Do you consider your BA "reconstructive" or cosmetic?

beckybee · 03-22-2009, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Hmmmm

Weellll...I can't say 're-constructive' cos I've never had anything to lose! So cosmetic and constructive. :-d

thanks for the laugh! I guess mine have been reconstructed and constructed.

Gypsyrose · 03-22-2009, 04:32 PM

Cosmetic..but I did breastfead two children for a total of 25 months... so a bit reconstructive...hahahhahahaha

NuBubies2009 · 03-29-2009, 05:51 AM

it was reconstructive TO ME because i was trying to restore what i used to have--
it was a reclamation! a restoration!

anyone who has seen my albums can clearly see what I mean..
losing my breasts is the same as never having them at all, because i felt like I was having an identity crisis... you reach for what was there for years and then it is just gone....

and nothing in your wardrobe fits anymore.. and you feel like you were robbed of your feminity.. your womanhood...you feel ashamed when you see yourself in the mirror.. you dont take your shirt off during sex... you look at old pictures and then look at what is left and think " who is this woman? what happened!"
thats just how I personally feel.

deelicious · 03-29-2009, 10:08 AM

definitely reconstructive... i absolutely hated what i had before.

Amanda77 · 03-29-2009, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Ivy

I chose, reconstructive. After having two children and nursing I was left with rocks in socks. It wasn't appealing to me, so I had it fixed.

I would have chose cosmetic if I actually liked my breasts and was just going for a size change.

For me it was a little of both I guess, reconstructive and cosmetic. I reconstructed and added a little while I was at it.

Yup, that's me too! My FH used to laugh at me cos I would call mine 'monkey boobs' ( you know when you see the mummy gorillas with the little saggy boobies?) After I got mine done and a couple of months later we saw the before pic, I think both of us were nearly sick! How embarrassing!

frackspal · 03-29-2009, 03:54 PM

Definitly cosmetic, i just dont like small boobs and i wanted mine bigger

tabbikat · 03-29-2009, 07:53 PM

Mine is definitely cosmetic. I have always wanted bigger boobs, but I was not blessed like others in my family...I was huge after having my daughter and completely deflated...I want that fullness back.

Nikki · 03-30-2009, 12:20 PM

Cosmetic for me. It was nothing more than a size change.

Daninagy · 04-01-2009, 01:26 AM

Cosmetic!!! I guess mine were fine before just very small.

HotPinkZebras · 04-22-2009, 02:15 PM

Purely cosmetic. My boobs were fine small...i just wanted BIGGER!

CAINAZ · 04-23-2009, 05:48 PM

Reconstructive. I lost 48 pounds and had breastfed 4 kids. After my weight loss, I had 2 empty sacks on my chest. No tissue at all.

My next surgery is cosmetic. We are fixing a minor complication I had and going a tad bit bigger in the process.

hairgirl · 04-23-2009, 06:23 PM

reconstrusctive!!! I nursed 4 babies by the time I was 24 lost 60lbs in my 30's. I was left w/hanging baskets on my chest. My babies are grown & now its time for me to have boobs!

Staveriee · 04-24-2009, 11:34 PM

I would definately say reconstructive...I had tuberous boobies, I was a borderline 32B and had absolutely 0 lower pole fullness and not only that one was way bigger than the other so I had no choice but to get a BA in order to straighten things out. So yea, I did need a little maintenance.

blondebombshell · 04-28-2009, 11:37 PM

My breasts look NOTHING like what they did before any BA!

Barbara Ann · 04-28-2009, 11:44 PM

Cosmetic for me ~ size change only.

beckybee · 05-04-2009, 10:59 PM

I was trolling the polls and saw mine.

It's good to hear everyone's stories and how we each view our BA.

Thanks for answering everyone!

Amy_J · 05-04-2009, 11:37 PM

I consider mine reconstructive. Just look at my album.

blondetothebone · 05-05-2009, 12:18 AM

Mine was cosmetic. I was pretty much flat as a board and way too self conscious about them. I just wanted BOOBS!

chickie32 · 05-05-2009, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by beckybee

I thought I would post a poll asking you how you "view" your BA. Was it truly reconstructive, cosmetic, or do you consider it reconstructive due to the nature of your natural breasts (i.e. saggy from breastfeeding, assymetrical etc.)? I know what my answer is.

reconstructive by definition is when something is built *after* it was taken away, such as a masectomy

so w/that said, and while BA's were first done on cancer patients and masectomy patients, all others are then considered 'purely cosmetic'

hth!

(.Y.)LACEY(.Y.) · 05-05-2009, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NuBubies2009

it was reconstructive TO ME because i was trying to restore what i used to have--
it was a reclamation! a restoration!

anyone who has seen my albums can clearly see what I mean..
losing my breasts is the same as never having them at all, because i felt like I was having an identity crisis... you reach for what was there for years and then it is just gone....

and nothing in your wardrobe fits anymore.. and you feel like you were robbed of your feminity.. your womanhood...you feel ashamed when you see yourself in the mirror.. you dont take your shirt off during sex... you look at old pictures and then look at what is left and think " who is this woman? what happened!"
thats just how I personally feel.

Yup thats me exactly.. even the part in your siggy about having pumped for your tube fed preemies (only one of mine was tube fed, but the other took a really small bottle cause she had a weak latch)!
I felt it was definitely reconstructive. It was embarrassing to take off my shit and have little BAGS of nothing with nipples that should be on big boobs!

My husband was happy with my body like it was.. but I know he probably missed my old boobs...if for no other reason than that i was more comfortable with my body and willing to leave the lights on (and top off) when we had sex before I lost them.

View Poll Results: Do you consider your BA cosmetic or reconstructive?
Cosmetic	133	58.59%
Reconstructive	27	11.89%
Reconstructive To Me	67	29.52%
Voters: 227. You may not vote on this poll

03-29-2009, 10:08 AM	#24
deelicious Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 141 Thanks: 88 Thanked 60 Times in 53 Posts	definitely reconstructive... i absolutely hated what i had before. __________________ -

03-29-2009, 03:54 PM	#26
frackspal Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newton New Jersey Posts: 111 Thanks: 0 Thanked 35 Times in 35 Posts $frackspal is on a distinguished road$	Definitly cosmetic, i just dont like small boobs and i wanted mine bigger
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03-30-2009, 12:20 PM	#28
Nikki NYY Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The Milky Way Posts: 3,417 Thanks: 2,471 Thanked 1,988 Times in 1,099 Posts	Cosmetic for me. It was nothing more than a size change. __________________ www.justbreastimplants.com/DeWire/ Dr. DeWire - Glen Allen, VA Click here and then click on the purple button to donate food and care to homeless animals. It costs nothing to donate - just the click of your mouse.

04-23-2009, 05:48 PM	#31
CAINAZ 450 HPs Baby! Love It! Dr. Cohen is the BOMB! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 529 Thanked 979 Times in 868 Posts	Reconstructive. I lost 48 pounds and had breastfed 4 kids. After my weight loss, I had 2 empty sacks on my chest. No tissue at all. My next surgery is cosmetic. We are fixing a minor complication I had and going a tad bit bigger in the process. __________________ www.justbreastimplants.com/Cohen/

03-22-2009, 04:32 PM	#22
Gypsyrose Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina Posts: 864 Thanks: 565 Thanked 574 Times in 392 Posts	Cosmetic..but I did breastfead two children for a total of 25 months... so a bit reconstructive...hahahhahahaha

03-29-2009, 05:51 AM	#23
NuBubies2009 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Belfair , Washington Posts: 126 Thanks: 77 Thanked 46 Times in 35 Posts	it was reconstructive TO ME because i was trying to restore what i used to have-- it was a reclamation! a restoration! anyone who has seen my albums can clearly see what I mean.. losing my breasts is the same as never having them at all, because i felt like I was having an identity crisis... you reach for what was there for years and then it is just gone.... and nothing in your wardrobe fits anymore.. and you feel like you were robbed of your feminity.. your womanhood...you feel ashamed when you see yourself in the mirror.. you dont take your shirt off during sex... you look at old pictures and then look at what is left and think " who is this woman? what happened!" thats just how I personally feel.

03-29-2009, 07:53 PM	#27
tabbikat Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sylvan Springs, Alabama Posts: 83 Thanks: 8 Thanked 31 Times in 27 Posts	Mine is definitely cosmetic. I have always wanted bigger boobs, but I was not blessed like others in my family...I was huge after having my daughter and completely deflated...I want that fullness back.

04-01-2009, 01:26 AM	#29
Daninagy Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New Braunfels, TX Posts: 24 Thanks: 14 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Cosmetic!!! I guess mine were fine before just very small.

04-22-2009, 02:15 PM	#30
HotPinkZebras Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: L.A., California Posts: 110 Thanks: 20 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts	Purely cosmetic. My boobs were fine small...i just wanted BIGGER!

04-23-2009, 06:23 PM	#32
hairgirl "Life ain't always beautiful, but it's a beautiful ride" Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: arizona Posts: 551 Thanks: 99 Thanked 204 Times in 179 Posts	reconstrusctive!!! I nursed 4 babies by the time I was 24 lost 60lbs in my 30's. I was left w/hanging baskets on my chest. My babies are grown & now its time for me to have boobs! __________________ DR. MEGER 5'7 135lbs 36 saggy a/b 34DDD 500hp silicone/full anchor lift YOU MUST SEND A NOTE 1ST BEFORE FR, FOR PRIVACY REASONS. THANK YOU [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/]

04-24-2009, 11:34 PM	#33
Staveriee No more itty bitty titties for meeeeeee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 91 Thanks: 33 Thanked 24 Times in 18 Posts	I would definately say reconstructive...I had tuberous boobies, I was a borderline 32B and had absolutely 0 lower pole fullness and not only that one was way bigger than the other so I had no choice but to get a BA in order to straighten things out. So yea, I did need a little maintenance. __________________ -

04-28-2009, 11:37 PM	#34
blondebombshell Finally got my money's Worth and then Some! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Braunfels, Texas Posts: 437 Thanks: 242 Thanked 139 Times in 123 Posts	My breasts look NOTHING like what they did before any BA! __________________ 5'4" 124 pounds 3rd BA silicone style45 High Profiles 800cc and Tummy Tuck FEB. 19,2009 34G or 32H love it! 37 years old 6 kids!

04-28-2009, 11:44 PM	#35
Barbara Ann Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,382 Thanks: 1,182 Thanked 1,294 Times in 957 Posts	Cosmetic for me ~ size change only. __________________ Be sure to check the main site for up-to-date information and answers to your many questions. www.justbreastimplants.com

05-04-2009, 10:59 PM	#36
beckybee Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,111 Thanks: 536 Thanked 555 Times in 446 Posts	I was trolling the polls and saw mine. It's good to hear everyone's stories and how we each view our BA. Thanks for answering everyone! __________________ 5'3" 105-110 lbs 27" ribcage 1st BA: March 2008 300 cc Natrelle HP Silicone Unders Pre BA 32A (saggy from breastfeeding...went up 3-4 cup sizes!) Post BA full 32C/30D 2nd BA: August 2008 (with my new & improved & ethical PS!) Revision due to CC of right breast and bottoming out & malposition of left breast Capsulectomy on right breast, internal sutures & lift on left breast, exchange of implants 350 cc Mentor Mod Plus Silicone Unders Post BA: So far, so good and hoping it stays that way! I have a bunch of complication & redo photos posted in 3 albums. Just friend request me and I will gladly accept! www.justbreastimplants.com/Shamoun/

05-04-2009, 11:37 PM	#37
Amy_J Butt-crack cleavage baby!! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 326 Thanks: 172 Thanked 100 Times in 88 Posts	I consider mine reconstructive. Just look at my album. __________________ 5'7" 125 lbs Pre BL/BA: Full 36B Post BL/BA: 34DD/36D so far!! 375cc/400cc saline mods www.justbreastimplants.com/DeWire/ I LOVE my new boobies!! Thank you Dr. D!!!

05-05-2009, 12:18 AM	#38
blondetothebone Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Grenada, Mississippi Posts: 26 Thanks: 40 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Mine was cosmetic. I was pretty much flat as a board and way too self conscious about them. I just wanted BOOBS!

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