When I was in my 20’s I thought I would be more attractive with large breasts. At 5’5” 120 lbs, I had small/medium size breasts that fit my frame. But I lived at the beach and I saw lots of girls with large breasts pouring out of their bikini tops. I was envious. Plus I saw lots of pictures in magazines of girls with large breasts who seemed like they were voluptuous and extremely attractive.
When I made an appointment with a plastic surgeon, he was all too happy to promote large breasts and he chose a size much larger than I had imagined (double D). Back then, I think that a lot of doctors were promoting large breasts even if it didn’t match one’s frame. So I took his advice and I was super excited to think I would be noticed for my new, amazing figure with large breasts.
Right after the surgery, however, I was depressed and groggy. And once the bandages were removed, I felt I made a mistake. Gone were my beautiful breasts that fit my body. I had huge breasts that felt heavy and painful. As they healed, I noticed the permanent scars and I knew I made a mistake. Why did I fall for the hype? And why did I think I would be more sought after with large breasts? I was getting noticed by men for the wrong reason and some leered at me which made me feel uncomfortable.
As time went on, I learned to live with my new breasts but I longed to have them removed. I was afraid to do that for fear of sagging breasts or that they would look worse. But there were other reasons to have them removed aside from the way they looked. I started having shortness of breath and chest pain. Also, I had back pain because they were too big.
By the time I reached my 40’s, I was ready to have my implants removed. I was very nervous and worried about infection. I was also concerned about how I would look. The surgery was hard and so was recovery. But I am really glad I went through with it. I have normal size breasts now. And while they do sag, I don’t care. I wear a bra and it lifts them up. I just wanted to be free from those big bags inside of my body.
I didn’t want breast implants but I had breast cancer and I felt so bad about the way I looked after a double mastectomy. I wish I didn’t have such a tough decision.
That’s good information. I went to a consultation and the implants the doctor gave me were so big, I was scared to put them in my body. The implants were heavy just holding them so I can’t imagine having them in my body.