Bigger Breasts for 15 Year-Old Girls
I read this article and thought when will this madness stop? Really, why should a 15 year-old child be worried about the size of her breasts? More importantly, why would a parent purchase breast implants for a child?
I was the ripe old age of 35 when I had my breast augmentation. When I was 15, I did suffer from body image issues but interestingly enough, my breasts were not a concern to me nor did I even give it a thought about how small they were. That came later in life.
Thought I’d share this story to see what everyone else thinks about it. I know I was very shocked when I read it.
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is furious over a new trend for the beauty conscious.
The country is well known for its beauty queens, says Reuters, but Chavez says the latest idea for birthday gifts is going way too far.
Girls turning 15 are being given bigger breasts to celebrate their coming of age.
But, “That’s horrible,” the story has Chavez declaring on his Sunday TV show, which went on for a record eight hours. “It’s the ultimate degeneration,.”
Plastic surgery for 15-year-olds follows, “Western-imposed consumerist icons such as Barbie dolls,” says Chavez, according to Reuters, which goes on:
“While breast implants are advertised on TV and banks offer special credit lines for such operations, if girls do get the enlargements they are not expected to become sexually active afterward.”
Adds the story, “In elevators, at huge, jam-packed shopping malls, women can be overheard openly boasting about their recent, conspicuous operations.”
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says breast augmentation is the most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedure in the US, says the Wikipedia.
“In 2006, 329,000 breast augmentation procedures were performed in the U.S.,” it states.
Reuters doesn’t say if penis augmentation is also offered to Venezuelan boys when they turn 15.
Beth Taylor
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Thanks for that article, Beth and welcome!
This is one area where I agree with Hugo Chavez.
The FDA strongly suggests that women under the age of 22 not be given breast implants.
Any mother who allows a young girl of 15 to have breast implants should be considered a child abuser.
Comment by Sybil — September 26, 2007 @ 4:21 pm
WOW! Great article Beth. WELCOME to the Blog. Thansk so much for posting that article and I especially LOVE your thoughts ( the penis one in particular). Maybe if we all got out of Barbie Doll consciousness, we could love our bodies and ourselves from the inside out!
Thanks for posting.
Mary
Comment by Mary — September 26, 2007 @ 4:52 pm
Hmmm Chevez finally said something we have to agree with!! I just don’t know where the world is headed. At least the USA does not promote breast augmentation until they are of voting age.
Comment by Pam — September 26, 2007 @ 8:36 pm
Great article beth. I cant believe these young girls are wanting breat implants atr such a young age. At 15 your boobs are still growing. I remember when I was growing up I asked my mother when my boobs where gonan get bigger and she said when you are a little older and that made me wanna wait and be paitent and these girls are rushing the growth process. My mother is the most wonderful women Ive ever known and she tought me well and brought me up to love my body. I think her everyday for that. These mothers should be teaching thier children the same thing to love your body the way it is. Its really hard though cause society wants you to be a certain way and you wanna go for it when we shouldn’t care what society wants or thinks. I hope these young girls open thier eyes and realize what they are getting themselves into. Thanx Bteh for sharing that. I agree with Sybil and Mary that any mother who would let thier child do this is a child abuser and that we shoudn’t be Barbie Doll Consciousness
Comment by Karey (flowergirl86) — October 4, 2007 @ 11:30 am
Sybil: I agree! Any parent that would purchase implants for a 15 year old child should be considered a child abuser!
Mary: I hope that we can some day remove ourselves from that barbie doll consciousness!
Comment by beth — October 4, 2007 @ 3:43 pm
Karey,
I think every Mother should teach their daughters to love their body as it will give you confidence in later years. I know my experience growing up was much different. The kids in school used to make fun of me. I seemed to tower over all the other kids and was so thin that I was constantly made fun of. I remember my Mother saying ‘You just wait, they will one day envy you for being so tall and thin’. I don’t think I was ever convinced of that! LOL
Comment by beth — October 4, 2007 @ 4:03 pm
Im 15 Years Old & Am flat chested. You say that parents who purchase implants for a 15 year old girl should be considered a child abuser. I completely disagree, my mother has considered this for me because she knows the pain i am going through, all the girls in my year have breasts and i feel socialy demoralised and depressed. I have been to doctors and they have done nothing what is the problem with giving a yound girl some self respect? Have you been through the trauma of being the odd one out? Try and see it from the other persons point of view.
Comment by Amber — October 5, 2007 @ 2:09 pm
Amber,
Why do you think that only girls with breasts can be “accepted”? I think there’s something wrong with the girls you hang out with. Look at Keira Knightley. She’s flat as a board, and look where she’s at now. Or how about Kate Hudson, Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock? They prove that women can be considered incredibly beautiful regardless of their chest size. Could you be focusing on breasts as a symbol for other things you are unhappy about?
I hope you don’t get the implants. First of all, your breasts will continue to grow until your mid-twenties, so you have no idea whether you will need implants or not. Also, it costs thousands of dollars. You have to replace them every 7 to 10 years for the rest of your life, which will be thousands of dollars every time. In between, you have to get MRI exams every 2 - 3 years to make sure they haven’t ruptured and to improve breast cancer detection. Each time will cost you thousands of dollars. Insurance does not cover any of this, so this is money you have to pay yourself, which you could use on your wedding, your house, new car, babies…
Finally, the most important reason of all is that you are really risking your health. Please read our friend Kacey’s story here. Kacey got hers when she was 19. MTV did a whole show on her.
Comment by Gloria — October 5, 2007 @ 3:28 pm
Amber,
You speak of self respect. I think maybe a better word would be self esteem. Maybe you should try and work on that.
There is so much pressure put on women to look a certain way, no wonder there are so many young girls and women out there that don’t feel like they measure up.
As for your comment on being the odd one out. Yes, I know exactly how that feels. I experienced it for many years due to lack of self esteem. I made the mistake of getting breast implants and would do anything to go back and reverse my decision.
You are so young, you aren’t even finished developing yet. Your body is going through so many changes at such a young age.
I would give it some time. After all, your health is the most important thing. If you don’t have that, it doesn’t matter how large your breasts are.
Breast implants can make you so ill that you wish you were dead. I’d do anything to go back and be able to reverse my decision as it was the absolute worst decision I’ve ever made in my life.
Please do some research. You will find out what can happen to you. You can read my personal story at http://www.toxicbreastimplants.org
Comment by beth — October 5, 2007 @ 4:23 pm
Thankyou for the kind words in my responses and i will try to follow what you have said to me. x
Comment by Amber — October 6, 2007 @ 4:36 pm
hi sisters, amber please read all these links. most of us were where you are at…we all did the same thing, got breast implants!im 36 now, at 15 i never thought of fake breast, but times are different now.if i could turn back time as i got mine in 2000, i could live a very healthy life, theres 37 sometimes plus toxic chemicals in the silicone shell in every breast implant.please read and learn, its just not worth it. love yourself and stay healthy. natural is healthy!!!and thats truley beautiful! i would do alot just to be healthy again, to run along the side of my 4 year old little girl who is a silicone kid:(, GOD BLESS hugs prayers kerry
Comment by kerry silicone 2000 — October 9, 2007 @ 9:18 pm
im 15 and i totally agree, i suffer depression very bdaly because of my cheast, yes you say that “your still growing” but what about the present, if you dont have breast you are not socially accepted, and for this ive tried suicided many a times, yes you were pour age once, but things change, it may not have been a big deal then but it is now…the bigger your chest the more accepted into todays fucked up society, i want breast implants, but i think that hey men use female replacment hormones to get breast….what about me…i am goin to talk to my docter and see what he think before one of my attempets work…the only reason im still alive is my friend new what was going on and stopped me from killing myself…i almost od, tho she does not no the reason im like this…so please dont judge parents on this…thyey are trying to make there kids happy…wud you call my mum a bad mum for letting me get it done and stop the pain, stop he humiliation..and stop the constant wanting of death…..????? i find it hard to belive you can judge when you are not in those parents position…..
Jessica
Comment by jess — December 5, 2007 @ 9:21 pm
Hello Jessica,
My heart really goes out to you. You are right, I did not have to deal with this type of pressure when I was your age but that doesn’t mean that kids didn’t make fun of me. Back then, the last thing on any young teenager’s mind was getting breast implants. Back then you were made fun of if you didn’t have nice hair or you were too thin or too fat or even if your legs were longer than the average.
So with me being very, very thin and taller than most kids my age, I was called all kinds of things. Not to even mention I had crooked teeth. That was a huge thing back then. All my friends had braces and I didn’t so I know what it is like to be made fun of for not measuring up. However, there is one very big difference and that is that I never once thought of killing myself because I was ridiculed by the other kids. I did suffer from depression all my life and I can tell you that it became worse after I had my breasts augmented. I believe that the chemicals affect the brain. So if you are thinking that bigger breasts will cure your depression, you might just be wrong as it could become worse.
I’m very worried for you and I do think that you should see a doctor to see if you can get some help. I eventually did that when I was in my 20’s.
I do not have children but if you were my child, I would not allow you to have implants but I would seek out a doctor for you to see if someone could convince you that you are beautiful regardless of breast size.
I’m not sure what has happened to this world. I never thought I’d be trying to convince a 15 year old that her breast size does not define her beauty. This just breaks my heart. You break my heart.
Are you familiar with Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Anniston? Do you think they are beautiful? I sure do and they do not have big breasts. How about Kate Hudson. She is stunning and about the most flat chested actress in Hollywood. She loves her body as she flaunts her small breasts every chance she gets. Do you know why? She has self confidence and self esteem and realizes that breast implants probably are not the answer for her. I suspect her upbringing gave her the self confidence she has today but that is just a guess.
Please take care of yourself and start looking at beautiful women that are small breasted. There are plenty out there.
Sending hugs,
beth
Comment by bethtaylor — December 6, 2007 @ 6:23 pm
i just wrote a veryyyy long thing explaing alot of stuff…but i didnt type in the security code and lost it..
so ill make this short cuz its happend twice
my hole pont was to show parents are tying to help kids…not..what ever your thinking…
your comment really made me see true inner beaty..thank you…goodbye
jessica
Comment by jess — December 22, 2007 @ 12:06 pm