Whenever the topic of breast implants seems to come up, people obviously say "Natural is best". Well while I agree that women with normal breasts should think twice before getting them, what about women with congenital breast deformities?

I was rooting around in my house today, and I found an old issue of a teen magazine. In it, I found an article about a girl with severely asymetric breasts. How bad was it? Well one of the poor girl's breasts was an "AAA" cup, while the other was a "D" cup. She said she suffered from a complete lack of self esteem, until she got an implant to even things out.

There's also a breast condition called tuberous/tubular breasts, in which women have long narrow breasts(like cones) that lack volume. Their breasts are spaced very far apart(3-4 inches), and have huge areolas. I believe the article said it's because the breast development was inhibited somehow.

I honestly think that women with these deformities(and others such as women who've had masectomies), should be able to get breast implants without getting a whole lecture as to why they it's only for "cosmetic" reasons. Although it may start out as cosmetic, I think it may also help strengthen their self esteem. ;)

Any thoughts on this?

sounds reasonable to me,
of course my biggest issue with breast enlargement is the possible health problems and surgical complications.

Personally I'm happy with my 30A boobies. :D

My main issue with implants is that they can make it very hard to detect any lumps in the breast, and of course early detection is the key to beating breast cancer. So, I am not a fan of them as a cosmetic procedure.

However I agree with you about them as a solution to deformities; I can only imagine how I'd feel if I had to have a mastectomy and I'd probably want to do anything I could to feel "normal" again. So, in that case I am much more understanding!

However I agree with you about them as a solution to deformities; I can only imagine how I'd feel if I had to have a mastectomy and I'd probably want to do anything I could to feel "normal" again. So, in that case I am much more understanding!

ITA! And I had that same Teen magazine, and I couldn't believe the difference between her boobs. I don't think there's anything wrong with having implants for deformities. Everyone should be able to feel okay in their bodies, ya know?

I knew a girl with the tubular condition. She was in my high school and was very self-conscious.

My cousin has long tubular breasts, I didn't realize that was a "condition" weird because she thought she was the bomb...HAHAHA! But anyway, that's interesting to find out that there is a name for her condition and that it is in fact a deformity. My Ex husband was friends with a guy she dated and after they broke up he called her "missile t*tties" mean but this is probably 28 years ago...HA!:rolleyes:

In the case of deformities I say that it is OK, just find a really good surgeon. I'm small breasted which doesn't bother me at all, in fact I am very happy now that I don't have big huge breasts bouncing around when I'm trying to exercise, I think large breast implants look ridiculous! I can't help but think that anyone that would do that to themselves is a bit off in the head. I can understand someone that's flat to have normal sized implants, but these big melon implants are just not right!

My friend has tubular breasts and she is VERY self-conscious about them. She's always wearing push-up bras to make them look rounder. I'm one of those people who thinks that people should do whatever makes them happy-I'm certainly more in support of implants for deformed breasts though over people who just want bigger breasts.

[quote=ILYF;141055]My Ex husband was friends with a guy she dated and after they broke up he called her "missile t*tties" mean but this is probably 28 years ago...HA!:rolleyes: [quote]

You know what's crazy? I was reading a woman's post on a website about tubular breasts, and she complained of something similar. She said a boyfriend of her severely hurt her feelings when he called her "Torpedo T*ts".

Another cruel nickname for tubular breasts is "Snoopy breasts", since they dangle in a way that resembles Snoopy's head. :eek:

This is kind of off the subject but you know how the National Geographic always(or used to always) show African tribes of topless women...you know for the most part all those women had tubular shaped breasts, so is that really just normal and doesn't fit with the way we American's think we are supposed to look because the media shows us large full breasts as the norm?:confused:

I'm not into the idea of plastic surgery just because people want huge melon-sized breasts, but in the case of a deformity it's definitely an exception. Now that ILYF mentioned it, I do remember seeing a couple of those shows on tv where the women in African tribes have those tubular breasts. That's a really good point.

I'm basically not opposed to anyone getting breast implants for any reason.

It's their body, not mine. As long as you go into the process informed of the risks, I think that it's not anyone's business but the person who is receiving them. The reasons for justification are baffling to me... Who cares? It's a personal decision, if you feel good about it, who gives a damn what anyone else thinks?

Maybe I'm just kind of weird, but I never thought of it as an issue that was controversial. Who am I to say whether someone should or shouldn't alter their body?

ITA agree with merecurly.

I have implants, for the simple reason that I wanted to feel more proportionate to my body. I went from an A to a small C, and it was seriously one of the best decisions I've made. No regrets. :-)

Well the reason I brought this subject up, is because I'm sick of hearing women get lectured when they want implants.

While I see the point in making sure a woman is well aware of the risks she's taking if she's getting the implants since she wants bigger breasts(which is okay), but I don't think a woman getting implants for reconstructive reasons should be given the same lecture.

While it's true that there are risks(as with any surgery), I think that they've been through enough already(psychologically) as to have to put up with people's often well meaning but misplaced comments.

I've never heard of anyone give a woman a hard time about implants to correct a physical deformity as mentioned, repair after a mastectomy, etc. I think most people understand they are 2 different things for a whole different set of reasons and circumstances.

I'm a 32A and quite happy and self confident. Any surgery simply for the sake of my vanity just isn't my thing (I could rant about this, but I won't get started lol). But if I had one AA vs. a DD, or had undergone reconstructive surgery, the surgery would be for completely different reasons. It's like apples to oranges to me.

Well I've often heard guys say things like "natural boobs are the best" and "Fake boobs are nasty!". Well I guess what they don't realize though is that some women really do need to get the "fake boobs".

I mean would they be repulsed if they married or went out with a woman who's gotten implants in order to improve her appearance due to a masectomy or deformity? Even among women there are a few who'd say "Oh you don't need implants! They're so harmful". Well I guess they wouldn't say the same if they were in that woman's shoes.

HA, I think men say what they want you to hear, my EX husband always said he hated implants and they were so gross and blah blah blah...well he's married to a woman with big giant implants now and a lot of other things that he always said he though was gross like piercings and tattoos. They just say what they think you want to hear!;)

Just like anything else involving someone's body... they should be allowed to make the decision for themselves and others should keep their opinions to themselves unless asked for. Safety wise however, I personally would be more likely to have it done if it was to correct a deformity.

Just like anything else involving someone's body... they should be allowed to make the decision for themselves and others should keep their opinions to themselves unless asked for. Safety wise however, I personally would be more likely to have it done if it was to correct a deformity.


*claps* ScottyBabe I think you hit the nail right on the head :).

Interesting you bring this up- my best friend actually had plastic surgery this summer because she has asymetrical breasts. Hers was not at severe as the example you provided but it was pretty significant, she was a C in one and an A in the other. She had tried everything too from taking hormones to getting steroid shots, and nothing really worked for her...

so this summer after talking about it with her mom for a year, she finally had the surgery and had one implant put in.

she's told me how much her self-esteem suffered in high school because of this, and I can only imagine. she said dress shopping for formal dances were the worst because she would always have to take her dresses to get altered and have more padding put in one side than the other. also having to buy specific bra's specially made and having to be very careful when it came to buying swimsuits...

even though were both still young she's positive she wants to have kids in the future and she's worried about what will happen, but for now she is a much happier person..she said that her self-confidence level has never been higher. she said it was weird though getting used to having them both be the same size! hah.