If you have or are planning to have breast implants to “feel better about your body,” research shows us this will not work. The two major breast implant companies, Allergan and Mentor, both tried to prove that implants boosted self-esteem and both proved how wrong they were. Allergan used 12 different quality of life measures to compare augmentation patients before surgery and 2 years later. Nine of the 12 quality of life categories (75%) were worse after the women got their breast implants, including self-esteem. The results were similar for women getting the Mentor breast implants. The women got worse in their self-reported physical and mental health. To sum it up: breast implants are a threat to our health and happiness. This threat directly affects girls and women – not men – at epidemic rates, with cosmetic surgery up nearly 500% in the last decade. Choosing to forego breast augmentation can be more empowering than going under the knife — and better for our health, too. It is not our place to shame or blame anyone for undergoing this procedure - we know how much pressure and shame women feel in the name of “ideal beauty.” It is immense. But there is a better way, and it start in our minds, not on our chests.
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 17:18:56 +0000
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