Bigger is Better!... Or is It?

             Bigger is Better!... Or is It?
             Is bigger really better? That is the question many women ask themselves today. For many, the answer is yes, yet some, including myself, feel negatively about the subject.
             Breast augmentation, technically known as augmentation mammoplasty, is a surgical procedure to enhance the shape and size of a woman's breast.
             The issue of breast enhancement and enlargement is not going away any time soon. All over the world people have taken steps to change or improve their appearance. We have face-lifts and tummy tucks, pack on muscles, and some bald men will stop at nothing to replace or re-grow their hair.
             One question many people have is: Why do women want to go through with this? Although there are many reasons women give, the answer to this question given by most women is to improve their self-image. They are not satisfied because their breasts never developed to a size that met their expectations. Another common reason women want to have this surgery is because due to weight loss, pregnancy, or aging, their breast volume has decreased and they want them back to their natural size.
             The implementation surgery is done as an outpatient surgery under general anesthesia in most cases. It approximately takes anywhere from 1 ½ to 2 hours. Incisions, reported to be very painful, are made either underneath the breast, around the areola, or in the armpit. The breast implant, itself, can be placed in two places, either underneath the chest wall muscle or directly behind the breast tissue. After the implant put in place, the wound is stitched together and your breasts are tightly wrapped in place with bandages. Now picture this situation, you lying on the operating table while some stranger cuts you, pushes something into your body that's not supposed to be there, and stitches you back together. Doesn't sound very flattering, huh? Even more, after this process is completed, yo...

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