Breasts, leave them or Augment them?

Admittedly, I am only 19 and do not have to deal with sagging yet but doing bench presses has helped fill out my chest a little. Building muscle doesn't increase the breast tissue but, for me, it has made them appear fuller. I went from a 36D to 32C.

If you decide on an augmentation, all the power to you if it helps you feel better!

Ditto@ bold. I believe that heavy lifting has aided in giving me enough of a projection, to achieve a 3" from base, hence my choice of inculcating the BRAVA system, to create the expansion and replication of breast tissue. I fill out a D cup now, just not the way I want it to look in a D cup bra ~ so, to me I'm still a C cup until I am satisfied. So yay!!

ETA; Moreso, pectoral major and minor muscles development, which is certainly not breast tissue.

Is it really only $5-7k? I know a girl who got them last year and paid $25k and said she got a smokin' deal and it's often $40k!

She may have opted for fat transfer breast augmentation. The surgeon, location as well as pre and post surgery care can also affect total cost.

I'm sure there was no fat transfer. She's a young girl with very low body fat. Probably the other.

That could be. I think the girl is around age 24.

If you have a C cups no need to do anything, if you have less you should look in to it...the clothes look better, nothing better than an hourglass figure. curves rule!

"As far as the price, I had mine done in Houston and it was a little over $5,000 but I also had some lypo & scar revision done on some old surgery scars. I plan on going back to the same plastic surgeon as before since he did such a great job. He quoted me $5,000 for replacements next year."

"^^^^ This alone would deter me. $5,000 every 10 years or $500 per year, $41.66 per month.... for life~~~ So this is another payment on top of cars, on top of a house, etc.

Curious what happens if you do not replace in 10 years? What happens if you just want them out?

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That's a lot of $ to spend for the rest of your life on boobs, IMO. You can't just have them done once, they have to be replaced every 10 years. Surgery every 10 years just for boobs. I'd rather go to Europe on vacation instead!

Different people have different wants. I'd rather pay 40 a month to be happy with my body rather than, idk, drive a more expensive vehicle.

I agree. My money = my priorities, your money = your priorities. Also, having enough money to do everything you want helps so there's no tough decisions like boobs or mortgage. Advising others based on your wallet is silly.

Agreed. Plus people are assuming the person wanting the augmentation can't afford the surgery and a nice vacation or a jetski or a new car or a horse or whatever.

There's no rule they have to be replaced every ten years, that's just what my PS mentioned. My mom's are older than that and fine. I think most people just want upgrades.

I just don't think I could ever get implants.....unless maybe I had to have a mastectomy and was uncomfortable with what was left. After having and breast feeding 3 kids I would however have fat replacement done. My OB is also a plastic surgeon and I have talked to him about it; he has his own office now and performs this along with many other surgeries there.

But I wouldn't go crazy big, just a full B, maybe small C. Too many big chested friends to know that large breasts are not what I would personally want. Just something to fill out a bikini top nicely.

I've never heard of fat replacement-can you give a bit more detail? I've also bf three kids, for a year each, and that along with the weight loss has made my chest look like a teenage boys :grumble:

If you have a C cups no need to do anything, if you have less you should look in to it...the clothes look better, nothing better than an hourglass figure. curves rule!

Lol. So women should cut their bodies open, have objects inserted and need to have them replaced in 10 years for thousands of dollars (they should work hard for that money and put it towards their boobs), so they can meet some specific cup number, so that people like you think they look good in their clothes. Even though they already look great, gets tons of attracted admirers and are happily coupled with someone that adores their breasts and body. And all this regardless of age, perkiness, and whether they want to have children or not. Well, maybe you just don't know that different people do have different preferences. You don't have to date them. Just find another lady that has the qualities you seek.

I think it is a personal choice and there are many reasons why a women would make this choice. But, no women should feel like she has to do it for some arbitrary reason.

If you have a C cups no need to do anything, if you have less you should look in to it...the clothes look better, nothing better than an hourglass figure. curves rule!

Lol. So women should cut their bodies open, have objects inserted and need to have them replaced in 10 years for thousands of dollars (they should work hard for that money and put it towards their boobs), so they can meet some specific cup number, so that people like you think they look good in their clothes. Even though they already look great, gets tons of attracted admirers and are happily coupled with someone that adores their breasts and body. And all this regardless of age, perkiness, and whether they want to have children or not. Well, maybe you just don't know that different people do have different preferences. You don't have to date them. Just find another lady that has the qualities you seek.

I think it is a personal choice and there are many reasons why a women would make this choice. But, no women should feel like she has to do it for some arbitrary reason.

That escalated quickly. :huh:

Fact is, curves do rule. But thin is also in. There's no body type that is superior to the other, it's all about proportion. The flat-chested look is better on gals with narrower hips, but can work on wider-hipped gals if they dress their frame well. The fuller bosom works better on gals with a narrow waist and pronounced hips, giving the classic hourglass shape. But it can work with other body types if you dress with an eye toward balancing the silhouette. And no one should feel they "ought" to get breast implants under any circumstances, if you feel you only need a little bit of extra volume, that's what padded bras are for.

Bottom line is, it's not what other people think of your breasts that matters, it's what you think of them.

I've always been a small B cup, now I've nursed two babies and am losing weight they obviously don't look like they used to. My husband says I can get breast augmentation, but I just don't think I could go through major surgery like that. So I will instead invest in a good push up bra

.....Have you noticed that not one male in this thread has replied "Heck yes, by all means go and buy some double D hooters"?

that might be because it's not our place to tell the OP or any other woman what to do, or what not to do, with their bodies. who really cares what you prefer?

It's all fine.

It's all fine, right up until the part where someone starts telling other people what they should do with their own body. I think that's what you were saying, right? You want to get surgery? Go nuts. You have some idea about what looks better on other people? That's fine, too, but prescriptive statements based on your opinion are not going to sit well with me. If I still have the badonkadonk butt when I'm part of the IBTC (and saggy to boot!), that's my biz. I don't even have to enjoy my body that way; I can just be dissatisfied and decide I'm not getting surgery. That's also an option.

It's all fine.

It's all fine, right up until the part where someone starts telling other people what they should do with their own body. I think that's what you were saying, right? You want to get surgery? Go nuts. You have some idea about what looks better on other people? That's fine, too, but prescriptive statements based on your opinion are not going to sit well with me. If I still have the badonkadonk butt when I'm part of the IBTC (and saggy to boot!), that's my biz. I don't even have to enjoy my body that way; I can just be dissatisfied and decide I'm not getting surgery. That's also an option.

Agree!!

I've always kind of wanted a reduction. I guess people just have their own ideas about what they want their body to look like. I say do whatever makes you happy.

Is it really only $5-7k? I know a girl who got them last year and paid $25k and said she got a smokin' deal and it's often $40k!

She may have opted for fat transfer breast augmentation. The surgeon, location as well as pre and post surgery care can also affect total cost.

I'm sure there was no fat transfer. She's a young girl with very low body fat. Probably the other.

Ahhh that is a valid point indeed@BF% much like bodybuilders. The pricier implant is the Gummy Bear Breast Implants which has been the popular choice among the teen clientele. Depending on the surgeon and location cost soars above $6K -$10K per breast, partially due to duration of surgery too. If your teen friend had some form of breast constriction/ or was tuberous, which is common among teen girls, that adds to the cost ~ usually another $8K -$10K per breast. Your stated $40K is a very likely end tally to pay. :drinker:

I have gummy bear implants AND had a lift on one side and my surgery was only $7150.

I don't get it. Who wants to have boobs shaped like gummy bears? :bigsmile:

It's the hip and cool thing :P

It's apparent that women care more about what boobs look like than men....

Obviously since they are apart of our bodies we'd care about them more than men do. I know it's a wild concept but a lot of women actually care about their looks because of themselves, not men.

As to the op, it's something I'd do if i had the money and time. I was probably larger than a DD before I lost 80lbs (I don't know for sure since I've never been fitted) and now I'm down to a smaller D. Since I'm only 5'3" and have a small frame they have always look weird on me and have made me very uncomfortable. The fact that they sag doesn't bother me since they've always done that but I'd like to be able to wear a button down shirt without problems or get rude comments about them from men who think that boobs were somehow magically created just for their pleasure. You have to do what is going to make you happy since it is after all your body.