What reaction have you received from friends?

Hello everyone! I’m new! I am 32 and my boobs, which used to be a small 34C deflated down to a 34B after coming off the pill and weigh loss. Now they are soft and small and I am not a happy bunny!

So it looks like MYA is the way forward! After talking to Dr Singh we agreed on a 325cc size but I’ve since booked another appointment with him as perhaps I should go a little bigger….not huge, just maybe a small D cup. Looks like my operation will be either 27th September or 11th October!

I’m very excited about the thought of having new boobs but obviously pretty nervous. I’m not going to announce it to the world that I’m having it done – if people ask, I will tell them, but I am a little worried about the reaction I’ll get.

What have been your experiences from family and friends? Did you try and keep it secret or were you open?

Thankfully family were exceptionally supporive being oly 18 my mum and step dads support was vital! I have a handful of best friends and they were all behind me every step of the way for my surgery. I had asymmetrical tubular boobs one was a C one a DD, some got jealous and itchy however generally everyone was fab and very understanding. The lad i seeing i knew would either make or break us as its early days but hes been fab very supportive and super helpful and caring after the op! Now my best froends wont let go of them, constantly wanting to see and touch them! When you explain how you feel your real friends will understand… It higlights who your real friends are! xxx

I’ve always wanted my boobs done since being little and was always told that I should wait until I’d stopped growing, but most women in my family had no bigger than a B cup until they’ve had children I don’t think I’ve got much more growing to do! I’ve decided to have a breast augmentation with MYA and I’m at the initial consultation stage, I’ve told my Mam, Auntie and 4 close friends. My Mam was not happy and isn’t being very supportive at all but my Auntie is like a rock at the moment, she’s agreed to come with my to consultations and for the surgery and stay with me after it, and my friends have been fab, giving me the confidence I need to go for it!

I’m still very apprehensive about telling other people, my grandparents, work colleagues etc as I’m not sure how they’ll react. I guess some people won’t understand how it feels to be so insecure about certain body parts that you want surgery, but others will.

We must remember that we arent going ahead with this for them its our choice, our decision and our body. Although others support and guidance is noce and reassuring we are string ladies and can do this!! xx

Totally agree Danielle 🙂 xx

heyy! i’m only 20 having my BA in 2 weeks! 😀 my mum and dad both come with me to all my appointments with mya and my dad is driving me to the hospital! some of my friends no && a few people at work they didnt say much just asked me why but they didnt try to talk me out of it, one of them will be lookin after me when i have it done because my mum can only have 2 days off with me, my sister works full time and my dad wont help me get dressed ect lol (as you can understand)…but at the end of the day its your body, your choice, your paying for it not them do what makes you happy!…xx

Thanks guys. I am a bit of a worrying when it comes to what people think but I feel so strongly that I want to do this.

I have my husband and my Mum’s total support. In fact, my Mum said she’d come along and have one done with me if she wasn’t 67! I’m going to tell a couple of close friends but no-one else until after it’s done – I don’t want people to try and convince me not to do it. I just hope I get the shape I want. I found a picture online of a breast augmentation that I really like – do you think if I took a picture in to my next consultation that it would help the surgeon see what I’m after?

Then your husbands and mums support is all you need! Don’t let anybody else opinion impact your decision.
Definitely this way your surgeon can see the look you are aiming to achieve. These surgeons are amazing, x

I took pics to my initial consultation and my PC advised me to show the surgeon them, I’d like to look like I’ve had them done but not too plastic and stuck on looking, somewhere in between that and natural x

Hey Hun, I decided not to tell anyone except my boyfriend and then 2 days before my op my eldest sister I could predict her reaction which I got spot on and she was fine and actually said that she was really proud of me because I had the bottle to deal with something head on that made me so unhappy! The day after my op I told my middle eldest sister again she reacted the way I expected which was like ok whatever it’s your life couldn’t really give a dam either way which I got spot on again! That evening I run in to a very minor complication that required help so I had no choice but for my youngest sister to find out the one I didn’t want to as I thought she would be nasty and look down her nose etc she also informed my mum and dad bit embarrassing really!!! I don’t tell ppl things I like them private but I was shocked all have been fantastic about it and said we didn’t know you were that unhappy and well done for doing something about it but you should have told us sooner so we could have helped you! So it’s weird there are those you can predict and then there are those you think will be dead against but will surprise you I’ve been out this morning with my mum sports bra shopping with her helping me to try them on I would have never gone any where near a changing room with my mum pre op or any other time in my life so it really is amazing dont stress yourself I EE what others will think because you could be very surprised good luck Hun 🙂 xx

Hey Caz,
I have been totally honest and open with people about it. I’m still saving, but I think it’s important that people know what I want for my life, and at the end of the day it’s only body modification. It’s a big deal, but nobody throws a fuss if somebody chooses to pierce their ears or gets a tattoo. I see it as me feeling like the ‘real me’. If people can’t be happy about my choice they can just walk away and leave me to get on with it. I’ve wanted this for so long now, and I deserve it.
xx

I have been really open and honest also! my mum/dad all 3 brothers and their partners know and are all understanding and cool with it. I was mots worried about my dad knowing but when my mum told him he was really cool and said i should do it if it makes me happy! A few of my friends know, the ones I’ve seen and are all fine with it too. I am not going to text ppl and tell them about, I will tell people as I see them. I am not ashamed or embarrassed about it, my body, my money , my choice. some people spend loads of money on a car, or holidays etc. I work hard and will spend my money how I want. If people have an issue with doing something that will make you happy I wouldnt consider them a friend. x

I love reading all your responses and experiences, thank you. I can tell that this forum is going to be lots of help and comfort to me over the coming weeks! Op booked for 27th September! Sooner than originally planned but now seems a long wait! 🙂 Very excited x

By the way, I have quite a few ‘fuddy duddy’ friends who don’t even like to wear makeup when they go out – they’re the ones I’m probably going to avoid telling! I see them a lot less now than I used to anyway so it shouldn’t be too much of an issue.

Your ‘fuddy duddy’ friends – this made me giggle :p lol
These people choose to not wear make up in the same way you have chosen to undergo your op, you don’t give them gip for not wearing make up or react badly to their decision so they shouldn’t react badly or negatively towards yours! People that you think are likely to cause you problems or upset you’re probably best to avoid telling them. You’ll probably find with clothes on unless its a low cut dress or top you aren’t really much different, lots of ladies say this and I have found the same. If people get funny that they hear it from somebody else just play the whole ‘oh I didn’t realise I hadn’t told you, yes im so pleased with the results’ people cant react negatively to your positively! xx

Yeah, it’s always the girls in my life who don’t do skincare, make up, fashion etc that seem to be more negative about it than the ones who go to the gym and all that. One of my guy friends called me stupid for wanting it though, he literally called me a stupid attention seeking bimbo, but it’s not like that for me, it’s not about being ‘big’, it’s about having a cup size and feeling more feminine. So I told him to keep his opinions to himself if he couldn’t be supportive. Generally I’ve had positive reactions though, people seem to understand why I want this.
Don’t let anyone’s negative jealous attitudes get to you, we all have different reasons for it – for some women it’s about size, for some it’s about lift, for some it’s medical and others it’s purely cosmetic. Who cares? I think when people judge me on this, I tend to ask why they dye their hair or having pierced ears, it’s the same thing, it’s just a little more extreme. We all have the right to do what we want with our bodies.

Your right Deborah people who are negative are just jealous, jealous that you’ll look even better. I watch what I eat, go to the gym or power walk, look after my skin, dress nice and some people nit pick at that saying I’m obsessed, I’m not, I just want to be healthy.
I’ve not hid it from anyone , I don’t care who knows and certainly don’t give a damn if they don’t agree either. I’ve got the support from the people who mean something to me and all my colleagues have helped me with swapping their days off with me, men and women, even management have been supportive. It makes me laugh though when I’m asked why I’m having it done so now I just say “to have bigger boobs” lol

I was too nervous to tell my friends so I didn’t tell them . Nobody knows I have had my nose surgery and that’s a pretty obvious change not to notice. I had a drastic hair change to distract people from face and it worked!
It`s great if your confident enough for people to know – I wasn’t a strong enough person so I don’t think its my place to tell you how to react.
Though what I will say is to remember that your doing this for yourself and nobody ells x

Hey Hun,
Glad you’ve made the decision to join boobie land!! I have always wanted my boobs done as I had nothing but skin so with my boyfriend it wasn’t a shock but he really didnt want me to do but once I had paid that was it tough!! As for friends ALL of my friend who knew me, again knew it was something I have always wanted so they were VERY supportive the weeks running up to it and after. However, someomne who was suppose to be my best friend was a cow and we rarely talk now! She was supportive for the last few years because I think she thought I would never be able to have the surgery so she amused me! She forgot my surgery day and didnt call me until another friend mentioned it. She also then decied to agree with my boyfriend (who has been very supportive since) that I never needed it and she doesn’t know why I did it! (2 faced cow) BUT experiencing like this teach who is there for you regardless what you decide! xxx I was a 32 A/B and I am now a 32E/F people rarely notice or ask and when they do I dont hide it as its something I am proud of! If people have a problem then they are the ones that suck.. not you! xx

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