Sort of on Topic, Thinking I Might Want Implants After Weight Loss

Hi H.,

I say go for it! If losing weight and then getting implants will make you happy and you can afford it then do it. I seem to stay at a B cup no matter what weight I am (but it kind of fits my body type) I think it'd be nice to be bigger busted, but can't afford the implants. If you feel better as a C but want to lose weight I can't think of any reason you should not do it. Good luck!

Wait and see.

cup size is the difference between breast size and chest size. As you lose weight it might go up or down--I've seen it happen both ways.

and, sorry to say, people who want to lose weight don't always actually lose weight.

No need to stress about it now - store it up for later and deal with it if you do lose weight and lose a cup size.

Do what makes you happy. If you want to loose the weight and get implants, go for it. That happened to me. I lost some weight and it was mostly in my breast area. I hated looking at myself in the mirror and I hated trying on clothes. So I decided to get implants. My husband was behind me 100% but always told me he didn't care how big my breast are. I have had my implants for 2 years now and my self esteem has risen so much.

First of all I would like to say that I do not have implants nor have I ever considered them because I have more than I ever wanted. LOL But I am an x-ray tech who has been certified in mammography for the past 20 years. I have preformed mammograms on hundreds of women with implants and while that makes me far from an expert I would just like to share a few things with you.

Picking a surgeon is absolutely critical! I have seen some horrible looking implants and very few that are natural looking. Pick a surgeon in a larger metropolitan area that does augmentation surgeries several times per week. Practice makes perfect applies to surgeons too.

Make sure you throughly understand and can live with any complications or less than perfect results. One big problem I come across regularly is breasts implants that are hard due to a build up of scar tissue around the implant, encapsulating it. Also leaks and ruptures do occur. Most patients I have talked to that have had their implants for a long period of time have had to have them replaced at least once. I would ask the surgeon about how long they generally last. Implants also limit the sensitivity of a mamogram which could lower the chance of a breast cancer being found early. Make sure you throughly understand all the risks.

Most women are unable to keep weight off long term so think about weather you would be happy with a D cup or larger if you put the weight back on.

Lastly make sure you are doing this for you! I have seen many women who had implants for a boyfriend or husband and have later regreted it.

Hope this has helped some, good luck

I think there are herbal remedies that could help your breasts to grow. I am kind of considering that option myself, but I am against surgery personally, especially since I heard that many people who have had that surgery end up killing themselves. Something to mull over.

Hi Holly,
I'm 5'4" and barely have a B cup at my heaviest weight and at may favorite weight I have what I call an A- cup. Personally I prefer the A- as I am very active and boobs get in the way. As far as getting implants, I have friends that have them and are happy and I have more friends who use push up padded bras instead. It is definitely a choice instead of surgery and having something put in your body that many years down the road could be a problem for you. If your husband is ok with your B size and you can enhance them with a good bra when you want that would be my choice.
Good luck,
SarahMM

I am 5'0" tall and used to wear a B. But after nursing three kids it changed....now I'm at an A. (And I also have slightly broader shoulders). At our hieght, it is perfectly fine to be 'smaller'. I do wear a slightly padded underwire, one that gives me lift because gravity does take its effect. So I wouldn't worry too much about going to a B.
Where we put on and loose weight is largely genetic. Some of us put more on the chest and loose it there last. Others of us put it on the hips and butt more easily and never can be very buxom. I know that, for me, when I am a healthy weight and exercising enough to keep the muscles tight, I am more satisfied with my proportions. So I guess I am leaning to being against implants.... I just don't think they're worth it, especially when a pushup bra is so much cheaper.
If you do opt for implants, research the facility very carefully. There are horror stories of women getting serious infections or other complications that should have been preventable. (A friend of my friend died after a tummy tuck - she got a blood clot in her leg that traveled to her heart and caused a fatal heart attack.) Research the procedure too, so you know what to expect - it's not going to be pain free! And I would wait until you are done having kids - then you can fix all the effects of gravity and not reverse it with another pregnancy/nursing!

Just wanted to say I hear ya' on the broad shoulders, and always had a 'not-particularly-full B cup'. Having kids, only made them smaller, and I'm 5'10"! I finally got implants - DH said it was completely up to me. I have not regretted my decision.

I can't speak from experience on the weight gain/loss, but I imagine yours will do like most people's and get smaller when/if you lose weight. I think what others have said is the best plan. Take it one step at a time - lose the weight, then see how you feel. Go for the implants if you want - or not...

I have gone through a simular situation recently. I am 35 years old married 13 years with three kids 12, 10, and 6. I ham 5"3 and always weight in high school about 120 wearing size 4-5 cloths. Through the years and having kids. I work full time and always have. I have broad shoulders and built like a "Bull Dog" my husband would say. I got sick in my stomach during a stressful year of moving with out my family to relocate after 8 months I took myself to ER. They couldn't find anything. I was still in pain so I changed my diet for a year. I did a "Low Calorie" diet which isn't hard but it is this. No sugar, cheese, meat, especially no bread or carbs. Water was always and is what I drink. WIth in 4 weeks I lots 30 pounds. Yes, 30 pounds. It was all heathly eatting chicken, salads, fish, fruits, veggies etc. Nothing with wheat in it. I was around 155 whereing 10 size clothing. I am now a size 2 - 4 126 pounds and loving it. With that I lost so much weight and was not even an A. I talked about getting a breast inhancement for years but never thought I would do it. I did. I went to a 36C from a 30 not even an A. I love it! I feel like a woman my husband loves it. It changed my whole like, cloths are fun to where I would recommend doing it. I would even go a little bigger. It totally changed my life. I would recamment changing your life to loving it then making the next dicision. I wish you luck.

personally, i wouldn't worry about it. my step sister got implants because she lost a lot of weight. I think she actually looked better with a size b. and your husband's the only man who you want to attract. He should be happy with however you look

H.,
It sounds to me like you already have the answer. Lose the weight and if your not happy with your breasts, get implants! How wonderful that your husband supports you in this. A good self image will go a long way when your dealing with all of the challenges of parenting & marriage.Implants & weight loss won't change your life,but you'll feel alot better while you're living it. Go for it!

As I have lost weight after pregnancy / breastfeeding each of my kids, my boobs have seemed to deflate. I am a D, but have been a DD during pregnancy and nursing. Personally, I think a C is just right. If you are willing to undergo surgery, and you want to enhance your bust, I say go for it! A lot of people get implants and are really happy with them.

The desire for implants is all about poor self image. So are a lot of weight problems. I'm small busted and hit 180 lbs at one time, couldn't get it off. When I quit worrying about my weight and focused on health and my attitude about myself, it ceased to be a problem! I started exersizing, the weight came off, I feel great! It starts with being able to look in the mirror and say, I like me! Start some good self talk, find the good in yourself and those around you, put a smile on your face!

H.,
There are obviously a lot of differing opinions on this issue. I am an A-B cup but larger when I am pregnant and nursing so I feel sexier and enjoy that. I usually j ust wear padded bras too. However, my DH is sweet and kind, loves me how I am. We joke that he gets a variety. Here is the issue I see as the most important reason I won't have implants... my children. Boys and girls. It sends a clear message to them about how we feel about our body and others bodies. Don't think they wont know. As girls develop, they will notice and talk about size and how large they may grow. I don't want to explain that I wasn't happy with my size so I had something put in my breast to make it larger. And then for my sons, I want them to know what a real woman is like. They shouldn't expect future girlfriends and then their wife to look a certain way after she has born children for them. Our bodies are from God, and by changing them surgically we are saying HE, our maker didn't make us right. Of course we all have issues with confidence etc. at times but our worth should come from God, not how we look in the mirror. That said, I have friends that have them and seem happy. It is ultimately up to each individual of course.

If you are done having kids, I say if you are really wanting them, go for it. I can say I gained weight, lost it and saw how saggy my once great c cups were. I would be satisfied with smaller breasts if they were perky again! I can handle the few stretch marks but my saggy boobs are so depressing to me!
Moms go through a lot in their bodies after having kids and I say once you are done with having kids and have lost the weight you want to you should do something positive for yourself!!!!! We all deserve our newer bodies back and if your hubby offered it up, go for it! :) Good luck!

I got implants after my last baby. I lost all the weight and found that I had sacks of skin where the beatiful full breasts had once been. I (with support from my husband) reserched and found a DR. I accutally found 2. The first was a creep and the second was perfect. I never understood plastic surgery or the need of it, until I hit that emotional issue of not feeling "womanly". I couldn't be or feel sexy with my hubby. I didn't fit right in my clothes (I also have broad shoulders). It became a consuming issue for me.

My advice to you is get down to the weight you want and will maintain. In the meantime do your research. Find a dr you are comfortable with. Talk to more than one if you need. Look into the hospital or surgery center. The price!

When you are ready... go for it! Some people have told me (before the surgery) it is a superficial and selfish thing to do. After the sugery they saw the differnce it made mostly in my mood and how I carried myself. I feel complete, sexy and womanly again. It is amazing how something like that will change you. Get healthy and then go where your heart desires!

I definitely support you on being healthy first! I would first focus on your health and weight loss, then see how you feel. I've been contemplating implants for the past year. After having my 2 kids, my boobs are way small and sagging, but hey, that's life! It's nature's way for us mother's! After, a long year of hating the way I look with my small boobs and seriously contemplating implants. I decided not to do the implants because if I do it, then someone else will, and someone else after that will also, and I just don't want implants to become something that everyone feels they have to get. Us woman already struggle with body image, why contribute to it worse? I believe we can be empowered and happy about they way we look, no matter how we look naturally! There's plenty of struggles in the world where $1000's of dollars of money does not need to go towards fake boobs, especially when there's other countries struggling to survive, and even people in our own country are in debt and trying to get by financially. With that said, that's just the bigger picture rather than my selfish picture that helped me personally decide not to get implants.

Congratulations on deciding to lose the weight so you can feel healthier and more energized! Before you do anything, make sure you do your research so you can decide if having the self confidence a c cup gives you is worth the risks. I bet that once you lose the weight, you will be able to build confidence in that, rather than your cup size. Personally, I believe that being healthy is what is important and women should't give into societies expectations to big boobs or a tiny waistline.

I know how you feel, after nursing three kids my boobs will never be the same, that said,I am sorry but implants look fake. I can totally spot them easily and it just does not look right. This is major surgery and has all the risks to go along with it.I think the whole plastic surgery thing is crazy, do you actually have that kind of cash to spare? Are your kids college funds in place? Do you have a retirement fund? Maybe you could focus on toning up your body and looking good in that way. Personally I envy and respect the women who are toned and in good shape, that takes real commitment and dedication. I lost all my baby weight last year and I can't tell you how great it feels, I bought a pair of those expensive jeans. Now I want to tone up more and personally have never had the desire for larege boobs.( I am petite) I see women with tummy tucks and big fake boobs and you can totally tell the difference. I am not personally against procedures, but any that require major surgery. What about some botox or restalyne( if you want to spend some cash). I just think breast implants are obvious and your husband will be able to feel the difference by the way. Take the 8k and buy yourself some awesome clothes or a diamond ring that you can pass on to your kids. Those boobs are not going to last forever( well actually they just might) as your body ages etc.

my sister lost weight and also lost her breast size as well - she did go in for implants and wanted to get a c cup implant as well. she is 5'11" and her doctor told her she may very well wish she got a bigger size, so she got a D cup. well, she regrets that decision every day! she wishes she was more conservative about her decision and wishes she got the c cup instead. it's not the implants that she regrets - it's the size she decided on.

with your small frame and stature, i would advise you to not go larger regardless of what your surgeon says.

ultimately, the decision comes down to what makes you happy. it's your body, your life, and you should live it the way that makes you smile. do your research and you'll make the right decision.

I have a good friend who after nursing babies for 3 years staight lost 2 cups sizes. She got implants a couple of years ago. I recomend taking time to decide exactly what size you want to be. They have inserts you can use to determine what size you should get. My friend kind of rushed her decision and now she thinks she should have gone bigger.

She is happier than she was with her deflated breasts...but I wish she had taken her time and thought thru her decision.

My poor daughter in law has a J cup and men are always talking to her boobs and not to her. She hates it.

With weight loss you lose your boobs, and after kids it is worse. Cher had a boob job because she had nothing after she had kids. I would really do a lot of research and determine what is best for you! But know the after effects of the implants as well as the opitions. You would not want to sacrifice your health for a bigger chest.
C. B

I would try to loose the weight and get the implants if you really feel there's something missing...

It will be way easier to loose the weight now, the longer it stays on the harder it is to loose :)

Good luck!

Hey there, I wouldnt be so concerned about your boobs....health should come first. You most likely will loose some off your chest but maybe not alot. I've lost over 45 pounds and to my dismay have not lost a cup size like I was hoping..( there are cuter bras in C and B sizes I also was a B once) But also think about the message you may be sending to your girls...do you want them to be worried about looks or want them to live healthy and fit. I am just as guilty as the next about worrying what I look like and a lot of it is our need to compete with others and the message society gives women. So take care of your body first by being fit (its amazing how great you look and feel at the same time). If you are worried about implants you can use the water bras or push ups. I have a friend who uses those and looks great. In the end if you want the implants then do it. I also have a friend who did it and feels better about herself. There can be problems with implants too, so just make sure you find a good doctor. Remember our looks go away and when we are 80 will we care, but good health will let us have productive and better lives at 80. Good luck

hi H.. i've "threatened" for years to get implants because i went from a c to an a after pregnancy. but, i decided i prefer the smaller size as they're more comfy and i feel thinner when they're smaller. the implants are your choice, but i do think the weight thing is important. if you're losing your breath easily, your overall health is more important than breasts. not suggesting you get super slim, but a little weight off would be ok, even if you do hold it well. good luck with your decision. all of my friends who've had implants are thrilled that they did it. i don't know of anyone who regrets it...but, make sure you find a wonderful, well-respected doctor.