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Mommy Wants Her Body Back

More older women are getting breast surgery than ever before, in the hopes of reclaiming their pre-pregnancy figures.

By Jennifer Barrett and Karen Springen | Newsweek Web Exclusive
Dec 17, 2007 | Updated: 7:14  p.m. ET Dec 14, 2007

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  • Posted By: nativerose @ 04/23/2008 12:20:53 PM

    Comment: the title reads more older women are getting breast surgery, I'm not old but have taken the idea of getting breast implants into consideration for when i'm older (yes maybe I am vain). I've never done any research or put much thought into it since I didn't think it would be necessary yet. After reading all the risks on plastic surgery and all the women that have had problems with them I'm not even going to consider having breast implants anymore. So thank you.

  • Posted By: haelftw @ 04/23/2008 12:03:14 PM

    Comment: I see so many of you thinkng that berast surgery is pure vanity and foolish to boot. But as a 40 something year old divorced mother who suffered from severe breast asymmetry (>1 cup size) after pregnancy and weight loss, I can tell you that psychological well-being is as important as physical well-being. I won't say that my divorce was caused by my differently sozed breasts, but i will tell you that my ex was completely disgusted by them. So you tell yourself that there are better people out there that will accept you exactly as you are. It is very, very difficult to maintain a healthy self-esteem when rejection follows immediately after you (finally) become physically intimate with someone. And I never kept my 'difference' a secret. It was talked about long before anyone ever saw me shirtless. So after careful selction I now have two evenly sozed breasts, both the same size as my larger pre-surgery breast. I also have a caring, supportive, long-term partner who is aware of my surgery and what prompted it and he is able to admit that had he met me pre-surgery, he might not have stayed.
    So before you automatically call all of us 'vain', ill-informed or selfish I think you should examine what you would do if you were in my shoes.

  • Posted By: haelftw @ 04/23/2008 12:03:05 PM

    Comment: I see so many of you thinkng that berast surgery is pure vanity and foolish to boot. But as a 40 something year old divorced mother who suffered from severe breast asymmetry (>1 cup size) after pregnancy and weight loss, I can tell you that psychological well-being is as important as physical well-being. I won't say that my divorce was caused by my differently sozed breasts, but i will tell you that my ex was completely disgusted by them. So you tell yourself that there are better people out there that will accept you exactly as you are. It is very, very difficult to maintain a healthy self-esteem when rejection follows immediately after you (finally) become physically intimate with someone. And I never kept my 'difference' a secret. It was talked about long before anyone ever saw me shirtless. So after careful selction I now have two evenly sozed breasts, both the same size as my larger pre-surgery breast. I also have a caring, supportive, long-term partner who is aware of my surgery and what prompted it and he is able to admit that had he met me pre-surgery, he might not have stayed.
    So before you automatically call all of us 'vain', ill-informed or selfish I think you should examine what you would do if you were in my shoes.

  • Posted By: haelftw @ 04/23/2008 12:02:56 PM

    Comment: I see so many of you thinkng that berast surgery is pure vanity and foolish to boot. But as a 40 something year old divorced mother who suffered from severe breast asymmetry (>1 cup size) after pregnancy and weight loss, I can tell you that psychological well-being is as important as physical well-being. I won't say that my divorce was caused by my differently sozed breasts, but i will tell you that my ex was completely disgusted by them. So you tell yourself that there are better people out there that will accept you exactly as you are. It is very, very difficult to maintain a healthy self-esteem when rejection follows immediately after you (finally) become physically intimate with someone. And I never kept my 'difference' a secret. It was talked about long before anyone ever saw me shirtless. So after careful selction I now have two evenly sozed breasts, both the same size as my larger pre-surgery breast. I also have a caring, supportive, long-term partner who is aware of my surgery and what prompted it and he is able to admit that had he met me pre-surgery, he might not have stayed.
    So before you automatically call all of us 'vain', ill-informed or selfish I think you should examine what you would do if you were in my shoes.

  • Posted By: haelftw @ 04/23/2008 12:02:47 PM

    Comment: I see so many of you thinkng that berast surgery is pure vanity and foolish to boot. But as a 40 something year old divorced mother who suffered from severe breast asymmetry (>1 cup size) after pregnancy and weight loss, I can tell you that psychological well-being is as important as physical well-being. I won't say that my divorce was caused by my differently sozed breasts, but i will tell you that my ex was completely disgusted by them. So you tell yourself that there are better people out there that will accept you exactly as you are. It is very, very difficult to maintain a healthy self-esteem when rejection follows immediately after you (finally) become physically intimate with someone. And I never kept my 'difference' a secret. It was talked about long before anyone ever saw me shirtless. So after careful selction I now have two evenly sozed breasts, both the same size as my larger pre-surgery breast. I also have a caring, supportive, long-term partner who is aware of my surgery and what prompted it and he is able to admit that had he met me pre-surgery, he might not have stayed.
    So before you automatically call all of us 'vain', ill-informed or selfish I think you should examine what you would do if you were in my shoes.

  • Posted By: haelftw @ 04/23/2008 11:53:00 AM

    Comment: As a divorced over 40 female who suffered from sever asymmetry, I can tell you that breast augmentation surgery is a purely personal decision. I am a medical professional so I know and evaluated all of the risks, but faced with the facts of having my ego take the blow of rejection after my boyfriend(s) caught sight of my (1 cup size) differently sized breasts, psychological well-being is as important as physical. I'm sure many of you out there will characterize me as vain, but this was not a decision undertaken lightly, nor did I drastically alter my body; I now have to perfectly normal looking breasts both the same size as my larger pre-operative breast and also have a wonderful, caring and supportive partner with whom I was fully honest and shared the details of my surgery long before we were physically intimate.

  • Posted By: mifielamigo @ 04/21/2008 7:25:24 PM

    Comment: As I am taking my anatomy class, I am learning how perfectly ordered your body is, depositing something foreign into it because of vanity is absolutely purposeless, some foreign things your body will attack and try to remove like a stillborn fetus.....This is absolutely ridiculous and eventually when even more studies are done we will find out exactly what diseases that implants can cause. I feel that these procedures are a waste of time and money and foolish! And he people getting them are selfish and will never be happy but always feel they need to be better in another area.....sad......maybe we should build schools in other countries for impoverished children instead of spending money pumping up our lips, breasts,etc..pure selfishness and too much damn money in this country flying around.

  • Posted By: elle76 @ 04/21/2008 4:06:42 PM

    Comment: LOL There are no safe implants. Just check the chemical composition of the SILICONE implant bag they fill with hospital grade saline. Also check it's permeability. Some saline permeates out while some bodily fluid seeps in for a lovely bacterial haven. Most docs won't show you the old implants after your redo for this reason. There's yuck growing in them. Then check the bag of hospital grade saline. It has an expiration date and safe storage temperature. It's far lower/shorter than 98.6 degrees for five to fifteen years. You'd have to be a boob to surgically stuff these things in your body. You can't trust the FDA or the Docs. Neither would tell you what I just did. Always do your own research.

  • Posted By: lissers76 @ 04/21/2008 2:25:52 PM

    Comment: Im a 31 year old mother of 3 and i just had breast augmentation done in January. I opted to have the surgery for me and only me. After having my daughter and it being my 3rd pregnancy it left me with absolutely no volume in my breast. I researched for over 2 years for the right surgeon, this surgery has not only made me happier person but my husband has supported the decision 100%. I feel if you have this surgery to better your self for only you then it is well worth it. Don't do it to make your spouse happy, your partner or anyone else. There is nothing cosmetic about this surgery in my situation. I did it to make my breasts look normal like i did prior to having children. People who are haters of this just need to do more research, breast augmention just might not be for you but it was for me. I'm very happy with the results!

  • Posted By: DianeDP @ 12/30/2007 12:33:21 PM

    Comment: If a woman really wants implants, or a "lift", that's her business. I can't stand the new media hype about how women's bodies are ruined by having children. There's a "triple" surgery now, called the "Mommy Job".
    Again, it's a woman's individual choice, but I've seen real media pressure come to bear recently on a mother's body. Are we not content with destroying teenage girls?

  • Posted By: CAPRI @ 12/23/2007 5:42:56 PM

    Comment: i am sorry but i had implants and i want to warn women about the illnesses and the price you pay with your health after getting implants. i had my implants removed in november of this year after having saline implants under the muscle .for 9 years...i went from experiencing dizziness, numbeness of hands, feet, everywhere. i developed water retention in my whole body, hair loss, i put on an enormouse amount of weight i mean the list goes on and on. ..i went to see every doctor in the book and was never diagnosed with anything. I feel alot better but it will be awhile before i start to feel like myself again. please ladies implants are not what they are made out to be whether saline or silicone they are both dangerous. are you ready for the amount of money that you will have to spend on future surgeries to either have them removed or to have them replaced because they do not last a lifetime so you will definitely have to have atleast an additonal surgery for what i mentioned. Not to mention if you have complications that would require additonal surgery.......it never ends all you will do is continuing to make these plastic surgeons and implant manufacturing companies flilthy rich and all at the cost of your health. i wish i would of been happier with myself i would of saved16,000 in both breast aumentation and breast explant surgery instead my 16,000 was probably the down payment on the house of my ps.
    oh how i regret my decision....but i am so happy to be rid of those toxic bags that doctors to this day will call SAFE!!!

  • Posted By: nnangeroni @ 12/22/2007 12:05:18 PM

    Comment: This story seems little more than a thinly veiled sales pitch for cosmetic breast surgery. Where's the critical evaluation? Where's the dissenting viewpoint? Sure, the last line or two raise a question or two. But how many readers will read the whole thing? This is a clear example of the kind of "journalism" that looks a lot more like "consumerism".

  • Posted By: STOP_ME @ 12/22/2007 12:04:48 AM

    Comment: AS FAR AS I AM CONCERED THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT SHOULD HAVE THEM are MASECTOMY PATIENTS AND***TRANSVETITES** THE REST OF THE WOMEN ARE WHINERS!!!!!!GET A LIFE YOU LOSERS!!!!

  • Posted By: lisalisa111 @ 12/21/2007 5:25:31 PM

    Comment: Really!! Why all of the negativity about large breasts??? If a woman wants to have larger breasts who cares!!!! Let all woman have what they want!! Woman should support other woman!!!! I am going to get them because thats what I want. We are free to chose thank god. I support all woman who chose to get them and all woman who don't. I support woman's happyness!!!

    • Posted By: seekingthetruthaboutimplants @ 01/04/2008 5:10:05 PM

      Comment: Lisa- I don't think the problem is that women aren't supporting other women. Quite the opposite. Most of the negative breast implant comments on here are women trying to warn other women about the dangers of breasts implants. Implants are simply not safe. I suggest that you do A LOT more research before you make your final decision. Stop looking at the pro-implant sites and really do some digging. There is a lot of information out there that I think would change your mind if you read it.
      ~Krista

  • Posted By: crystalserpent @ 12/21/2007 12:23:11 PM

    Comment: Our society is to blame for womens confusion. Our society would have you believe you are not suppose to get old; you would be sexy to look like a teenager or a young twenty-some year old for the rest of your life. There are stages of a woman though: maiden, mother, crone. We become wiser with age, more mature and centered. I am sorry to all the women suffering over vainity. If we could only remember the more important things in life like true heath, happiness, and basic needs met for our global family. I pray that we will wake up to the importance of our indvidual decisions and how with a little redirection and love we could change the mass suffering on this planet. I hope we remember that we are all connected and we place importance where it should be placed and not on the most selfish desires of vanity. You are divine, a beautiful wholesome part of this greater picture. Know love in your heart, not in the size or shape of your breasts. Remember too, every action you make, you are showing your children that is in your highest interest to do whatever action you are doing. Be proud of who you are. Try natural solutions first, raw whole foods, meditation, yoga, exercise, giving of yourself, smiling and feeling peace in your heart. Take Care Beautiful People and know you are loved.

    • Posted By: ladyjasmin @ 12/21/2007 12:40:13 PM

      Comment: I wish I had your outlook! Just wondering what size your breasts are though, did you ever have someone taunt you on the size of your breasts? I remember my best friend's dad in jr high commenting on my breasts because they were non-existent. And then my first boyfriend telling me I needed more, thank god for my husband, never has he ever said anything negative. Guess that's why he is my husband though!

      • Posted By: finallyfree @ 12/21/2007 4:29:32 PM

        Comment: Are you serious!? Just get some incurable disease and you'll see how little having large breasts, small breasts, or any breasts will be. It seems there are so many people that make "breasts" their self-esteem. All I can do is chuckle because it is just so sad. Go out and do something for someone and quit feeling sorry for yourself for something so superficial. If a guy needs his gal to have huge breasts instead of loving who she is, just get rid of him 'cuz he has more than this issue he's dealing with.

  • Posted By: ladyjasmin @ 12/21/2007 12:13:20 PM

    Comment: I am not sure if society is breaking up families over images of young women, however it is affecting how women in general feel about themselves. There are so many reality shows about cosmetic surgery and how it is so good etc. Then they are all the advertisments like Victoria Secrets where the women have the bodies of young girls, but huge breasts! Usually if you have large breasts (which is fat mind you) then you have a "womanly" body with curvy hips and thighs. However, then there are woman like me; I have curves everywhere from having two children, but my breasts are lacking. I have never had much in the breast area yet I never had problems getting the attention of the opposite sex. My husband loves my breasts and tells me I do not have to change. Then why do I feel the need to get larger breasts? Is it for my self-esteem or is it society's preceptions of women? I do not know. All I know is that I have been considering breast enlargment for some time and am planning to have it for a 30th birthday present. I hope I am making the right decision and do not leave my children motherless over larger breasts.

  • Posted By: crystalserpent @ 12/21/2007 12:11:32 PM

    Comment: Women need to remember their divine selfs as co-creators. Its nothing more than societies misconceptions of beauty that would have beautiful women entering this stage of their lives and wanting to look like a maiden again. It is so sad that our society has no room for the stages of a womans growth through her life: maiden, mother, crone. The maiden is the first to come, as being a teenager and a young women, but we evolve through that into a more amazing, beautiful and wise creation. May the women of our confused society remember who they are, and not try to become someone they are not. Besides, what about the power of exercise, meditation, yoga, healthy raw foods- the gifts we were naturally given are more than a plastic surgeon could ever dream of topping. Smile and know you are loved.

  • Posted By: anonym @ 12/21/2007 9:05:03 AM

    Comment: What ever happended to accepting the breasts God gave you and growing old gracefully? I guess I will be one of the few to be able to proudly say I am "100% natural."

    • Posted By: mifielamigo @ 04/21/2008 7:34:30 PM

      Comment: I am glad someone else is ;). thank You.

  • Posted By: jack61 @ 12/21/2007 8:19:33 AM

    Comment: It is unfortunate that someone should feel compelled to submit themselves to surgery in order for them or their spouses to feel good about themselves. Better they should invest in a shrink or someone to examine their values.

  • Posted By: phiomalibumalibu @ 12/20/2007 1:17:46 PM

    Comment: I'm not sure if my post got posted, but in a nutshell my wife and I both had a great experience with the doctors at finestimplants.com Good Luck!

  • Posted By: SunshineAustin @ 12/20/2007 12:34:03 AM

    Comment: I had silicone implants under the muscle, and they ruptured. I have had my entire chest detatched 6 times to remove clogged lymph nodes, siliconomas, granulomas, calcifications, and gangrene. There is silicone in my lungs that has caused me to have severe lung obstruction with the airway exchange. There is silicone in my kidneys and in my heart. I have a pacemaker with a defibrillator installed in my chest with wires that go into my heart to pace the beats, and to restart it when it stops pumping and quivers instead.
    I have taken over 10,000 volts of electricity to my heart in the last 2 years.
    Is Silicone safe? Is under the muscle the best method? It has been totally disasterous for me.
    TRUST ME, when you have problems and the insurance company gets tired of paying for all your
    medical care, you WILL be denied any coverage ! ! ! You will also not be able to get life insurance, nor
    will you be able to get any credit life coverage, like for when you buy a car or house and pay for a policy to pay off the debt in case something happens to you, So, dont kid yourself.........right now you may be ok, and you may have the coverage.......... tomorrow may be another story. I hope for your sake that you continue to be ok, and covered. Here is the toxicity and immunology report on medical devices. it is on the FDA site, no where near the implant or medical device area, but it does tell you information there that it denies elsewhere: READ IF YOU DARE http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ost/reports/fy98/IMMUNOTOX.HTM

    • Posted By: Luvcreole @ 12/20/2007 7:21:56 AM

      Comment: Dear Sunshineaustin, I'm so sorry you have to go through with all of this, even though it was your choice in the beginning like many women proudly claim. If you look throughout these postings under my handle Luvcreole, you'll see how I've been desperately trying to tell women...warn them...that this is all just more of the same. Letting men manipulate and abuse the natural God given desire women have to look appealing to men in every way possible. There's normal...or acceptable desire, and there's unhealthy desire. Then, there's dangerously unhealthy desire. The men who support women doing all of this expensive and often dangerous surgery, I wonder. When it goes wrong..like in your case, will they still want anything to do with you? Will they care enough to drop buy the hospital after you've had another crisis? Or yet another surgery? Will they help you out physically to keep you from getting too stressed, even if it means extra work and trouble for them? I wonder....although as a man myself, and knowing men...I already have an idea of the answer. Keep trying to warn these ladies. ..and I in God's love will say it yet once again. Ladies, your worth is not in your bust size..butt size, or anything size. Just do what God says we're to do. Care for your body. Eat right, exercise, and enjoy you fit, youthful days while you have them..as God created you to be. The flower of youth and health will fade, but true love will endure. For you Christians out there, your awesome, at it's best body awaits in the resserection...fully imortal and capable for you to enjoy eternity free from imperfections, disease, and best of all..death. Don't try to do it yourself now..in this time and age. Everything wears out in this world, no matter how hard you try to fight it. This world is perishing, and everything in it. The universe too. Just accept it, and do the good for mankind that God ordained you to do. Enjoy the years He's given you too. God Bless You Sunshineaustin, and I pray God will heal you...or at least help you through you situation. And keep on warning these women..please.

      • Posted By: Luvcreole @ 12/20/2007 7:46:07 AM

        Comment: Resurrection and immortal. Sorry for the mistakes. That's what I get for rushing..lol

  • Posted By: STOP_ME @ 12/19/2007 10:54:59 PM

    Comment: It's a Bunch of SELFISH OLD LADIES trying to COMPETE with the YOUNG GIRLS out their***GROW UP and MOVE OVER and make Room for the YOUNG GIRLS, You HAD YOUR DAYS !!

  • Posted By: seekingthetruthaboutimplants @ 12/19/2007 2:16:22 PM

    Comment: These are the Chemicals Found in Breast Implants. Breast implants slowly degrade over time causing all of this crap to make it's way into your body. One of my "safe salines" deflated 9 months ago and this is now what I am dealing with. Trying to find a way to rid my body of these chemicals and toxins. If this isn't enough to change someone's mind about getting breast implants, I don't know what is.

    ??? Methyl Ethyl Ketone
    ??? Cyclobexanone
    ??? Isopropyl Alcohol
    ??? Denatured Alcohol
    ??? Acetone
    ??? Urethane
    ??? Poly vinyl Chloride
    ??? Lacquer Thinner
    ??? Ethyl Acetate
    ??? Epoxy Resin
    ??? Epoxy Hardener
    ??? Amine
    ??? Printing Ink
    ??? Toluene
    ??? Freon
    ??? Silica
    ??? Flux
    ??? Solder
    ??? Chlorplatinic Acid
    ??? Metal Cleaning Acid
    ??? Formaldehyde
    ??? Talcum Powder
    ??? Color Pigmentation (Printers Ink)
    ??? Oakite
    ??? Cyanoacyrylates
    ??? Ethylene Oxide
    ??? Carob Black
    ??? Xylene
    ??? Hexone
    ??? Benzene
    ??? Hexanone 2
    ??? Thixon-OSN-2
    ??? Rubber
    ??? Acid Stearic
    ??? Zinc Oxide
    ??? Naptha
    ??? Phenol
    ??? Methylene Chloride
    ??? Platinum Salt

  • Posted By: ANNA NICOLE @ 12/19/2007 11:28:44 AM

    Comment: I ran into a girl again yesterday, oh my implants are safe, their saline, but atleast 10 years old...she didnt look so well....at all..the two year shelf life on saline breast implants should speak largley to the public.imagine being a MOMMY and not being able to be there for so many wonderful times your child experienced and you werent there you were bed ridden from breast implants!while tons of dr s couldnt figure out why you have this rare disease?100% it was my breast implants and im making a huge recovery!im so glad im free of the toxic bags in just 6 years almost killed me!im grateful to walk today and be able to now be here with my children!yes botulism is really what i want, not!

  • Posted By: bethtaylor @ 12/19/2007 10:45:18 AM

    Comment: Many women have become ill from breast implants. I hope these women will hear some of the horror stories before going under the knife. This is serious surgery. Breast implants can make you very ill. I became totally disabled after 5 years. That is just one aspect of it. The money involved to replace them can really add up. There is alot to take into consideration before going under the knife. Remember, implants do not last forever and can make you very ill as they did to me. You can read my story at Toxicbreastimplants.org.

  • Posted By: bethtaylor @ 12/19/2007 10:42:19 AM

    Comment: Many women have become ill from breast implants. I hope these women will hear some of the horror stories before going under the knife. This is serious surgery. Breast implants can make you very ill. I became totally disabled after 5 years. That is just one aspect of it. The money involved to replace them can really add up. There is alot to take into consideration before going under the knife. Remember, implants do not last forever and can make you very ill as they did to me. You can read my story at Toxic Breast Implants!

  • Posted By: phiomalibumalibu @ 12/18/2007 7:54:12 PM

    Comment: According to my wife the best place for pros and cons about implants is at: www.FinestImplants.com

    • Posted By: STOP_ME @ 12/19/2007 10:51:03 PM

      Comment: ENOUGH WITH THE SPAM****BEAT IT LEECH !!!!

    • Posted By: Rogene @ 12/18/2007 11:28:08 PM

      Comment: You're doing a good job of advertising . . . Hopefully you are well paid!

    • Posted By: Rogene @ 12/18/2007 11:27:22 PM

      Comment: I think you've done a good job of advertising for them . . . Hopefully they're paying you well.

  • Posted By: beholder1 @ 12/18/2007 7:37:39 PM

    Comment: It's so sad that young men feel the need to display bling to prove their worth and women of all ages enlarge their breasts to "feel better about themselves." I guess we still have a long way to go.

  • Posted By: jschmidt1971 @ 12/18/2007 6:43:41 PM

    Comment: I think there is nothing wrong with getting plastic surgery to look like what you were before. This isn't about not being happy with what you're given, but regaining something you've had before. It's like being "normal" again. Just have to make sure to go to board-certified plastic surgeons. As a side-note, http://www.abms.org and http://www.trustedsurgeons.com are great places to find those.

    • Posted By: bethtaylor @ 12/19/2007 10:52:05 AM

      Comment: I had breast implants for 8 years and I sure wish I felt normal again. So if you feel implants will make you feel normal, please think again. My PS was board certified and very well known. I do think that women need to do their homework before having this done. It is like playing russian roulette with your health. Have you done the research needed? Many, many women are becoming ill and experiencing complications. I should know as I founded a support group. Some are ill and some just want them out because they find them very uncomfortable. Please read the stories on breastimplantsupport.org before even considering having something like this done. That group has convinced many women out of having breast augmentation.

  • Posted By: jschmidt1971 @ 12/18/2007 6:42:26 PM

    Comment: I think there is nothing wrong with getting plastic surgery to look like what you were before. This isn't about not being happy with what you're given, but regaining something you've had before. It's like being "normal" again. Just have to make sure to go to board-certified plastic surgeons. As a side-note, http://www.abms.org and http://www.trustedsurgeons.com are great places to find those.

    • Posted By: Bornita @ 12/18/2007 10:32:46 PM

      Comment: I think surgery is quite a drastic and risky way to 'regain something that you've lost'. Whoever even said that was necessary? In my opinion, physical beauty is only skin deep and beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. A pure, good person sees beauty in everyone. That is how we should be. How much longer are you going to be tricked by l'oreal? Look at their website and you will see how much of the beauty products and consequently the advertising belongs to them. Of course there are millions of other companies that brainwash us into thinking we need to purchase their product or service in order to hold our head high. Just think about this: there are millions of free and safe things you can do to be more satisfied and happy. Like a brisk walk makes you feel better. I read that gratitude journaling about once a week makes you happier. Forget beauty surgery, it makes you look like crap. Just buy the right clothing instead. If you want to emphasize your bust then there are shapes and shadings that do that better than a monster boob inplant.

  • Posted By: phiomalibumalibu @ 12/18/2007 6:21:58 PM

    Comment: Thank you for that inspirational comment! I did want to mention that since this article mentions tummy tucks, that my sister recently got one....and I think it helped her self-image and self-esteem. Ever since she had my niece, she was unable to shake her excess skin and fat around her stomach.. She found a great place to get the tummy tuck -- www.tuckafold.com and now she is in pretty dang good shape. I am happy for her because she is happy and can fit into her wardrobe again. She said the staff at "tuckafold" was excellent and made it a smooth process. Good Luck Ladies!

  • Posted By: phiomalibumalibu @ 12/18/2007 5:33:58 PM

    Comment: ABSOLUTELY. One must always go with your instinct. In my wife's case, I think she was mildly depressed because her breasts had changed so dramatically since nursing the kids. She feels so much better, she loves her fit in her clothes, and she feels more comfortable at the beach. You have to understand that her breasts deflated quite a bit. When we found the doctors at -- www.finestimplants.com --and met with them and went through the process of selection and risks, my wife was all for going forward with getting her new breasts. She changed instantly, by that I her atttitude toward life changed. I'm glad she is happy and glowing again. I know it seems like a small thing, but this small thing made such a big difference. So I have to share this. I highly recommend the specialists at FinestImplants.com Good Luck!

    • Posted By: leilamary @ 12/19/2007 1:23:37 PM

      Comment: Dear Friend: Your wife has made a very big mistake, and I hope that you will take care of her when she becomes sick. Silicone breast implants were never safe to be implanted into the human body. It took almost twenty years to find out that my silicone implants were making me sick. I have had three silicone fluid-induced pulmonary embolisms, and I must stay on blood thinners for the rest of my life. Silicone migrates to every organ in the body...even the brain. You really seem to love your wife; therefore, I hope that you will start doing some research on the risks of her having these deadly devices implanted into her body. I have been helping women for over twenty years, and if you knew what I know, you would ask your wife to have them removed before she becomes sick. With love and respect...Lea

  • Posted By: phiomalibumalibu @ 12/18/2007 2:46:02 PM

    Comment: oh and one thing I forgot to mention (she's sitting right here) is that she also changed her lips. Not much of a change but her lips are more full and sensous now. She wanted to pass on that she got the work done at www.finestlips.com. So if you have thin lips you may want to try them. Good Luck!

    • Posted By: Bornita @ 12/18/2007 10:50:04 PM

      Comment: What if you're perfectly happy with your lips? Why are you speaking for your wife? These posts are very dubious. Would anybody really get surgery recommendations over the comments section of a news website?

  • Posted By: ANNA NICOLE @ 12/18/2007 2:42:04 PM

    Comment: HGL-B27 antigen, 24% women will get sick no matter what, genetic, they need to test for that before implanting women with these toxic devices! the FDA s most defective product!and we wonder why drugs for children are on the rise in AMERICA!M.E.K. i dont want no more!we worry about are childrens shots, right, what about bearing a child taking many hits while carrying this child of these 37 toxic chemicals. some of the women are dow corning survivors, thats about how long breast implants been around. the words used by the FDA they THINK everyone will be ok with the bann lifted on silicone /silicone and TUFF LUCK if they are not, pretty weak words!then i hear i have saline, im safe, no, youre just not sick yet, ive seen saline come out with black mold and bacteria in my times/working to stop hurting ourselves and children!do you all know of silicone kids????????????//

  • Posted By: phiomalibumalibu @ 12/18/2007 2:23:50 PM

    Comment: Yes, I agree it is best to find a good surgeon. And SALINE is the best way to go these days. I would suggest looking at several different centers and then deciding. My wife and I did this and wound up selecting a doctor from www.finestimplants.com Actually there was a team of advisor that gave us plenty of options. We had fun selecting the size and shape and would go back and forth a little. She would tease me that she would be getting the DD's, and of course that made me chuckle. She has changed her attitude since she got her implants, and we are very very happy about the decision.

  • Posted By: peanutsgirl @ 12/18/2007 2:10:11 PM

    Comment: I had breast augmentation surgery in January of this year. It was the best thing I ever did. After going through a divorce and finding myself a single mom with 3 kids, I never did anything for myself. That's the price you pay for being a parent, and well worth it. It was something I had been wanting to do for a long time, and so almost a year ago I decided to just do it. I had been saving money for a long time so that I could pay cash for the surgery and not do something stupid like paying interest on a loan for new boobs. I have a great job and this money was saved for me to eventually do something just for me. My kids are well provided for and aren't lacking for anything (but not overly spoiled....). People say that we women get a breast augmentation because we are materialistic or narcissistic, but that isn't ALWAYS the case. I went through a nasty divorce and had spent 10 years listening to my husband demean me and tell me "if only I had boobs I would be perfect." So part of it was a self esteem issue. But it shouldn't matter WHY a woman chooses to have cosmetic surgery. It's her body, her choice, her money. So put the soap boxes away. Usually the ones who make the snide remarks are the ones who wish they could have a better body and are jealous. So yes, I am extremely happy with my smoking hot body. I work out religiously, I eat healthy, and I stay active. So the negative comments really don't offend me.............my implants are immune to pointed barbs..........lol :-)

    • Posted By: Luvcreole @ 12/20/2007 7:40:15 AM

      Comment: What if it was a man who told you you shouldn't have done it peanutsgirl? Cause here's one right here. I'm quite attracted to women (i.e.: very heterosexual) Yet, I can with great sadness say..your exhusband was a jerk, didn't deserve you..but unfortunately won. He succeeded in convincing you you were nobody without healthy breasts. Now, you've taken care of the problem (in your own mind), but you haven't. It's not jealousy the other women are telling you no. They can get it done too...most people have credit cards they can use. Payment plans are available. Or they could save like you did. You're still hurting over what your ogre of an ex..chauvanist that he was...said about you and when someone mentions this breast sugmentation as a mistake, calling them jealous really is showing how vulnerable you still are. Being reminded that you actually caved to his worthless opinion. Maybe even to make him want you back or regret ever losing you when he sees you (since you have children, I assume you two will have to cross paths) Why does this bug me so much then as a man? Simply put? I'm twiced divorced..all because of wives who were still suffering from the men in their lives. Harsh, deadbeat fathers. Or neglectful/abusive husbands or boyfriends...and they still sought love as any woman desires to do. Unfortunately, their baggage came with them, and promptly ruined our marriages. I found I couldn't get away from the ghosts of their past. I see it even in my own extended family, with abuse issues..all with the women, and even some of the men. The women of the families of some of my friends too. Women have been catching it ever since the bible days, and they still do now. Thebible predicts this with deadly accuracy..if people understood it. Jesus was gentler to the women in his day than he was to the men....because of this fact. So, don't be mad at me for typing this. I'm on your side...just not in the way you'd like. One day, I pray, you will be able to take those implants out, and look at yourself in the mirror, and say "I am wonderfully and fearfully made by God, who loves me. He says I am beautiful, and worth everything to him"

    • Posted By: Wrdfrk @ 12/19/2007 10:47:15 AM

      Comment: I'm sorry you have a pig of an ex-husband, and am glad you managed to get away from him.

      It seems you worked hard to save the money for your implants. Are you still saving for the next pair? They're supposed to be replaced every 7 - 10 years. Also, I hope you don't get sick. Studies have shown that within the first three years of getting implants for the first time, almost half of the women experience one local complication such as pain, infection, hardening or the need for additional surgery, and none of this is covered by your insurance. Also, as a mom, you must be regularly getting your breasts examined, right? Well, mammograms can deflate your implants and anyway are fairly useless for implanted breasts. The FDA recommends MRI's every couple of years to make sure your breasts stay healthy. MRI's cost a couple of thousand dollars a pop. Are you saving for that too? If something does go wrong, I hope you'll have the mans to get it taken care of. Good luck.

  • Posted By: ANNA NICOLE @ 12/18/2007 2:06:19 PM

    Comment: All breast implants have a toxic shell, containing about 37 chemicals!!!YIKES! The shell breaks down, like everything in time,even your car! The shell of the implant flakes off, where does these particles go?In my time I met so many women and children affected by breast implants. Myself, I almost died from them!Can any one explain why my 4 year old has a trace amount of platnuim in her urine.I had silicone/silicone. saline w mold and bacteria, hhmm howd that happen?SALINmoldSALINEbacteria
    that have silicone/saline

  • Posted By: TheMystykl1 @ 12/18/2007 1:23:57 PM

    Comment: Ok one thing and one thing only that everyone is missing here but at the same time hitting it... THIS IS ALL COSMETIC... what ever happened to the deeper meanings in life the things that you CANT SEE being important? and then we wonder why things such as depression and suicide are up... maybe its because you idiots are too worried about other things that need not be important... you are the way you are live with it... and another thing for those that said lip augmentations are painful... hmmm well if its that damn painful maybe thats ur bodies way of telling you that HEY YOU SHOULDNT BE DOING THIS... another thing there have been a few comments i read that stated something along the lines of "i got implants and after my DIVORCE" hmmm well DUH a woman is getting implants for 1 reason and 1 reason only.... because she cares about material things too much... come on ppl there are more important things in life than looks and appearances so how about you take the time and get in touch with those things open ur eyes to what the media is doing to you and making you believe is right/ok all the tv shows and movies centered around cosmetic surgery its no wonder so many ppl are saying hey maybe i should do that... you are being TOLD this is what you shoudl do it is being drilled into your brain daily by the media and ur jus giving in to it... come on have some willpower and truely take a look at the world... open ur eyes... there are more important things

  • Posted By: phiomalibumalibu @ 12/18/2007 12:42:55 PM

    Comment: Okay, I found the site someone was asking for regarding breast enhancing supplements: www.chicaconglamour.com and while snooping around I also, to be fair found one for men www.herbalsize.com My sister uses the herbal supplements and works out and she says that they work although the increase in size is not too noticable. Anyways Good Luck with your choices.

  • Posted By: seekingthetruthaboutimplants @ 12/18/2007 12:29:46 PM

    Comment: I had saline breast implants placed 4 years ago. I did not have any issues with them for 3 years. After 3 years of having them, one of them deflated this past spring. I decided to have the implant replaced. Since then, my health really took a nose dive. I have suffered with debiltating fatigue and pain, brain fog, high blood pressue, I lost 1/3 of my hair, digestive problems including diarrhea and nausea, ane extreme hypersentivity to sounds and smells. I have had every blood test and test known to man trying to figure out my I felt so sick. I finally found hundreds of women just like me who have or had the same symptoms and have or had breast implants. I had the implants removed 5 weeks ago. My health has improved by 50% by I am by no means back to normal. I found out that the implants left me with major heavy metal poisoning, which I am still dealing with. My life will never be the same. I've so far lost a year of my life due to an illness with no name and no treatment, all in the name of breast implants and my fight is still not over. I am only 29 years old. This can happen to anyone.

    • Posted By: willow207 @ 04/01/2008 11:47:41 AM

      Comment: Try taking Milk Thistle for the heavy metal poisoning. I grew up in a heavy agriculture-use community , later Superfund site, and had extreme heavy metal exposure. For the past three years I have been using Milk Thistle with great results and there is NO toxicity to it. This her both cleans and feeds the liver allowing it to regenerate, and the kidneys, spleen and blood are also cleaned by it. Good luck in your recovery!

  • Posted By: aussie_sapphire @ 12/18/2007 11:39:30 AM

    Comment: I am 46 and having a "mommy makeover" (lift, augmentation, tummy tuck and some lipo) on Friday. I am successful in my career, educated and have three wonderful children. My husband is supportive and, while he loves me for myself, understands that I am not ready to see my mother in the mirror. Merry Christmas to me!

    • Posted By: bethtaylor @ 12/23/2007 5:48:47 PM

      Comment: What does being 'educated' have anything to do with having work done to your body? That one just boggles my mind. Do you think because you are educated, the rest of us are idiots and that is why we became ill? Just curious. I'm far from a dummy and sure did my research. Well guess what? Disabled completely just after 5 years. So much for being educated. I think you should stop and think about your children and no so much about your appearance. If something goes wrong, those children will wish you were there for them. Think educated, don't say it!

    • Posted By: SusanWalker @ 12/18/2007 5:44:13 PM

      Comment: Have you thought of breast pills? I was thinking that was wondering if you think they'll work? I might try one of the cheaper ones, but I have no experience www.justnaturally.com any advice?

  • Posted By: Mara @ 12/18/2007 11:24:57 AM

    Comment: I had breast implants 23 years ago. The only problem I have ever had with them was some contraction of the scars when they were first healing. At the time, I had AAA breasts and went for a very modest B cup, just a little something to balance off my round hips and 5'10" height. For 22 years, I have had no problems with them or any other collateral physical problems. I am 57 and am told look 10 years younger. Physically very active still. I'm so sorry that other women have had problems, but not everyone does. The most important thing is to get a good surgeon and not try to go huge.

    • Posted By: bethtaylor @ 12/23/2007 5:51:45 PM

      Comment: Mara, 23 years is a long time to have breast implants. They eventually breakdown in the body. Have you had an MRI? I would to see if they have ruptured. You are lucky that you have not had problems but at some point they will have to be removed or replaced.

  • Posted By: worsham769 @ 12/18/2007 11:16:55 AM

    Comment: Nothing wrong with getting a lift when needed. It should be a law that all women have at least 36d's.

    • Posted By: seekingthetruthaboutimplants @ 12/19/2007 2:12:03 PM

      Comment: Would you want your Mother, your sister, your daughter, your wife getting these 36 D's if you knew they were going to drastically harm or helf and cause her to be bed ridden? I think you really to re-think this comment.

    • Posted By: Luvcreole @ 12/18/2007 5:20:28 PM

      Comment: Thank you for confirming in one sentence what I've been trying to tell women and men is the problem here. Selfish indugence in men's attitudes abusing the natural God given desire for women to look attractive to men. This response is from another, quite heterosexual..attracted-to women male btw..

  • Posted By: worsham769 @ 12/18/2007 11:14:42 AM

    Comment: Nothing wrong with getting a lift when needed. WE could use our tax dollar and make all women a 36d!!

  • Posted By: finallyfree @ 12/18/2007 11:10:52 AM

    Comment: In 1989 I was implanted with a saline implant because of cancer. I have been diagnosed with scleroderma, pbc, sicca syndrome (sjogren's) and suffered depression since that time. Four years ago I decided to have my implant removed. I can with all honestly say that I am 80% improved. I no longer suffer depression, do not suffer the fatigue I was experiencing for years, etc. Also, do not plan to sleep on your tummy after implantation. It's like sleeping on a balloon.

  • Posted By: phiomalibumalibu @ 12/18/2007 11:09:08 AM

    Comment: Then go for it, you know we only live once in this lifetime and my wife is so happy she has new breasts, actually they are just like they were (maybe a little bigger) but I understand how you feel, it may not be for your wife. I think it is worth just having a look around www.finestimplants.com just to see the choices (there are many available) and if you decide it's not right then its your decision... also there are some ways to enhance your breasts with herbal supplements. I'll find out where to get them and get back to you... thanks

  • Posted By: phiomalibumalibu @ 12/18/2007 10:55:10 AM

    Comment: Thanks for sharing about awareness. Its true there are some risks, but in my wife's case, I think she was mildly depressed because her breasts had changed so dramatically since nursing the kids. She feels so much better, she loves her fit in her clothes, and she feels more comfortable at the beach. You have to understand that her breasts deflated quite a bit. When we found the doctors at finestimplants.com and met with them and went through the process of selection and risks, my wife was all for going forward with getting her new breasts. She changed instantly, by that I her atttitude toward life changed. I'm glad she is happy and glowing again. I know it seems like a small thing, but this small thing made such a big difference. So I have to share this. I highly recommend the specialists at FinestImplants.com Good Luck!

  • Posted By: Ilena Rose @ 12/18/2007 10:51:26 AM

    Comment: (Please pardon my multiple posts ... system was glitching)

    http://breastimplantawareness.blogspot.com

  • Posted By: Ilena Rose @ 12/18/2007 10:42:58 AM

    Comment: For 12 years I have headed an international support group for women harmed by their breast implants.

    Please read their stories here: www.BreastImplantAwareness.org

  • Posted By: Ilena Rose @ 12/18/2007 10:41:53 AM

    Comment: For 12 years, I have headed an international support group for women harmed by their breast implants. Many have experienced life threatening infections, including aspergillus niger, as well as repeated surgeries and immune system breakdowns. The high rate of suicide years after their first surgery is related to losing not only their implants, their natural breast tissue, but also their vitality, health and insurance!

    • Posted By: peanutsgirl @ 12/18/2007 2:14:28 PM

      Comment: The FDA imposed new regulations regarding implants. Mine are saline and should one of them develop a leak the saline would be harmlessly passed through my body. Silicone implants were the dangerous ones and have been linked to all the women who got sick from their implants. Recently they approved a new form of silicone implants, but my surgeon refuses to use anything other than saline. Oh, and I have a lifetime warrantly on my implants :-)

      • Posted By: bethtaylor @ 12/19/2007 11:04:38 PM

        Comment: Peanutgirl, really I think that if you believe saline is safe, you better do some researching. I had them for 8 years. Also if you think that saline is sterile, you are very misinformed. i had chunks of bacteria and mold growing in my 'safe' saline implants. I get very, very angry when I hear or read someone commenting on the safety of saline implants. They are not safe and they are just as dangerous as all the other implants. I became totally disabled after just 5 years of having them. I've basically been house bound for the last 6 years. Don't tell me about safe. I'm living through what was explained to me as being safe. I bought that story, hook line and sinker. My PS was board certified. If you want to see some pictures of what you think are safe saline implants and what they look like after they are removed from the body, you can go to breastimplantsupport.org. We have two ladies that had black implants and one nearly died.

      • Posted By: Rogene @ 12/18/2007 3:57:25 PM

        Comment: Saline solution, in an unopened body, on the shelf has a two-year shelf life . . . Put it in a warm, dark place where body fluids can pass back and forth through defective valves or a deteriorating shell, and you have the makings for disaster. Dr. Blais, a Canadian researcher, has found as many as 22 organisms in one woman's implants. This woman, an electrical engineer, is not totally disabled. If the implant breaks, the spill may not be "harmless" salt water. . . It may be loaded with bacteria that can cause a host of illnesses - even death. . . .Please read your warranty carefully. . . It is good only if you REPLACE your implants. If you get sick and want them removed so you have a chance to recover, it won't pay a dime. . . Proper explant can cause as much as $15,000 - and increasing every year with inflation. Every implanted woman should have at least enough money in savings to cover explant and to pay her living expenses for one year while she gets her life back.

        At one time, I thought implants were the solution too! . . . I understand! . . . Now I know they were the dumbest decision I ever made. Getting them removed was the smartest investment I ever made.

        My biggest concern is for the children born to implanted women. What do you tell them when they ask why they can't live a normal life? . . . We've had a number of adult children come to Yahoo Group's SiliconeKids looking for answers. . . Unfortunately, we don't have any sure-fire answers. We can only recommend that the child be put on a very healthy diet so it's little immune system has a chance to overcome some of the toxins passed to it before birth or during nursing.

        The FDA knows this! . . . But they serve the plastic surgery industry and the implant manufacturing industry. NOT the public who pays their salaries. It won't be long before we can start replacing these criminals in the election!

  • Posted By: toxicimplants @ 12/18/2007 10:36:40 AM

    Comment: I had breast implant surgery when I was 36 to get my body back after nursing two kids. 18 years later, I had them removed after being diagnosed with Lupus, Sjogrens syndrome and autoimmune thyroid disease. My body attacked the implants for so long it developed an autoimmune response. Worth the risk? No.
    Can't prove they are connected? Why is Dow paying out large sums in the settlement to women who have been diagnosed with these diseases?

  • Posted By: phiomalibumalibu @ 12/18/2007 10:35:53 AM

    Comment: I'm not sure if my post got posted, but in a nutshell my wife and I both had a great experience with the doctors at finestimplants.com Good Luck!

  • Posted By: Ilena Rose @ 12/18/2007 10:35:42 AM

    Comment: For 12 years, I have headed an international support group for women harmed by implants. I have communicated with thousands of women who had had horrific consequences from their implant problems. Serious infections are common ... including aspergillus niger and a variety of bacterial infections. The high rate of suicide years after implantation occurs after their implants have failed them, and they are left with scars and debilitating health problems. Indeed, insurers are not dropping women with any implant history.

  • Posted By: phiomalibumalibu @ 12/18/2007 10:34:35 AM

    Comment: My wife decided to have breast enhancements 3 years ago. After birthing and raising 2 kids, she had lost her shape. She used to always show me pictures of how her breasts used to be and say ' I wish I had them back' Well after she decided, we went online and found a great site www.finestimplants.com they had some great physicians and advice. So we found a great doctor, and she went ahead and got her breasts restored to how they wer before childbirth. I must say the changes were fantastic. She is happier now and doesn't go into those small bouts of depression. All and all is was an easy and fun process for both of us, selecting the size and shape and teasing each other. So I would recommend to have a look at finestimplants.com if you are considering implants. Good Luck!

  • Posted By: Ilena Rose @ 12/18/2007 10:33:20 AM

    Comment: For 12 years, I have headed an international support group for women harmed by implants. I have communicated with thousands of women who had had horrific consequences from their implant problems. Serious infections are common ... including aspergillus niger and a variety of bacterial infections. The high rate of suicide years after implantation occurs after their implants have failed them, and they are left with scars and debilitating health problems. Indeed, insurers are not dropping women with any implant history.

  • Posted By: Rogene @ 12/18/2007 10:29:41 AM

    Comment: One of my friends has three children who were affected by her grossly failed breast implants. . . The youngest, is experiencing horrific pain . . . She has scleroderma from head to foot . . . at 16, she has the hands and feet of a 12-month old. A white child, she had brown skin. Her skin splits and bleeds. She has been poked, prodded and examined by the best doctors around. But there absolutely nothing they can do for her, except to prescibe pain medication. She refuses it because she wants her mind to be clear. She deals with the pain through prayer. Meanwhile her mother has multiple brain leisons from Multiple Sclerosis and is in terrible pain herself. . . How yould you feel if you knew a decision you made to get breast implants left, not just you, but your children, with a lifetime of suffering? The FDA knows about the kids problems, but refuses to act. There are no significant studies on the effects of breast implants on children. The few that exist do indicate there are problems. . . but they are ignored. Kids problems start with rashes, digestive problems, joint and muscle pain, skin disorders, and progress to deteriorating joints, cognitive and behavior disorders, physical deformaties and sexual deformaties. Somehow, I don't think the Mom's self esteem is very important when she watches her children suffer!

  • Posted By: Mara @ 12/18/2007 10:23:29 AM

    Comment: NOT TRUE! My insurance provider would not pay for the surgery since it was cosmetic, but they never changed my premiums or coverage.

    • Posted By: Ilena Rose @ 12/18/2007 12:46:16 PM

      Comment: You are very fortunate.

      I know many women from our support group who have had insurance denied or dropped because of their implants. May your good luck with your implants continue.

  • Posted By: John Luma @ 12/18/2007 10:07:46 AM

    Comment: You forgot to mention one critically important issue: Breast augmentation means insurance companies will no longer cover you. It automatically keeps you from getting insurance. Because insurers claim that it increases cancer risks, even though the stats don't support this. It's one more excuse they use to keep people off their insurance rolls who might later sue for problems or bad surgery. Even though those stats also don't hold up.

    Check out what I'm saying here. I did the research as part of a story on the insurance industry.

    • Posted By: Wrdfrk @ 12/19/2007 10:55:06 AM

      Comment: Hey, John, I'd love to read your story. Any chance I can get a copy? You can reach me at info@beautyandthebreast.org. Thanks!

    • Posted By: Mooey558 @ 12/18/2007 5:33:56 PM

      Comment: This is not always a true statement. I work for a health insurance company and they did not refuse me coverage. As long as I had no prior health issues with the implants or not - I'm covered and nothing has changed as far as coverage or premiums. We do the same with the others that we insure.

    • Posted By: Rogene @ 12/18/2007 10:19:36 AM

      Comment: So True . . . A friend, an underwriter for a major insurance company told me years ago that (at that time) the only two things that brought automatic refusal for coverage were morbid obesity and a history of breast implants. . . . So guys, when you see a gal with big knockers, just remember they may come with huge medical bills - that YOU will have to pay for - if you want to see your woman get her health back.

  • Posted By: jonye @ 12/18/2007 9:56:19 AM

    Comment: I personally know two women who have had breast implants. They share a common trait. They both have very low self-esteem issue. They are in constant need of attention especially from the opposite sex. I believe women who enlarge their breast is only a reflection of who they are on the inside. EMPTY and looking for approval from men. You've come a long way baby

    • Posted By: Mooey558 @ 12/18/2007 5:36:38 PM

      Comment: Sorry, but as you have seen from some of the other posts, you can be a confident, happy and satisfied woman and still get implants. I was not in any way lacking confidence nor was I unhappy with my life in any way at all and I got mine and I am very happy that I did.

  • Posted By: jonye @ 12/18/2007 9:55:47 AM

    Comment: I personally know two women who have had breast implants. They share a common trait. They both have very low self-esteem issue. They are in constant need of attention especially from the opposite sex. I believe women who enlarge their breast is only a reflection of who they are on the inside. EMPTY and looking for approval from men. You've come a long way baby

    • Posted By: bethtaylor @ 12/20/2007 10:29:05 AM

      Comment: Honey, you only know 2 women with breast implants and have put a label on all women with implants? All because of these two women? Sounds to me like you are a bit insecure yourself when the men look at the 2 women you know. I know many, many women with implants. Most did not get them for men to ogle them. They got them to feel better about themselves. It's true, some women get implants because their boyfriend/husband likes big breasts but the majority of women do not get implants so that men can stare at them. I have very low self esteem issues. When I got my implants, it sure wasn't for any man. I had enough looking at me without the implants. I did, however, get them so that I could feel better about myself and look better in my clothes.

      Stop labeling women because of just 2 women you know.

  • Posted By: Eagletarian @ 12/18/2007 9:29:35 AM

    Comment: Should we coin a new term for this? I suggest "Baby Bazoomers."

    • Posted By: sbobgal @ 12/18/2007 11:22:29 AM

      Comment: HA

  • Posted By: SmartMommy @ 12/18/2007 9:12:25 AM

    Comment: I've had implants for several years now. It is, by far, a personal choice. I only want to stress the importance of researching your surgery if that is your choice. Too many rush into the "best deal" they can find. I believe you get what you pay for and you really need to research your plastic surgeon.
    My choice to have augmentation was exactly that...MY choice, no man's opinion - or woman's for that matter. My opinion of myself was all that mattered then and all that matters now. For me, it was the best thing I could do for myself and (obviously) I have NO regrets.
    Why can't mommy have something for herself?

    • Posted By: Luvcreole @ 12/18/2007 5:14:56 PM

      Comment: YEs, but it may have been your choice, as it would be always, but why is the question? Don't tell me you got it done just because you like the way it looks for just you. Unless you're turned on by our on breasts. There is a link to how you think men will see you at the root, otherwise what good is it to do?

    • Posted By: peanutsgirl @ 12/18/2007 2:19:02 PM

      Comment: I agree 100% with you! I live in Wichita, KS, and a lot of women here drive to Oklahoma because they can get a "cheap" breast augmentation done. They pay less than $2000 for implants that are put in OVER their muscle. I found the best local surgeon I could and paid $3900 to have my surgery done correctly. My implants are located under my chest wall and I have had no problems what so ever. The scar tissue is non existent because they put them in under my chest wall and my incision scars have almost completed faded because my doctor gave me scar treatment cream after my surgery. You get what you pay for. So if you're not researching all your options and it turns out badly because you wanted a cheap way out, you get what you deserve. And YES, mommy does deserve to do something for herself too!

      • Posted By: SunshineAustin @ 12/20/2007 12:09:30 AM

        Comment: I had silicone implants under the muscle, and they ruptured. I have had my entire chest detatched 6
        times to remove clogged lymph nodes, siliconomas, granulomas, calcifications, and gangrene. There is silicone in my lungs that has caused me to have severe lung obstruction with the airway exchange. There is silicone in my kidneys and in my heart. I have a pacemaker with a defibrillator installed in my chest with wires that go into my heart to pace the beats, and to restart it when it stops pumping and quivers instead.
        I have taken over 10,000 volts of electricity to my heart in the last 2 years.
        Is Silicone safe? Is under the muscle the best method? It has been totally disasterous for me.
        TRUST ME, when you have problems and the insurance company gets tired of paying for all your
        medical care, you WILL be denied any coverage ! ! ! You will also not be able to get life insurance, nor
        will you be able to get any credit life coverage, like for when you buy a car or house and pay for a policy to pay off the debt in case something happens to you, So, dont kid yourself.........right now you may be ok, and you may have the coverage.......... tomorrow may be another story. I hope for your sake that you continue to be ok, and covered. Here is the toxicity and immunology report on medical devices. it is on the FDA site, no where near the implant or medical device area, but it does tell you information there that it denies elsewhere: READ IF YOU DARE http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ost/reports/fy98/IMMUNOTOX.HTM

  • Posted By: westsidecougar1 @ 12/18/2007 8:41:11 AM

    Comment: To Luvcreole.....
    "Men dominating women selfishly, not loving them..but trying to suppress or enslave them, making women in turn want to rebel and do their own thing...the whole thing gets messed up."

    It isn't just "men dominating women selfishly" all the time. I think also that women have to understand that they can just as easily be part of the problem. I don't agree with assigning the blame on men all the time. It cuts both ways.

    • Posted By: Luvcreole @ 12/18/2007 9:24:27 AM

      Comment: Did you read the entire comment? About women rebelling too? You have to understand how God created men and women to operate, how the fall in the Garden of Eden took place, how God ordered the curse on mankind