hot chick and I don't need implants so neither should you" or "I'm a guy and don't like implants," doesn't cut it. Give insight or facts not lectures or opinions.

Uh, duh, it's my site and I'm giving my opinion. I think breasts with implants almost always look very obviously fake and look gross.

Edit: and I'm not talking about reconstructive uses of breast implants (as in cases of mastectomy because of breast cancer), but elective breast augmentation for cosmetic purposes.

I've dated girls with fake and girls with real and I just have to say that natural or better. I think they are comparable in look when done conservatively--but fake feel kinda funny and sometimes you can see ripples under the skin. The biggest turn off about it is that those girls are usually high maintenance and have low self esteem when it comes to their looks. It just gets boring after a while. The biggest turn on for me is when a girl thinks she's fine the way she is and rocks it...and if you have small tits you probably have a cute ass or something else to work with.

I blame porn for the certain look that makes implants disgusting. By this I mean giant, far apart, Victoria Beckham boobs. Women now think they need to look like blow-up dolls to be sexy and it's sad and pathetic. We are objectifying ourselves. Some of you girls say that you're doing it for yourself but I don’t think you're being true to yourself. Where do you think the source of the newfound confidence would be? Not in 'yourself'! You wouldn’t get implants and put on a baggy shirt and be happy that only you know you have them. Most often than not you would show them off. Get them or don’t...just don’t lie to yourself about it. But hey…I can think of better ways to spend your money:

http://www.oxfam.ca/
http://www.savethechildren.ca/index.html
http://www.greenpeace.org/
http://www.amnesty.org/

etc…etc…

I would like to thank Keith for setting up this discussion. As a woman of 33 who has recently been considering breast augmentation, I have found everyone's opinions and experiences very helpful. Until the age of 25 or so, I was definitely insecure about my breast size and I attribute this insecurity to teasing by my large-breasted Mom and sisters (although I don't think they meant any harm). It was so devastating to me the day my sister suggested that when they reduce her breast size (due to back pain), they could insert what they remove into me, that I could not visit her at the hospital. Since my mid-twenties, I have developed much better self-esteem overall and I thought I was over my breast size until I started to have difficulties with my husband. You see, I realized that I have been socialized to think that I should look a certain way and do certain things in order to appear feminine and I want to rise above this - I realized that the ONLY reason I always shaved my legs and armpits was for my man's pleasure or maybe to avoid being teased or scorned. Since I could find no other reason to shave, I decided not to anymore and I have been more confident since this change (I also do not wear make-up or put gook in my hair) because I am the way nature intended and nothing could make me happier. So why am I now considering breast augmentation? I mean, I actually have enjoyed having small breasts because I do not have to wear a bra (bras hurt my ribs) and I do not like men leering at me and I figure they might do so more if I had larger breasts. So again...why am I considering breast augmentation? I am finding myself needing to write this on this forum in order to really admit to myself what the answer is...my husband prefers large breasts...I did not know this when I married him...I found out because of his less-than-tactful friends who talk freely (now that we are married) about Bill being a big-boob-man. His previous wives had very large breasts and I am maybe an a or b...I don't know because I don't wear a bra. I also know he prefers large breasts because he stares at them and becomes either a bumbling idiot or flirtatious in front of large-breasted women. The latter is very hurtful to me, more so because he denies it. He has also told me that waist-down, I could be in a porn magazine. So one day, when all this was temporarily preying on my mind, I mentioned "Hey, I'm thinking of maybe getting breast implants, just for fun, of course" and his eyes lit up like a fucking Christmas tree. So I thought, well, would it be so bad to get breast implants? If it would make him happier and less embarassed by me with his friends, I would benefit, right? But honestly, me having larger breasts probably won't stop him leering at large-breasted women. And if he is embarassed by my small breasts, then this is a sign of immaturity, right? So I should be patient and wait for him to mature into realizing the truth...what we look like really doesn't matter...it's how we behave that matters. He has also said that he thinks I would be more confident with larger breasts - I disagree and think that he projecting his own embarassment onto me, which is most unpleasant. So I guess my decision is obvious, but I still feel undecided...maybe some of that old insecurity is still active in me. I really fear that I will lose confidence if I do get implants because I will be acting out of alignment with my core beliefs. I think maybe it's better to live with the come-and-go transient pain of my husband being embarassed by my breast size than to spend a lot of money on something that could turn out to be a disaster. I appreciate the men who have posted that they prefer natural breasts no matter what the size/shape - the women of this world need to hear your voice - it helps A LOT! And so true Jessie...there ARE better ways to spend money...there are people with no food or clean water in our world and I am complaining about how I look and feel? Not right. Anyway, thanks for listening all. I needed this awakening.

Monday, April 28, 2003

Girls, please don't get breast implants

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