Nobody told me I had other options. Not one word.
I went in for smaller. I came out with implants.
Hey!
Can we talk about how messed up it is that I walked into a surgeon's office wanting a breast reduction and walked out scheduled for implants?
I was a 32F by high school. I had been hiding under hoodies since I was nine years old because of how my body developed. After kids, I just wanted to feel normal. Less back pain. Less of that "tent or falling out of everything" feeling. Simple, right?
But the only conversation I got was: "The only way to achieve the result you're looking for is to put implants in you." No mention of a natural lift. No mention of fat transfer. Nothing. I didn't even know fat transfer was an option until I heard Dr. Robert Whitfield's podcast years later.
That's the part that still makes me angry. I trusted the expert. And the expert didn't give me the full picture.
I sat down with Dr. Rob on his podcast, Breast Implants, Explant Surgery, and Breast Implant Illness, and we got into all of it: the manipulation, the symptoms we normalize, the lies women get sold, and what it actually felt like to finally get the surgery I should've had in the first place.
🎧 Listen now:
If you've ever felt like your doctor didn't give you the whole story, this one's for you.
Here to tell the truth, Regina
