Breast Implants

funnygirl_rn · Jan 14, 2006

I'm interested in learning more about Restylane. Can you share with me the risks? I've considered it but have concerns about adverse reactions. I had breast augmentation by the way and LOVE it. I didn't suffer from low self-esteem, just wanted a new look after decades of being very flat chested. I'm happily married and not trying to attract men. It's fun wearing clothes now and I feel very feminine. I'm not a girly-girl mind you. I ride horses, hike and enjoy the outdoors. Life IS short and with a good surgeon this is a great procedure.

Yep! Plenty of my friends have had breast augmentation, and it was for them soley...nothing else. I am not very big either, & wouldn't mind being just a little big bigger, I would go for it, but right now very interested in the above my neck treatment.

live4today, RN · Jan 14, 2006

i was just wondering how you feel about this subject. do you have them? would you get them? have you cared for patients with them and what was your experience? have you seen any good or bad outcomes?

no, don't have them...have plenty of the real thing.

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[color=#483d8b]no, i would not get them...too dangerous...not worth the risk just for the outer appearance thingy, or any other reason. :clown:

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[color=#483d8b]i have cared for patients with them. didn't really give them any thought unless the patient brought up a conversation or complaint about them. :nurse:

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[color=#483d8b]i've seen bad outcomes, and i've seen good outcomes, but mostly bad outcomes which is why i am opposed to the surgery. :nurse:

live4today, RN · Jan 14, 2006

i hear you, as a boob man id notice bigger breasted women more, but also a great smile............. big or small boobs though i dont have the nerve to ask either out:imbar

:rolleyes: I hate when breasts are referred to as "boobs". It's demeaning to me as a woman personally. :sniff:

HappyJaxRN · Jan 14, 2006

I hate when breasts are referred to as "boobs". It's demeaning to me as a woman personally.

Yikes. Then I offended you. Sawwy. I say the B word often.

HappyJaxRN · Jan 14, 2006

What about the issue of mammograms. I recall a PS on tv saying that the implants can 'hide' small tumors that cannot be seen on mammogram until they get larger.

Yes. This is true. Another problem....and this can be a biggy. I went to have an ultrasound of my heart once and the MD was not able to move my breast over enough to get a good picture of the entire heart. Scary.

I had a mammogram recently and felt too like the lady was going to pop them. But she was very good and everything went fine. I guess they saw everything, who knows, because they said that I didn't have any cysts.

Multicollinearity, BSN, RN · Jan 14, 2006

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Multicollinearity, BSN, RN · Jan 14, 2006

I don't mind it when someone refers to breasts as boobs. It DOES bother me when someone refers to someone (a person) as a BOOB. It is infering that the female breast is stupid or something bad.

We don't go around calling stupid people you "testicle"

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hipab4hands · Jan 14, 2006

I was just wondering how you feel about this subject. Do you have them? Would you get them? Have you cared for patients with them and what was your experience? Have you seen any good or bad outcomes?

Never, Never, would get them. I took care of one patient, who had a botched breast implant surgery and then had to have multiple surgeries to try and correct it. This poor woman had horrible, keloid scarring over her entire chest area by the time all the corrective surgeries were done.

, I'm entirely comfortable with my body. I'm definately not "Playboy" material and never will be. I refuse to make a plastic surgeron rich, because men in our society are fixated on boobs and woman have been been brainwashed to think that our personal worth is connected with our bra size.

live4today, RN · Jan 14, 2006

Yikes. Then I offended you. Sawwy. I say the B word often.

Apology accepted. :)

I have three adult daughters, and six granddaughters. I correct anyone who says "boobs" to them, and if they use the word, I correct them too. I taught my daughters, and they teach their daughters to call their body parts by their original names, and not use "slang" terms for their body. Slang diminishes the importance and the respect of each body part. MEN tend to use a lot of "slang" when referring to female body parts as if we are nothing but sex objects to them. I hate that immensely. I also have two son-in-laws, and six grandsons........they'd better use the correct terms when referring to females, too. They know I don't play that! :wink2:

Multicollinearity, BSN, RN · Jan 14, 2006

Never, Never, would get them. I took care of one patient, who had a botched breast implant surgery and then had to have multiple surgeries to try and correct it. This poor woman had horrible, keloid scarring over her entire chest area by the time all the corrective surgeries were done.
, I'm entirely comfortable with my body. I'm definately not "Playboy" material and never will be. I refuse to make a plastic surgeron rich, because men in our society are fixated on boobs and woman have been been brainwashed to think that our personal worth is connected with our bra size.

I have actually been tempted once to get implants. But I'm a philosophical holdout. That and I think they'd get in the way and the health effects trouble me. Mostly philosophical holdout for the above reasons.

GiantHeart21 · Jan 14, 2006

I am not asking these questions because I want to get cause I already have them. I really really love them. And for the frog hair guy, I didn't get them to be bigger or look fake, I got them after having a baby and going in to see about a lift and the Dr. said that I was not that droopt and that if I got a small implant, it would fix the drooping and give me back the volume that I lost while breastfeeding. But, for those of you who got them cause you have small chests that's good too. It is a great feeling and it is no more fake than puting on make up and my breasts look better not than they ever did even when I had a real C cup. I wrote this post just to see what you all thought about the subject and thank you for all of the feed back.