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Breast Implants

The Present and Future Of Breast Enhancement

Anthony Youn, M.D., FACS | Posted 05.13.2013 | Science
Anthony Youn, M.D., FACS

The statistics are in. 2012 is officially the year of the silicone breast implant.

Fake Boobs and Body Image

Mary Pritchard | Posted 04.21.2013 | Women
Mary Pritchard

Given the average boob job costs between $3,000 and $4,000, couldn't we find better ways to spend that money? Maybe spend it on something that will actually improve our well-being long term?

Which Countries Get The Most Plastic Surgery?

The Huffington Post | Kavitha A. Davidson | Posted 01.31.2013 | World

It's been almost three years since Drs. Troy and McNamara hung up their scalpels, yet the plastic surgery craze is showing no signs of slowing down. ...

Which Kate Has The Most Sought After Look?

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Adams | Posted 01.28.2013 | Style

When the curvy Kate Upton was asked by GQ what her one wish would be, she replied, "I would have smaller boobs. Just kidding! Hahaha." We can only ass...

Body Image Researcher David Sarwer Debunks Hollywood Myths

Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W. | Posted 01.16.2013 | Healthy Living
Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W.

Clearly, celebrity interviews provide no shortage of encouraging words. But if you're in the market for reliable information, there are surely better sources -- so I chose a scientist over a celebrity to debunk some of the body-image myths that Hollywood helps perpetuate.

What Will Happen to Breasts After October?

Jill Di Donato | Posted 12.26.2012 | Women
Jill Di Donato

To this day, I wonder about my history teacher's lack of response to my affront. Did she think coming to my breasts' defense would diminish her authority? Call attention to her own buxom body? Or was she trying to deflate the power of public teasing by refusing to acknowledge it?

Two Bad Weeks for My Patients

Steven Teitelbaum | Posted 12.22.2012 | Style
Steven Teitelbaum

Your doctor won't force you to return to their office for a follow-up. Don't wait for your insurance company to send a town car to take you for a scan. You are responsible.

Perfect

SidneyAnne Stone | Posted 10.27.2012 | Women
SidneyAnne Stone

From the time I was a teenager, I was the girl telling her friends to be who they are and not care what anyone else thinks. I believe there is beauty in our imperfections. It is what makes us unique. Where I got stuck is in the perfections...

'Big Boob Family' Defends Their Surgeries

Posted 07.19.2012 | Style

The family that gets saline together stays together? That was the shocking news out of England a few weeks ago, as we met the ladies of the Marsha...

WATCH: Ohio Mom Panhandling... For Her Breast Implant Fund

Posted 07.14.2012 | Style

You've all seen those cheeky panhandlers wielding signs like "WHY LIE? I NEED A BEER" or "NEED MONEY FOR WEED," right? Now, an Ohio woman is bringing ...

PHOTO: Mother Urges 14-Year-Old Daughter To Get Breast Implants

Posted 07.06.2012 | Style

Bras, braces, makeup are all rites of passage for many teen girls. But if you're a member of the Marshall family, so are boob jobs. Britney Marshal...

Confidence or Why Men Love Fake Boobs

Brandi Megan Granett | Posted 09.01.2012 | Style
Brandi Megan Granett

Confidence to me is knowing what you are and being okay with it. Confidence is knowing your stuff and what you can do with it. Confidence is liking yourself the way you are.

WATCH: You Know Your Breast Implants Are Too Big When...

Posted 06.21.2012 | Style

If your doctors have to build an "internal bra" inside you to hold up your breast implants, you miiiiight want to ixnay on the saline. Lacey Wildd ...

LOOK: Can Breast Implants Give You A Better Sex Life?

Posted 06.05.2012 | Style

Can breast enhancement surgery give you a better orgasm? Maybe. According to a poll by RealSelf.com, women who had chosen to receive breast implant...

Shocking Amount Americans Spent On Plastic Surgery In 2011

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 04.18.2012 | Home

Call it the new Reconstruction era. Americans spent $10.4 billion on cosmetic surgery in 2011. That's more than the gross domestic product of nations ...

A New Breast Implant for Women

Steven Teitelbaum | Posted 06.12.2012 | Style
Steven Teitelbaum

After years of stagnancy at the FDA in which the newest implants enjoyed by women outside from the U.S. were kept from American women, those needing reconstruction after mastectomy or wanting an augmentation will have more choices.

WATCH; 'Gummy Bear' Breast Implants Are The New Thing

The Huffington Post | Michelle Manetti | Posted 04.17.2012 | Style

Have you ever pinched a gummy bear and thought, "that's what I want my boobs to feel like?" Neither have we. But apparently, the "gummy bear" brea...

Does The TSA Have A Breast Fixation?

Christopher Elliott | Posted 05.05.2012 | Travel
Christopher Elliott

Amy Strand's little breast pump problem is just the latest in a long line of gaffes by the men and women of the TSA. But mostly, the men.

Why You Shouldn't Judge A Hairdresser By Her Cup Size

Shannon Bradley-Colleary | Posted 05.02.2012 | Women
Shannon Bradley-Colleary

I sit in a salon chair with each one of those large breasts beside my two ears as Crystal stands behind me checking my current hair color under the light.

The Not-So Secret Life of an A Cup

Anne Sobel | Posted 04.07.2012 | Women
Anne Sobel

At 30, being an A-cup is something I hardly ever think about. But when I read that Denise Richards regrets getting breast enhancement surgery, I had to say something.

Radio Station Gives Away Breast Implants

Posted 01.30.2012 | Chicago

Chicago classic rock radio station WLUP "The Loop" on Sunday announced the two winners of their "Breast Year Ever" contest, a breast augmentation give...

The PIP Affair and Trust in Health Care

Michael Yaremchuk, M.D. | Posted 03.28.2012 | Home
Michael Yaremchuk, M.D.

There has been a great deal written recently about the now-banned silicone breast implants made by Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP), a French company which has since closed down. It was found that PIP substituted industrial grade silicone for medical grade silicone, which led to the closing of PIP's manufacturing facility in the spring of 2010.

Breast Implant Saves Stabbing Victim

WESH.com | Posted 01.25.2012 | Crime

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- A Brevard County woman said on Tuesday her breast implant saved her life after it absorbed the blow when she was stabbed with ...

The Breast Obsession: Gateway To Anxiety And Fantasy

Debra Ollivier | Posted 05.16.2012 | Fifty
Debra Ollivier

You'd think that by the time we hit our 50s we'd have made peace with our breasts. Not so. Breast augmentation is on the rise among all age groups and so are its risks.

The Deeply Rooted Parallels Between Female Genital Mutilation and Breast Implantation

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 03.13.2012 | Women
Marianne Mollmann

What makes women voluntarily cut open their bodies to permanently implant foreign objects to the potential detriment of their health?