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Q: My friend Nails recently asked me about my breast implants and about breast implants in general.

A:First and most important is why I got breast implants. Obviously I wanted them but why is the hard part to answer. I remember when I was about ten or eleven years old dreaming about growing nice large breasts like my mom has. I always thought my mom was the most beautiful woman in the world and I wanted to look just like her when I grew up. Well a few years went by and my breasts grew but never got past a B cup. I wasn't saddened that they didn't grow more and certainly didn't feel insecure about their size but there was a part of me that just felt I should have bigger breasts. When I think back to all the women I thought of as attractive only a few had large breasts and neither did the women on the TV shows I watched. I wasn't as some people like to think and sometimes tell me pressured by the media into wanting larger breasts, I just wanted them. I knew about breast enlargements ever since I was about 12 but even in college and after I never really got around to looking into it. Then at the beginning of this year I finally decided that there's no reason I shouldn't have what I want. I admit vanity played a part in the decision but it was personal vanity, I wanted to look better for me not for someone else.

Next was finding a good doctor to do the breast implants and given the possible problems it's very wise to look at as many doctors as possible. There are I found now many doctors who can perform implants without any noticeable scaring and very minimal if any loss of sensation. The loss of sensation is what worried me the most since the sensitivity in my breasts is something that I love and plays an integral part in love making for me. Scaring wasn't as much of an issue since I never wear anything that would allow for the scars to be seen anyway but still it was good to know that I wouldn't have to worry about it. A great way to find out how good a doctor is, is to ask to speak to women that they've done breast enlargements on in the past. Good doctors will gladly let you talk to several patients and some even encourage this so that you can really find out what it's like. Also good doctors I found explain everything simply and easily the first time, you don't have to ask them to explain things over and they always make sure any questions you have get answered directly and in easy language. The main thing to watch out for when finding a doctor is be weary of any large multiple doctor plastic surgery groups and doctors who like to hype their own reputations. Doctors who need to toot their own horn usually have things to cover up and have residents handle the question and answer sessions. The big groups work more like assembly lines than doctors' offices, not much good interaction nor any sense of caring gets around. The doctor I picked runs a small practice handling only a few patients a day and he has no set times for consultations either initial or follow up and he also spent lots of time answering questions and explaining the process. He not only talked it through but also showed a video of a breast enlargement procedure, mainly to show it's something safe that can be done in an office.

Having found a good doctor the next question is just how big to go. For me I wanted to have large breasts but not so big that they didn't fit my frame. Biggest mistake I saw women making was asking for breasts that were way too large for their frames. While a think woman with narrow shoulder and hips may make a great centerfold in Playboy with size DD breasts they overwhelm the frame. The breasts become the focal point of the body instead of just being a part of the whole. I personally decided to have my breasts enlarge to D cups, big yet not so big as to not fit my frame. Another issue is also weight, just like real breasts implants are fairly heavy and the more you get the more your back and shoulders have to carry around. No point in getting large breasts just to end up with constant back aches. As for the implants themselves they are now all filled with saline, which is the same stuff you use to rinse out contact lenses. If a leak should occur there's no worry of infection or other problems because all that will leak out is sterile saltwater. As for feeling saline implants feel, at least to me, just like real breasts.

The actual procedure of getting implants is fairly quick and simple. The only part that hurts is getting the anesthetic injection into the breasts but once it takes effect you don't feel anything. The doctor then makes one incision under each breast through which they slide the implant, once it's in the doctor just uses their hands to move it into place and make sure it's where it's supposed to be. Then once the implants are in it's simply a matter of closing the incisions which takes only a couple small stitches. Until the incisions heal it's a good idea to bad the bottom of your bra cups to keep from irritating your breasts. Once the anesthetic wears off the only thing you feel is soreness mainly from having your skin stretch and the incisions. This can last from a couple days to a couple weeks depending on how much of an enlargement you get. I was sore for about a nine days and then slightly sore when I moved my arm quickly for another week or so but after that I never had any other discomfort or pain.

Now I've got breasts that look the way I always thought they should and feel better because of it. I myself didn't lose any sensation at all and as for the scarring there's hardly any to see even from a close-up check. Taking the time early on to find a good doctor helped a lot and knowing that I was doing it for the right reasons helped too. If you want to get breast implants I say go for it, just take the time to find a good doctor and make sure you're doing it for yourself first and not just for someone else's opinion of your looks. And lastly don't forget to get a couple bras in your new size before you get the enlargement or you'll be trying to squeeze your breasts into something they no longer fit into.

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