Bewbies...got 'em,want em',or would rather live without?

I've got implants too.  I got them in 1996.  Actually I got liposuction at the same time.  Here's my before visual:  I was 23 years old, 5'8" 135lbs (O.K....140), in good shape(5 work outs a week) and I had size C boobs.  I was a topless dancer for 11 years.  After college went to grad school for a doctorate in psychology.  I went to grad school for about a year and hated it.  I put a lot of pressure on myself to follow this career path, but I had already danced for about a year before grad school and absolutely LOVED it.  So after a year of grad school and dancing only once a week I followed my heart and danced full time.  I'm really glad that I did.  I had many many days that were so fun, even at the time I wished I could freeze them in my memory so I could one day live them over.  It was at a small club that had an atmosphere like cheers and there was the coolest group of gorgeous and intelligent girls that worked there.  The girls I've stayed in touch with over the years are not friends I made in college, but the girls from this club.  Also I made a small fortune.  It was like getting paid a lot to dress up and hang out with your best friends at a cool club....everyday.  I didn't even work nights, just the lunch shift noon to six.  After this stint I wrote for a magazine for a while, then I opened my own business selling vintage handbags, furs, jewelry etc.  I still miss the great times I had dancing though.  Anyway back to the plastic surgery.  The lipo was great.  I didn't even go down a size.  It just contoured the shape of my legs and butt, so that my work outs paid off even more.  The boobs are saline implanted over the muscle.  I guess it depends on what kind of tissue you have to work with, as well as the doctor, whether you can go over the muscle.  I think it looks far more natural.  I saw a girl in another strip club with fabulous boobs and asked her doctor's name.  He was very expensive, considerably more than other people were paying at that time, but I've always been extremely happpy that I didn't skimp.  Many girls who met me after the surgery couldn't believe they were fake.  It's been 13 years since I had it done and I'm still very happy with the way they look.  They are a tiny bit less firm than they were when I was 23, but hey I'll be 37 in July!

I got mine in 93 right when the silicone scare was huge. You couldn't even get silicone at that time. So I have saline. I went on top of the muscle. I think they still look great even after breastfeeding 2 kids. However I would even be happier if they were a little higher and firmer. I also would go with silicone next time as saline tends to have a little rippling. You can't see any ripples on me but you can feel them if you really search for them. Getting a boob job was one of the best things I ever did for myself. That sounds pretty shallow but it totally made me more in porportion. I just felt so much better about myself. My rib cage used to stick out more than my boobs! One thing I have learned is find the best Dr possible not the cheapest. You can end up spending so much more money in the long run and not have a good outcome if you look for a bargain. I went to the most expensive in town- he was known as "The Boob Dr" and I have never had a problem. Really think about the size you want also. It is not fun to run with boobs! I laugh to my friends "I can't run with my boobs but I look good standing here!

If I did get bewbie surgery, it'd be going the other way- down! I'm a big girl: 5'11", about 230 lbs (though I'm trying to lose it!), but I've always had ridiculously huge boobs. For some reason, they've never stopped getting bigger, even when I was on periods of weight loss. I'm currently a 40E-F, depending on the bra. I would totally do contouring or a breast lift though- they sag like I'm eighty because they're so damn heavy (I have fibroids, but the doctors aren't concerned enough to remove them) and they're very, uh, squishy, which makes it hard to wear demi-bras. I have some back pain, but like I said, I'm a big girl! I can handle it.

This is a strange topic for me right now. I am only 32. But because of another problem a cat scan found a lump in my breast. It was removed. And it would have turned into cancer had it not been found. After that surgery they found another lump. A few days ago I had that lump removed. I am waiting for those results very nervously. But the whole thing is really making me view my breasts in a whole different way. It sounds weird but sometimes I am scared, sad, or mad at them. I just don't know what to think. I never thought that much about them before. I wonder if I would get reconstruction if I had to have them removed. I just don't know. Bewbies are strange and can be dangerous, I guess.

I planned on gettin gimplants, since i am very petite. I am 5'6 and 103lbs with tiny little ones haha. In middle school and the beginning of high school I was larger, a "b cup". but then i started the spiral of modleing and just got thinner and thinner, i am healthy now, just never got the clevage back and i really wont somehting to hold on to there :) although it does depress me, i try to stay positive. I was making the appointments, until i passed out and went to a hospital for tests. Come to find out i had arrhythmia (a heart disease where your heart has such an irregular beat it can be fatal) since a very young age, and i had gotten it from my mother. needless to say, i can not get the surgery, so now i am triny some cream and pill combo's. my sister actually had a pace maker put in yesterday. ppr thing, she is now in 8th grade :( what a trooper.

I have wanted implants since I realized in HS...that mine are just never going to get bigger...lol.  I am 5' and have a small frame.  Usually running around 96-98 lbs.  I think my body is fine...but I would love to go up to a full C.  Thats what I got at during my pregnancy and nursing times...and I LOVED it :)  Other than money wise, my hubby is just not into the idea of risking my health for something that isnt really NEEDED.  He knows its important...but are the risk still the same as they were years ago?  Hardly ever do we hear of stories of them popping or anything anymore.  Those of you with them...do you have issues now?  Was it worth the pain you went through?

I'm around a B/C cup, but wish my bewbies were just a little bigger... I'm too scared to get implants though, so I'm sticking to some pretty push up bras :)

Robyn/Artcandy--it's so true. A good friend of mine got a breast reduction and said it's one of the best things that has ever happened to her. I can't stand even thinking about smaller breasts on myself! I think someday I might actually get 'em a little bigger--I'm comfortable with myself but it's something I want for *me*, not for anyone else, just because I personally would like mine a little bigger :P I don't see it happening for a long long time (I'll need to save up some serious $$$, and I have a lot of student loans to pay off right now), but I will def try to go to a doctor that someone I know has gone to, and has done good work. It won't be worth it if my bewbies end up like Tara Reid's! Poor girl :(

I don't have them, but I've considered getting a lift. I'm just 5', maybe 5'1-2 on a really good day, normally around 115 lbs, and a DD; totally out of proportion with my height. They've been that big since high school and have never been 'perky', which made me very sad. Most likely if anything I'd get a reduction, though. That would take a lot of pressure off my shoulders/back (I constantly get migranes and pinched nerves because of the pressure from my bra straps, even wide ones, and am always hunching over), and would probably perk them up to a nicer shape.

I really would like to get surgery to even things out... My boobs are seriously almost 2 different cup sizes!!! I can notice when I have a shirt on but others say they can't. I have to buy a bra that lets the small one loose and the big one restricted! LOLBut I really want to wait till I have gotten to a weight Im happy with and stay that way!!!

I got a reduction 5 weeks ago...Boy did I need it! I was a 36G before and once I'm all healed and the swelling goes down I'll be a C or D.

Ok moon8305...you are my new hero.  I've wanted a reduction of my 40 DD's for years but I'm TERRIFIED!  Write back later and let me know how it turned out and about any scarring.  I need to hear it from someone I trust like a Meghead and not just a dr who wants my $. 

Moon8305 - thanks for the link.  I have lots of questions about breast reductions, and I think there may be one in my future.  I've been on a weight loss program and it's working well.  I want to see what the girls look like when I get down to my goal.  I talked to a cuz this weekend who'd had it done some time ago, and she said it H-U-R-T.  I'm pretty good about pain, just a little whiney.  But I want to wear cute tops too!  Right now, I'm "down" to a 38DD; would like to be a 36 C.  Maybe that's not enough difference to make it worthwhile.  Anyway, I'll check out that website.  Thanks again!

Thanks - I appreciate the advice!  I'll see what my doctor thinks.  I felt kind of funny asking before. 

Mine are two different sizes as well. Some days it's more noticeable than others, but I seem to be the only one who does notice-- it took me pointing it out to my fiance for him to even realize it, and this was after 8+ years of seeing them. Maybe the sight of my boobs just stunned him so much he never saw the difference, lol. :P I actually read somewhere that something like 90% of women have two different sized breasts, and that it's usually the left one that's larger because it's nearer to the heart and gets more blood flow.

My right is bigger then my left...

My right used to be bigger than my left.
hrhtracey says,
Mine are two different sizes as well. Some days it's more noticeable than others, but I seem to be the only one who does notice-- it took me pointing it out to my fiance for him to even realize it, and this was after 8+ years of seeing them. Maybe the sight of my boobs just stunned him so much he never saw the difference, lol. :P
Trace - you are hilarious!! My boyfriend never noticed the size different either.
Its very important to fit your bras to your larger one - don't try and suffocate the big one!!
I had a reduction as well. It can be amusing how'd we'd love to have what we don't have.For me it was the best decision I could make - I went from a 32G to a 32D-DD. I did it for mostly medical reasons (the crippling back pain). I'm ony 5'3 at about 120, so its really out of proportion.I feel as though implants wouldn't be as hard on the back because they're not as heavy as actual breast tissue?? (I apologise in advance if that has offended anyone in any way, I don't mean it in that way - just wondering).

That's me, and I'm happy with what has developed - no pun intended.  I make sure to always wear a good-fitting bra, and sometimes fall asleep with it on (due to falling asleep on the couch at times...) and so far nothing has gone south.  Marilyn Monroe once said that she always wore a bra, to keep things in their place - and look at her results. 

I think everyone is uneven to varying degrees, but the larger your cup size, the more noticeable it is. My grandmother was a DD, and she always told me to be grateful I'm only a B, because gravity is not your friend!

I'm a DD, and they're more trouble than they're worth!  I can't wear cute little skimpy tops, dresses and bathing suits that fit are impossible to find, not wearing a bra is never an option...All my friends want a donation from my boobs, and I say they can have em!

This is a great topic...I agree with you all health is the most important before surgeries.

Right now I'm a C and I don't mind the size but I'm not a fan of the shape.  I'm only 22 but they're more droppy then I'd like.  They look fine if I have a bra on but I have a feeling that after I have kids they won't look good anymore.  I'm really short on top to so I feel like they're bigger then they are simply because there is like only 4 inches from my neck to my boobs and they're continually hanging out of my shirt.  I should be wearing petites but there is no petite store in my city and no other cities for about 8 hours around.  After I have kids I'm planning to look into some implants.  My husband doesn't know about this thought though.  I'll tell him someday.  I don't want them any bigger, just a nicer shape.   

I am a D, and I would much rather be a B again... Kids made them grow and now they are just irritating! :P

I know this is a bit late but jumping in anyway. I/m in the wish I had done it sooner club. I have silcone under muscle.Most important thing is do your research. Get at least 3 consuts. I spent about 6 months researchingGood luck to you all!