Hello, I am new to this site but have spent alot of time just reading posts.
I have posted some pics of myself (sigh) since I thought this may deter some women from getting breast implants. I had them placed when I was 18 due to a tubular breast deformity and thought after 13 years it was time to get them out. I had no physical problems from them but I didn't want to wait for a problem to get them removed.
A little about me:
- 31 years old, 5"4, 2 daughters, married. I breast pumped for each daughter for 6 months.
- before implants 34aaa after implants 34B (I was not big by any means just
"normal") now I'm back to 34aaa.
- I have been reading alot of waxingmoons posts since she seems to be very knowledgeable. Thinking I will try separate herbs such as fenugreek, fennel and flax oil, chest exercises, massage.
I am happy with my decision to get them removed for the physical reasons but psychologically it has been very tough. When I look at the before and after pics on this forum, every female has absolutely BEAUTIIFUL breasts!!! I can't believe you are not happy with them, I would give anything to have any of them.
Thanks for putting your pics up. It is very courageous of you to do so.
I was wanting impants and decided to try NBE first. I went thinking if I dont get to my goal that I could ger implants instead. After seeing all the pics of girls who have done achieved really good results it seems more than possible for me to do it as well.
I was wanting to get implants to feel better about myself. I have breastfed and was left with empty skin. I wasnt very big to begin with but after I had nothing. I didnt even want my husband to see me naked. I have been working on my self image and I think this forum is a really good place.
All the girls on here have really great before pics, I would give anything to just have filled up boobs again. I am determined to get to at least a C but I think that a D would be better because of all the stretched skin. I wouldnt even post my pics on here because I am so ashamed of my boobs as well as embarassed.
I wish you well on your journey of NBE and you will get great results.
Hey Katie, wellcome to the boratd! Spring and summer is the optimal time to do NBE so you're just on time.
Yeah some before pictures on this site are pretty big already but you know how the female mind works, so easy to be dissatisfied. We put emphasis on self acceptance and self love as much as on breast growth on this board.
Hi,Katie and welcome! Very brave of you to post those pics.You are lovely in your own right.How long have you had them removed? I know you did not take them out due to physical reasons/symptoms,but mental.What was it about them that bothered you-----if you don't mind me asking.I am glad you found this forum and you can get back to that 34B naturally.Good luck to you and thank you for sharing.
Hey Tinaz, I think if I can post my pics anyone can :) And good for you for not getting implants, I'm sure your husband would agree. At least you had the fortune to be able to breast feed your baby(s). I wasn't able to, due to the implants or lack of breast tissue from tuberous breasts but I gave them what I could. I'm sure you have beautiful breasts, think of what they have accomplished! And your husband would agree. My self image is taking a knocking too, but I am thankful for this site, there is hope! Have you grown yet Tinaz? I will have to look into what your doing.
Thanks Moon, I do feel more motivated now to do this than before. Thank you for the encouragement!
MelC,
I had them removed 6 months ago. The implants were not perfect to begin with because I had such little breast tissue. My main reason for getting them out was that I was starting to "feel" them inside me, its strange to describe, and I had a constant rash on my chest and found it hard to exercise with them in. Also after 13 years I wondered what may be happening inside (cellular level). Like a smoker who wants to quit and rid the body of toxins, that was my new line of thought. My doctor also stated that after I would have 1/3 of breast tissue after the implants were removed, not quite! so I guess I didn't know what to expect after removal...its a shock.
Wow,Katie you are one tough chick----and cool! A lot of women keep those things in for fear of what they will look like afterwards.I salute you.It does not sound strange at all about how you described them while in.I always felt like that was how I would feel if they were in me,and I guess secretly alot of women live with that feeling.You are one of the few that bucked up and said enough.I wish you success.You will do fine and you will grow new tissue.
I think yours is such an important story and I am glad you posted this on the main forum.
I think your starting plan is a good one, just be patient with the process as it may take time to find out what your body will respond to.
One thing I think you might want to check into. Since you started with a breast shape that you did not like and now since you have lost some breast tissue as well, you might do well with using a suction device.
Externally applied negative pressure via a breast pump can encourage the formation of breast tissue. Tissue expansion has a long history in medicine and at least one device on the market has proven to produce permanent results (BRAVA).
I think perhaps that the simpler version called Noogleberry might be beneficial to you. The Noogleberry dome shape produces a very rounded breast shape (something that some women love and others don't like). This device is used for 30 - 60 minutes per session and good results are obtained with 2 sessions per day.
What I am thinking in this regard is that you may need help in stretching you skin, first of all due to your tubular breast shape and second to combat any fibrous effects of scarring from your surgeries.
I think in combination with herbal NBE you might gain more with this two-fold system than with a single sided approach. Of course you will want to research this more and I suggest checking out the main page section of Suction Methods as well as the Noogleberry.com forum.
I am glad you are here and now doing what you can to naturally enhance your breasts. You got here the hard way and hopefully through your example other women will not choose artificial breast augmentation.
I have no doubt that your patient persistence with NBE will give you the results you seek.
Wow thanks MelC! True it was a difficult decision. The doctor and nurses thought I was crazy, they said right before I went on the surgeons table now you are sure you don't want them replaced, I guess it is rare nowadays to get them removed at a young age.
Waxingmoon,
That sounds like an excellent routine to follow. Very informative I must say! I hope by posting the pics will deter women from getting implants, they must think long term in regards to implants not "quick fix" as you can see it is far from that. I have started my routine but I will incorporate noogleberry into it and post on the stats section soon.
Katie,
I don't think you look bad at all!!! I had read your posts and had not yet seen the pictures. My goodness, I was expecting a horrible site and except for a little sagging skin on the right breast, you look fine! In fact, you look far better than many women who have drooping breasts due to nursing or breast feeding.
As for size, I am flatter than you are. I nursed three children, started off totally flat, grew a bit during pregnancies, and went back down to total flatness. I have been trying Brava and I have a bit of roundness now but certainly not up to even a AA!
Take heart. I don't have much to go on after menopause, but you are young and suction might work just fine for you.
Also, thank you so much for your post and pictures. I have thought long and hard about implants. I was never that ashamed of being flat and have always worn t-shirts with no bra (from former hippie days) but a chest deformity has left me with a cock-eyed sternum with one side of the bone that actually projects more than my actual breast tissue (of course, I have no breast tissue, so duhhhhh!)
I am hoping Brava will help with some growth on the "flatter" side so that at least the sternum is not so pronounced.
Anyway, I think you look just fine. Trust me. I have been a lap swimmer for 30 years and I have seen ALOT of naked women in the locker room. While there are some nice breasts out there, I have also seen many, many hanging bags of flesh and shriveled breasts that might be large but don't look so great. And even then, those breasts tell a tale of pregnancies, nursing, weight gain and loss, etc. We are women and we go through a lot and our bodies tell many stories, don't they?
Take heart. I think you are still comparing yourself to what you looked like artificially. I can just imagine what you said about feeling the implant. My husband has always said that he had a feeling that if I got implants, I would want to rip them right out because I would feel them inside me.
I would rather look at my chest the way it is now (even though I don't particularly like the even flatter, concave side) than I would like to see an artificial deformity, rippling of an implant, or see the edges.
You are very brave and made an excellent decision by taking them out. Kudos to you! You make us women proud! Thanks so much for sharing.
I agree that your breasts are not like one would expect after reading your story. It looks like you have skin to fill after the implants and I have no doubt that you can achieve this. Your breasts are already more symmetrical than many out there, and that is one thing that many women at this forum try to correct. The scarring is also minimal (many of us have deep stretch mark scars, not to mention the scars on other parts of our bodies). I too feel like the before photos I see on this site are beautiful. Youthful looking breasts that I find much more attractive than mine. I have had issues with sag for years, which is something I am correcting (with success). In truth, we are all probably harsher critics of our breasts than anyone worthwhile would be.I am happy that you are here and I look forward to seeing you become happier with your appearance!
Well thank you!! You brought a tear to my eye sniff sniff... I guess I see them differently than others. I won't even let my husband see them, poor guy. True we should be proud of our bodies, in particular our breasts. Roakie you should be proud you breastfed your children and I wish you luck with Brava. I have never met a such a great group of ladies!! Thank you so very much!
