I am blonde, 17, 4'11" and about 105-110 pounds. I have a gymnast's build, and I am okay with my body except for my breasts, which are a full A/small B. Should I get breast implants next year when I turn 18? I have had my fair share of boyfriends, but I am so embarrassed by my breast size and feel inadequate because of it. Would guys find me more attractive if I had larger breasts? I would really like to have better self-esteem.
2006-11-21 10:11:41 · 22 answers · asked by Laura O 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
I am 20, 5'4" 110lbs and I'm just barely an A cup. I have also been with my boyfriend for 4 years and he loves them. I get hit on often, even though I have a small chest. When I was in high school I was much more self conscious and had lower self esteem. My boyfriend has helped me learn to love my body, and I think that's what you need to do. Be happy you have a small chest! You don't have to worry about them getting in the way with sports or getting nasty floppy when you get old! Trust me... learn to love your body, and find people who love you for who you are. Not only because you have fake boobs. A lot of people will have more respect for you for being real and having small boobs, than being fake and having big boobs.
2006-11-21 10:23:37 · answer #1 · answered by sarrey29 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's good that at least you have the sense to wait until you're 18 (and don't have parents who will support this change sooner). I am opposed to breast implants. I am sure they have come a long way, medically, but I know there have been numerous problems in the past with leaking, etc. and I would not want to be a human guinea pig for what they have not found out still now...
More importantly, you should focus on your self esteem, not on the size of your breasts. If a guy likes you (or doesn't) based on your breasts (or any part of your body, really), is that who you want to be with?
Another downside of larger breasts (I had larger when I was younger and now they have decreased in size due to exercise, etc., and I have lots of very visible stretch marks and lots of sagging issues. I wish I had smaller breasts when I was younger! They seem to age a lot better (I know it may not seem worth the wait, but when you're 30 and have perky breasts it may be worth it then).
Bottom line, talk with lots of people about this and wait at least a few years before you make this life-changing, expensive decision.
2006-11-21 10:20:17 · answer #2 · answered by Lanae 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's absolutely nothing wrong with getting breast implants and if it makes you happy then you should seriously consider it. Talk it over with a doctor to see if you're in good health, and discuss the specific details of the procedure. A doctor should be able to tell you when us too big, and if you go too big that's when you get health problems. As someone before said, the surgeries that turn out badly are usually pretty extreme. You only want to go about a b or c (idk what size you're at now) which is hardly extreme. I'm just letting you know though, I don't know what you look like but a b can be quite small. I'm a b cup and I'm so flat chested I look like a fat little ten year old :(. I too want implants, and I'm considering saline. Yes, they can burst as can silicone, but saline isn't dangerous and it will just be absourbed into your blood stream. The material you use for your implants is one of the details you should talk to your doctor about. As for anyone going on the "love your body" rant: you either love your body or you don't. And if you don't, you probably never will unless you change it, at least a little. Yeah, it kind of sucks but that's just how it is. I personally find it hard to love my body with the recent media switch where you see a lot of full figured women boasting about how great curves are. Not everyone's curvy >:(
2016-05-22 10:11:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are rather young to be seriously considering this but they can be done at your age.
You should never have anything done to please someone else but yourself. Your self confidence may increase if you really feel you look better afterwards and if you are happy with the results. Breast implants are not permanant and they say that you should expect to replace them about every 10 years or so. There are risks of complications with all surgeries so you need to think this over carefully.
Most guys do like larger breasts, that's true but this sounds like you are doing it to seek approval and attention from someone else and that may not solve your insecurity issues. A quality guy would not judge you based on your breast size if they see all the other qualities you have to offer. If that is what you are finding with the guys you meet and date, than you need to actually take the time to wait for a real guy to come around.
good luck
2006-11-21 10:31:13 · answer #4 · answered by ctiggerd 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would like to say that you shouldn't be embarrassed about your breast size. As you said yourself, you have had your fair share of boyfriends. I do want to say that you need to do what you feel is best for you. But you also need to research the facts on breast implants. There are an awful lot of women out there who have had one problem after another. I heard on the news one time that a woman had implants and one busted inside of her and she got an infection that got so bad she had to have all her breast removed. And with you being just 17, almost 18, well if it were me, I would keep what I have and not care about what anyone thinks about me. You don't have to please the world, only yourself. So you need to weight out the options and investigate, and research this subject to the fullest of your capabilities. Myself, and I am a woman, I would never want them. I think they look fake and definitely do not feel rel. I know that because my husband dated a lady who had just one breast implant because of breast cancer and he said the fake one felt strange and it did not turn him on at all.
2006-11-21 10:30:58 · answer #5 · answered by bratsgrandma1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're only 17. Give your body some more time to fill out. My breasts didn't fully develop until I was in my twenties. Now I'm a full B. Truth is guys don't really care how big your breasts are. If you are comfortable with your body they will be too. Learn to love yourself before you go and do something as drastic as surgery.
2006-11-21 10:17:11 · answer #6 · answered by *Cara* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Self esteem my dear girl comes from within. It will not make that much difference with breasts. It might the first few months later on you will forget about that and still feel insecure unless you work on the inside and know what a great person you are.
My son married a girl who is an A cup and he adores that girl because she is one heck of a terrific person.
2006-11-21 10:16:03 · answer #7 · answered by antiekmama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting breast implants in today's world is as common as pulling teeth. I would say to you- if you really desire to have implants make sure you do your research on the surgery, surgeons. Because there has been people who has suffer some bad out come as a result of plastic surgery.
2006-11-21 10:35:14 · answer #8 · answered by Lil bit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say work what you got. Confidence is the most attractive part of a person's personality. If you get breasts that are too much bigger they wont look good on your frame. Boobs are boobs--guys like them big or small.
2006-11-21 10:55:11 · answer #9 · answered by cherry c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
being an athlete and thin would be the reason for no or little breasts. they are mostly made up of fatty tissue. it would be a personal decision but if you do get them in proportion to your body or it looks funny. there are some women out there that is all you can see is boobs
2006-11-21 10:17:02 · answer #10 · answered by Abby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋