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Amy's Story

My name is Amy, I am 23, and I have beautiful breasts. But I have not always been this confident. This past December, I made a decision that I have been contemplating for several years now. I decided to get breast implants.

I have lived my whole life with a very small chest, and have always felt that my body did not look proportional. I graduated college as a size 34A, with a degree in marketing. I felt that in job interviews and while networking, people did not take me seriously because I lacked that "mature" look. I know it sounds ridiculous, but that's how I felt. After graduation, I decided to reward myself with the augmentation I was longing for. But my family members did not approve.

I talked it over with them, did a LOT of research, showed them the research and explained how safe the procedure is these days. After a long debate, I agreed to wait a year before I went through with the procedure. This gave me plenty of time to save up the extra money to do it, and in their minds, it gave me time to think the whole thing over.

So during a winter break from my graduate studies, I decided it was time. I had my wedding coming up and I wanted to look perfect for my special day. I scheduled a consultation with a plastic surgeon to discuss my options. His office had several real "test" implants that I could handle and put in a sports bra. This, along with the doctor and his nurses' advice, helped me to decide on a 360cc implant. While my breasts were not the ideal shape to begin with, he explained to me every detail of the procedure and answered all of my relevant, and silly, questions.

After weeks of anticipation, my day finally came. And it wasn't that big of a deal at all. The surgery went by fast, and I was at home before I knew it, sitting on the couch, drinking a smoothie, and watching TV. I had talked to tons of friends who told me about the pain and the soreness and the bad aspects, but I didn't experience any of that. Of course for a few days after, I was extremely sore, but it was not unbearable by any means. The only thing I really needed help with was sitting up out of bed and picking up things.

I had a wonderful mother and fiancé who catered to my every need, but after the first week, I was able to take care of myself completely. All I had to do was be patient so that I could heal, which was probably the most annoying part. I hated not being able to go to the gym for a few weeks.

Today, I am a very happy 36C (full C). I am now able to wear tank tops with the built in shelf bra with no padded bra underneath! I am working out in cute outfits and my sports bra doesn't make me look like a man. I can confidently say that I have absolutely no regrets about the procedure, and if I could do it all over again, I wouldn't change a thing.

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