As I read these posts I couldn't help but cry. I totally agree with Cathy and her stance that performing such a surgery to improve your quality of life is OK. I'm 29 years old and only recently discovered that my breasts are clinically classified as being tuberous. I have spent the better part of my life feeling like the ugly duckling and thought that I was the only person whose breasts looked the way they do. Recently I started to look into breast augmentation to improve their appearance. I was actually delighted to find that I wasn't alone in this condition and that plastic surgery offered a real solution. I don't particularly want bigger breasts, just 'normal' breasts. Those of us who have researched the procedures most often used to correct this deformity (and yes it is a very real deformity) realise that implants are the only way to truly improve the shape of a tuberous breast. They are used as a means to a natural looking breast (that is when compared to the original shape). You could argue that there is no normal breast, but when you suffer with this condition you feel anything less than normal. I see that some women out there have found a happy existence with their tuberous breats, but I have to agree with Cathy's quoted patient that it has been ''self esteem shattering'' for me. The thought of someone seeing my breasts terrifies me and consequently I've never had a boyfriend or had sex. Is this not a good enough reason to make a change that will radically change my life and the way I view myself? Since my breasts developed to the present day, there has not been a day when I haven't thought about them and how 'ugly' I feel because of them. It's sad I know that breasts can dominate some women's self esteem so much, but the reality is that is can. Breasts are central, for many women, to what it means to be feminine. And the thought of your partner finding them unattractive can be absolutely crippling when it comes to an intimate relationship. I sympathize with the woman who always wears a bra during sex. This is something that I have often thought about. But the idea of explaining why to a male partner is enough to stop me from even considering it. I emplore those women who are dismissing this procedure to understand that for many women suffering with this condition, it is like feeling abnormal. Children get their ears pinned back, people have 'unsightly' moles removed and no one seems to bat an eyelid because it makes them feel better and improve their self esteem. This is not about having big fake breasts, it's just about feeling like a normal woman. I am an attractive, intelligent woman who has wasted away years struggling with feeling like a freak...this surgery is a light at the end of a tunnel and I can't wait to start finally living like every woman deserves too. My only regret is that I didn't know about my condition sooner. Good luck to all of the women out there suffering.
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As I read these posts I couldn't help but cry. I totally agree with Cathy and her stance that performing such a surgery to improve your quality of life is OK. I'm 29 years old and only recently discovered that my breasts are clinically classified as being tuberous. I have spent the better part of my life feeling like the ugly duckling and thought that I was the only person whose breasts looked the way they do. Recently I started to look into breast augmentation to improve their appearance. I was actually delighted to find that I wasn't alone in this condition and that plastic surgery offered a real solution. I don't particularly want bigger breasts, just 'normal' breasts. Those of us who have researched the procedures most often used to correct this deformity (and yes it is a very real deformity) realise that implants are the only way to truly improve the shape of a tuberous breast. They are used as a means to a natural looking breast (that is when compared to the original shape). You could argue that there is no normal breast, but when you suffer with this condition you feel anything less than normal. I see that some women out there have found a happy existence with their tuberous breats, but I have to agree with Cathy's quoted patient that it has been ''self esteem shattering'' for me. The thought of someone seeing my breasts terrifies me and consequently I've never had a boyfriend or had sex. Is this not a good enough reason to make a change that will radically change my life and the way I view myself? Since my breasts developed to the present day, there has not been a day when I haven't thought about them and how 'ugly' I feel because of them. It's sad I know that breasts can dominate some women's self esteem so much, but the reality is that is can. Breasts are central, for many women, to what it means to be feminine. And the thought of your partner finding them unattractive can be absolutely crippling when it comes to an intimate relationship. I sympathize with the woman who always wears a bra during sex. This is something that I have often thought about. But the idea of explaining why to a male partner is enough to stop me from even considering it. I emplore those women who are dismissing this procedure to understand that for many women suffering with this condition, it is like feeling abnormal. Children get their ears pinned back, people have 'unsightly' moles removed and no one seems to bat an eyelid because it makes them feel better and improve their self esteem. This is not about having big fake breasts, it's just about feeling like a normal woman. I am an attractive, intelligent woman who has wasted away years struggling with feeling like a freak...this surgery is a light at the end of a tunnel and I can't wait to start finally living like every woman deserves too. My only regret is that I didn't know about my condition sooner. Good luck to all of the women out there suffering.
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