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In 1980, women were clamoring about the wonderful new world of breast augmentation that would change their lives forever. The ‘new’ cosmetic surgery would take away all traces of ever going through the natural process of motherhood. I would make you look years younger, with promises of looking great, feeling great, being attractive in a bikini and the like.
I remember sitting quietly in a rocking chair breast-feeding my newborn son. Breast-feeding was a wonderful, natural bonding experience for my children and me. I never thought twice about the benefits of breast-feeding an infant, nor did I think much about looking like a 19-year-old in a bikini, although I intended to eventually get my figure back. My girlfriends were talking about what they would do to avoid the downside of breast-feeding, which meant they may potentially have less fullness and volume in their breasts after breast-feeding their children, and possibly lose a sense of confidence in themselves as women. Some may have felt less feminine, less attractive to their spouses and even to themselves. I think there is nothing wrong with cosmetic surgery if it is for the purpose of enhancing appearance, but it is wrong if one is searching for self-esteem. Self-esteem is an inside job, and can only be satiated by positive thoughts and self-validation.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, women seemed to be bombarded with the media hype about getting breast implants. This made women question themselves. Was it true that breasts were really more important than the person herself? There was talk about silicone injections, which we often heard about. Movie stars like Jane Mansfield, a seductive sensual blonde bombshell, who moved with grace and beauty across a stage and was kissed by Hollywood greats like Clark Gable. The fear of waking up and finding one breast had migrated to the armpit or to the neck. It was a scary thought, but it did happen to people that had it done. Silicone travels, and as with any injection, is dispersed throughout the body. Who would ever do that, I thought? So along came the silicone implants: Silicone, nicely packaged into a little bouncy ball, feeling as natural as a real breast. No one thought about the downside of that, nor do girls today. Many teenagers think it’s a good thing and want to look like the models and superstars who have had their breasts augmented or enhanced. Even with the knowledge of risks and horrible scars, they will still lay on the operating table hoping for self-esteem, and beauty.
Many of my friends had the breast augmentation (breast enhancement using implants) after they had finished breast-feeding. Believing that it would be safe, they proceeded. One of my friends decided to get the silicone implants, and thought there would never be a problem with them. At least she was led to believe that. Almost immediately, after the horrible postoperative pain, she began to feel better about herself as a woman. She would never be flat or saggy from having children, and could look forward to wearing a sexy bathing suit while sporting a magnificent-looking chest. As the years went by, she began to notice her breasts were getting less attention, coupled with some tenderness and hardness. She ignored these symptoms, thinking it was just a temporary part of getting older, or part of her monthly menstrual symptoms. It continued. For about ten years the pain and hardness got worse. Eventually there were burning sensations, and obvious lop-sidedness of the breasts. She became worried that she didn’t look good anymore, and that she had made a terrible mistake. Her husband of 14 years left her, and a divorce was in store. She thought that if her breasts were more attractive, he might have stayed. She never seemed to put two and two together. It never was about how great or unattractive her breast were, it was about how she felt inside. What was she about as a person? Her self-image was not about her breasts but how she looked at herself as a mother, wife, friend, worker and lover. These issues were not explored. Her husband did not leave her because her breasts were now lop-sided from the silicone implants. He left her because she could not connect with him, or herself (inside).
As the years went by this woman found out through an MRI and doctor visits that her once beautiful breasts were now filled with silicone that had come from ruptured implants. The silicone had leaked into her system and migrated, leaving her breasts asymmetrical. She found herself dealing with the emotional pain and physical pain of losing her breasts once again, the self-defeating messages of making a bad choice in the first place, and wishing she had never had the surgery. She now faced a second surgery to remove all of the silicone. A five-hour surgery, and even then, the doctor could not remove all of the traces left in the breast tissues. A second surgery, more pain, more agony from a decision made years ago. My friend faced physical ailments like joint pain and muscle aches, swelling, and memory loss due to the poisonous chemicals that permeated her body through the ruptured implants. She wished she had thought twice about looking great in a bikini or tight sweater.
No one could have begged her enough or told her that if she could have looked “within” herself to see the beauty, she may not have died from choosing to look good on the outside. This is a strong message to teenagers and women who are considering breast implantation. Many doctors will resist or refuse to do breast implant surgery on teenagers, and many will wait until the patient has at least finished growing or had children. There is much research being done today, and some products are safer than others. However, as with all surgery, there is a risk, and hopefully a potential breast implant patient will do a thorough investigation before making a life, or potential death, decision, including the psychological one.
Tags: breast implants, cosmetic surgery, look younger, silicone injections
