There are no exercises, hormones, or other
medications that have a
permanent effect on the size
of a small breast. Employed to the point of
exhaustion, these methods have proven to be
worthless.
The padded bra can provide the desired outward
appearance, but
it does not improve the frequently associated
feeling of inadequacy
when the bra is removed. In some circumstances,
dependence on
a padded bra can add to an increased lack of
self-esteem.
Long-standing feelings like this are usually the
primary
motivation for
women who wish to undergo breast
enlargement surgery.
Under-developed breasts, or breasts that have lost
their form or
substance following weight loss or
pregnancy, can be
enlarged and
reshaped with the aid of mammary
prostheses, or
implants as
they are more commonly known.
Implants are constructed so that they have a texture
and
weight
closely resembling that of breast tissue, and come
in a wide
range of sizes to suit individual requirements.
The
asymmetry of
uneven breasts can also be balanced
using different
sized
implants in each breast.
Following breast enlargement surgery there will not
usually
be any
reduction in the sensitivity of the breast, and it
is
still possible to
breast feed.
Candidates for breast surgery
range in age
from the minimum requirement of 18 years to
women
well over the age of 55, subject to a surgeon’s
assessment of their
medical suitability. Some
patients are women who have never
developed,
but many are over the
age of 35, with most of this age
roup expressing
the desire to finally concentrate
on themselves and regain their previous
breast
shape
after bearing and raising children over a
number of
years. |
