Posts from — February 2008

Exercise can reshape a woman’s body. Squats make buns rounder and firmer, yet breasts might need help, particularly those of physically active women, weight-loss winners or new moms. But the chest press can’t increase size, shape and volume. Is surgery the only answer?

Dr. Kreidstein, Canada’s leading plastic and cosmetic surgeon, explains, “Women can accept their breasts they way they are, wear a padded bra or an external prosthesis or augment.”

Implants are the most popular option. Augmentation immediately boosts breast volume and shape that are lost as a result of huge changes in a woman’s body from increased fitness, weight loss, child birth or aging. Women who choose breast augmentation say they do so because they feel resentful their “deflated” breasts negatively influence sexuality, and that they are self-conscious about losing contours they enjoyed before pregnancy or weight-loss than cannot naturally be restored afterward. While many women would agree hollow hooters aren’t really an indignity; the reality is some lucky ladies who get their pre-baby body back can credit their genetics. Some can’t.
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