Cosmetic Breast Surgery

Have any women on the forum had breast augmentation? Enlargement, reduction, re shaping? Having considered it, I wondered about others experiences, pain, recovery, and maybe any alternative treatments to surgery you may have tried

@Laura_L you can see the three blog pages of my friend @caroledel. Here is the link to the first page: https://fr.zity.biz/index.php?mx=blog;ox=showpage;pg=6413

p2 https://fr.zity.biz/index.php?mx=blog;ox=showpage;pg=6420

p3 https://fr.zity.biz/index.php?mx=blog;ox=showpage;pg=6452

Here is the link to the first page: https://fr.zity.biz/index.php?mx=blog;ox=showpage;pg=6413

That blog is on the French part of Zity, maybe it could help.

My breasts are a bit on the big side naturally and I am glad I think I do not need any help with them but I have known a few other ladies who have had enlargements and they talked about needing to wear very supportive bras for about a month after they had the surgery. I do not think all breast enlargements used to be very good, I mean some of them used to look like bowler hats lol. They just did not look natural but I think it has got better more recently though. I used to know another model I worked with about 12 years ago and she had enlargements that were very good, they looked really natural because they hung well and not like two bowler hats and she showed how they seemed soft but still held up firm.

@Laura_L I think it would be a good idea to get maybe 3 consultations with places and get them to tell you what they can do, and tell them what you are looking to get from having any surgery too, and maybe then you will know what you want to do really.

Hello Laura, yes there are women lin the forum. I used to have an A cup and have always wanted "more breast". But the fear of surgery was too great for me for a long time. After my pregnancies I was less and less satisfied with my breasts and so I finally decided to have breast surgery and got a C cup. Three years ago I had my second breast surgery and now have a D-cup, which I am very happy and satisfied with.

I had to undergo general anesthesia for my operations. There is the option of placing the implants under the pectoral muscle or over - this seems to be a question of philosophy (at least I have met doctors for whom only one option was even conceivable and other doctors who were convinced of the complete opposite). Ultimately, both forms seem to have advantages and disadvantages. There are also different incisions (in the breast crease, around the areolas, in the armpits) - here too, there are advantages and disadvantages.

After my first surgery the pain was quite severe for the first three days, but then it got better. The breasts were hard as stone after the surgery, swollen and felt like extremely sore muscles for more than two weeks. I couldn't lift my arms properly, I couldn't just sit up when lying down and I had to wait around eight weeks to lift things or do sport. During this time, I had to wear a special and rather uncomfortable compression bra. After my second surgery, it was a bit more extreme - I was in a lot of pain for almost a week, couldn't do anything and hardly knew how to lie or sit. But the pain was worth it from my point of view. Everything has now healed, the breasts are firm, nice and soft but still firm and I really like them. Due to the size of the implants, the breasts may start to sag in a few years' time. Then a lift would have to be performed. But this is not an issue at the moment.

If you would like more information, please feel free to write me a PN.

Had DD implants for 10 years. Was a C before but was young and insecure about my breast shape. I’ve had my implants removed for one year now and I love it! Natural breasts are so much softer and feminine versus hard water bags. Perhaps most notable was the feeling in my nipples. Prior to implants my nipples were very sensitive. The entire time I had implants I NEVER felt my nipples/ areoles/ and about 2 inches out. It was very upsetting. I remember the surgeon telling me it would “return” but that never t. When I woke up in post op from my explant, I Immediately had feeling in my nipples and they’ve remained sensitive ever since!!! I’d encourage you to do research on breast implant illness, also the practicality as they have to be replaced.

Have any women on the forum had breast augmentation? Enlargement, reduction, re shaping? Having considered it, I wondered about others experiences, pain, recovery, and maybe any alternative treatments to surgery you may have tried

Are you considering reduction, enlargement, reshaping, firming?

I am sure that you look great naturally!

Are you considering reduction, enlargement, reshaping, firming?

I am sure that you look great naturally!

I'm an A cup and would like to go to maybe a C

If that's you in your avatar @Laura_L I'd say your breasts look quite lovely as they are. Just saying.

I know you men all mean well, but telling a woman she doesn’t ‘need’ cosmetic surgery is up there with telling them they don’t need a tattoo. You’re forcing your opinion on someone else and, in effect, you’re attempting to control our bodies.

Unless we’re asking you ‘do you think I need cosmetic surgery?’ please don’t share your opinion on whether it’s needed or not.

Mea culpa @Nurse_Phillips.

@Laura_L I have no practical advice to offer. I get where you’re coming from though. I had A’s for a long time. Babies grew them to C’s and now they’re saggy D’s.

I’m in the process of researching surgeons to have them lifted (and do the neck).

You do you and don’t let anyone talk you into what you don’t want, including the surgeon

I am perfectly happy that I have relatively small "puppies" and would not consider for a moment surgery that could go haywire even if I want larger ones.

Denise

I know you men all mean well, but telling a woman she doesn’t ‘need’ cosmetic surgery is up there with telling them they don’t need a tattoo. You’re forcing your opinion on someone else and, in effect, you’re attempting to control our bodies.

Unless we’re asking you ‘do you think I need cosmetic surgery?’ please don’t share your opinion on whether it’s needed or not.

@Nurse_Phillips

Absurd. If a man asked about styles of beards that best complimented the shape of his face and a woman commented that he would look better without a beard, would anyone say it was an attempt to control men's bodies? No, of course not, because that would be ridiculous.

Aside from that, the decision to get or not get breast surgery has already been influenced by the opinions of others in most cases, the only outliers being large breasts causing back issues and things like that. In most of the western world, the image one has of themselves is driven by society's beauty standards, and those societal standards are the collective of opinion. Would a woman in a remote African village that never saw a bra in her life be thinking she would look better with a little lift? No, because that notion would never have entered her mind because it isn't part of the purview of the society to which she belongs.

To @Laura_L 's question, I know next to nothing about it and I don't care one way or the other what you wanna do, but if you do it, pick a good surgeon, because it takes a lot more time and money (and even then sometimes it isn't possible) to fix bad cosmetic work than it does to get it right the first time.

@Nurse_Phillips

Absurd. If a man asked about styles of beards that best complimented the shape of his face and a woman commented that he would look better without a beard, would anyone say it was an attempt to control men's bodies? e.

Well, first your analogy breaks down because she never ASKED if she should get a boob job. Had she asked, your giving your opinion would be quite reasonable. What she asked was questions about pain and recovery time and a few male members told her ‘you don’t need a boob job’ and ‘I like small boobs’.

To use your analogy it would be like your asking about beard oil and a woman responding with ‘I hate beards’.

The control part: why do women get upset and ‘overreact’ because the generation of women who couldn’t open a bank account without their husband’s permission is still alive. We remember being less than full members of society and there are plenty of people who want to put us back in that box.

The fact that you think it’s ‘ridiculous’ shows you’ve never personally experienced it.

At the risk of commenting a thread aimed specifically at women can I sound a note of caution. A woman I know had some breast implants done about 20 years back. Not my business why, I think she looked fine before. However about 10 years later she wound up with breast cancer - maybe that would have happened anyway but I can't help feeling suspicious. I guess in my stumbling way I'm saying please don't risk this just for appearances. Most men /people will love you just the way you are.