I honestly have never been one to agree with plastic surgery...I believe hardwork and dedication is the answer to all. However....
After all my hardwork (and don't get me wrong, I LOVE my body)....I HATE my breasts. They are saggy, they are gross, in fact they have shrunk from what used to be a overflow of C and a D in some cases to a small B that look like deflated water balloons! It disgusts me every time I look at them in the mirror!
Of course, my boyfriend, the loving guy he has ALWAYS been, loves them and doesn't see the issue. So why should I right?
Here's the problem...there's only so much help a miracle bra can give. If I ever want to have children, I realize I shouldn't have breast implants or a lift until AFTER I have them...but...
I don't know. Am I alone in this? Anyone else have MAJOR boob fail right now? LOL
I've lost 120lbs in the past, and I'm aiming for a similar number again now. Needless to say, it's done a number on the girls. While they still look good in a nice bra, I'm very embarrassed of them. There is another option besides implants- a firming procedure. The doctor will remove extra skin from the breast area, moving them into a firmer, higher position. While an implant may mean you'll have problems with breastfeeding, removing the extra skin means that they won't have to interfere with the "plumbing," so to speak.
Then again, waiting until after you've had children would mean you wouldn't have to get a lift twice.
I'm considering it myself.
UGH! And in my neck of the woods, I am guessing it would be on the higher end so yeah, no matter what it would have to wait until AFTER having kids, which I definitely don't want for at least a few more years...
Oh man. I mean I REALLY hate my breasts. I hear you on the "number" losing weight can do on them. I do every exercise in the book, and have for the past year, but it doesn't raise them up anymore lol
I hear you. A lot of people say that's a normal part of aging and losing weight, so I guess there are a lot of us out there who are hiding boobs we don't like with nice bras. I've never heard of an exercise helping, but that would be nice, wouldn't it? It would be nice to be able to wear a sleeveless dress! But I think I would be most worried about it if I was on the dating market (because, really, who needs another insecurity with dating?), but my bf has been great about them and says he still loves them. So I'm lucky in that way, I guess.
I got implants after my second baby because I am young and my boobs looked "deflated"! I felt very unattractive and I was disgusted. Now after my third I am done having kids so once I hit my goal weight I am treating myself to a "lift" (The third time nursing really did a number on them and it's time for the lift.) I feel sexy with my full breasts and recommend them to ANY woman!!! xoxo
I got implants after my second baby because I am young and my boobs looked "deflated"! I felt very unattractive and I was disgusted. Now after my third I am done having kids so once I hit my goal weight I am treating myself to a "lift" (The third time nursing really did a number on them and it's time for the lift.) I feel sexy with my full breasts and recommend them to ANY woman!!! xoxo
Yes, This! I want to feel SEXY with full breasts. Even at my heaviest I loved my breasts and I miss that! That is awesome that you had babies and you still love them! It's good stuff to know!
And kelly, it is AMAZING what a good boyfriend will do. I don't know if I could be out in the dating world with these breasts either LOL
I hate my breasts as well. After having 2 children and nursing along with losing weight I went from a D cup to a C cup and it is not longer full. It looks like my late grandmother's (may she RIP). I will definitely get implants because I hate having to wear only bras and bathing suits with an underwire.
I just looked up the average cost, and they generally run $5000-8000
The average costs varies between the different states. I just had a consultation done and he told me it was going to be 3500 for saline and 5300 for silicone.
I'd actually love to have a reduction but am pretty concerned about the surgery itself. However, this "firming" thing sounds interesting! Is it similar to a lift? At this point I don't have the deflated pancake look but they are still huge and not even remotely perky (never have been for that matter!).
We still want more kid(s) so it wouldn't be something I'd do right now but I might look into a tummy tuck too at the same time (if I were to actually go through with it).
I don't know if this will help but I had REALLY saggy breast and I found that HEAVY weight lifting not only firmed them up but provided really awesome lift. I have pretty good pecs right now and while I know my boobs will never be perky little things they look a lot better than when I did absolutely nothing. They look even bigger now and I went from a 38D to a 36-34 DD.
(I bench around 100lbs if that helps)
Last edited by MadameZombie; 08-25-2011 at 07:36 PM.
i think this is something that you should do for you. it doesn't matter really, what your boyfriend or others feel about it. i think that for a lot of girls, getting implants can be a huge boost of self-esteem... and i don't mean girls who just wanna look like Pamela Anderson...
if you think it would make you feel better about your body, do it! personally, i'd do it if i was in the same situation, although maybe a lifting more than implants... i'm actually really afraid that this is going to happen to me if i lose more weight, :/
I am 100% in the same exact position. I was always more opposed to plastic surgery when I was younger and my family know that. So if I were to get some in the future than I would probably hide it from everyone! Lol
I went from a nice C to a saggy B as well. I hate my breasts now and used to love them. Deflated is the right way to describe them. Obviously my husband takes my smaller physique over the bigger breasts, but it doesn't help much! Lol
Honestly, I think I will have children then do something with them. Mostly because I have had breasts since 5th grade so they have already had more wear and tear than usual and I know they will probably be awful after children and I don't want to deal with that forever.
I am in the same boat! I don't think I'll ever need implants (I'm a 34 DDD after stabilizing at 135 lbs) but OMG I can't get the idea of a lift out of my mind. My boobs have always been saggy, I've been a C cup since 8th grade and have needed an underwire or two sports bras to hold everything up when at the gym. They were always full until I lost the weight, and now they're saggy AND like deflated balloons, yet still DDDs. I started looking at the costs of lifts, and they're in the $7000+ range here in SoCal. Ouch. Maybe when I get in to Vet school, I can start saving as a gift for myself now, right?
I'm totally with you kriz. Mine look like flat fried eggs. Just... ew. Same as you in that fiance' doesn't care, still loves them. We've discussed and decided to wait for 5 or so years. We will both be further in our careers, have more expendable income, and I plan to have had both of our children (god willing) by then. Having kids does a number on your body, so I am going to have the mommy makeover after the second one. Boobs, lipo, tummy tuck, the whole 9. When you package them all together, they give you a deal
Never Thought I'd say this...Implants?
(The third time nursing really did a number on them and it's time for the lift.) I feel sexy with my full breasts and recommend them to ANY woman!!! xoxo
