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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 implant
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 younger women who have never
developed, but many are over the
age of 35, with most of this age group expressing the desire to finally
concentrate on themselves and regain their previous breast shape
after bearing and raising children over a number of years. |
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