# Fake boobs.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [July 11, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060 "2006-07-11T17:16:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2006, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/61 "2006-07-12T20:50:19Z")
> [@Seven](#):
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> My wife had breast cancer and they cut out a section of one breast. They reduced the other to match. This involved cutting around the nipple, cutting at the fold under the breast and a cut down from the nipple to the fold (think of a boat anchor).
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> The nipple was never really removed. The nerves and everything were still attached under the nipple. In fact, she could still breastfeed if the need ever came up. This is the same process they use with breast lifts (in fact, what she had WAS a lift because after they removed 1/4 of her breast it would have been droopy without a lift).
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> Trust me, her nipples still have all the feeling.
Uh? š How does that conflict with what **Diosa** posted? Your wife didnāt have the surgery that removes the nipple, so thatās completely irrelevant with regards to
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> Iād imagine the surgery where they completely remove the nipple would lead to a lack of sensitivity, though.
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### Author:  [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2006, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/62 "2006-07-12T20:53:38Z")
Fake boobs done well are all fine and good (appearance-wise, as Iāve never felt any of 'em) but the āgrapefruit halves bolted to the chestā look is rather silly, IMO.
Having big boobs is neat, but a bummer since I know theyāll droop as I age. Iām currently a 36F or 36G (depending on the bra style and manufacturer) and I like them that way since they balance out my hips to give me an hourglass shape. Down the road, Iād consider a lift or something, where they lift 'em up and create an internal bra with scar tissue, but only if I didnāt lose volume. I donāt have any back pain issues related to the boobs, so at least thereās that.
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### Author:  [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2006, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/63 "2006-07-12T21:18:16Z")
I saw an episode of _Dr. 90210_ where a lovely, petite 16 year old girl got breast implants as a gift from her mother. The change was relatively tasteful; they were noticeably large but not outrageous.
Still, I really donāt understand why girls get implants at such a young age. Donāt a lot of womenās breast continue to grow naturally until their early 20s? I would imagine that implant surgery while breasts are still developing would likely result in distorted or misshapen boobs down the line.
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### Author:  [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/64 "2006-07-12T21:29:58Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#):
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> Uh? š How does that conflict with what **Diosa** posted? Your wife didnāt have the surgery that removes the nipple, so thatās completely irrelevant with regards to
Most times they donāt **remove** the nipple. They cut around it and move it.
Looking at the scars it SEEMS as if it was cut off and moved.
Iām just sayingā¦
And yes, there are times where the nipple is removed.
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### Author:  [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/65 "2006-07-12T21:37:59Z")
> [@Seven](#):
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> And yes, there are times where the nipple is removed.
Which is exactly what I was talking about.
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### Author:  [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2006, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/66 "2006-07-12T21:42:34Z")
> [@Seven](#):
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> And yes, there are times where the nipple is removed.
Although **Diosa** has already replied to this, I gotta say, āNO SHIT!ā What do you think she was talking about? Jesus.
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### Author:  [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/67 "2006-07-12T22:07:46Z")
Holy shit on a stick.
You are right!
I guess you two better take me to the pit and slap me around with removed nipples.
All I was saying was this is not as common as it looks.
Calm down.
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### Author:  [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2006, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/68 "2006-07-12T22:11:55Z")
> [@mhendo](#):
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> Fake breasts are lame. Lamer still are the women who get them. Lamest of all are men who insist on their wives/girlfriends getting them.
You judgmental bastard! Of course, I happen to agree with you entirelyā¦
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### Author:  [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/69 "2006-07-13T00:06:23Z")
> [@Seven](#):
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> Most times they donāt **remove** the nipple. They cut around it and move it.
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> Looking at the scars it SEEMS as if it was cut off and moved.
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> Iām just sayingā¦
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> And yes, there are times where the nipple is removed.
I think they used to routinely remove the nipple for breast reduction.
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### Author:  [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/70 "2006-07-13T01:38:42Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#):
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> I donāt see anything wrong with fake boobs, so long as they are done for the individual sporting them and not someone else. Personally, I think [Christina Aguilera (from GQ magazine, probably NSFW!)](http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4/diosabellissima/00002f.jpg) has the best fake boobies Iāve seen- they look so good that you know they have to be fake, but theyāve got a nice drop to them.
š How can you tell Christinaās are bolt-ons? Some very petite women have naturally large breasts. I donāt have a huge amount of experience looking at boobs, er, tits, whatever, but these look pretty real to me. Of course thereās no way of knowing how much the photo has been monkeyed with by GQās graphic-design department.
Now, gals, do any of you find yourselves copping a self-feel as you read this thread? Come on, fess up! Maybe it is all the references to droopiness. I grab on to the girls and think āYep, still firm and perky!ā (and Iām 36!)
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### Author:  [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/71 "2006-07-13T01:40:05Z")
ā¦of course, Iām not reading SDMB at work. š
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### Author:  [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/72 "2006-07-13T03:38:48Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#):
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> I think āfake bubble boobsā is needlessly insulting, especially since they do not all look like that.
Would you perhaps be willing to put up a pic for posterity? š
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### Author:  [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/73 "2006-07-13T03:56:30Z")
Now, I gots to say that for the sake of aesthetics I do generally prefer the all natural brand of teats, nonetheless I donāt much care who made em, man or nature. Iām just pleased as punch some nice lady would bring a pair for to play with.
And for all you fake boobie haters out there, while I do understand and even more or less agree with your opinion, still perhaps I might introduce you one day to a friend of mine. Sheās gotten the breast augmentation and is quite happy. She finally feels normal again. You see, sheās a breast cancer survivor. If she hadnāt let the doctors remove her breast, she would have died. And the way I understand it, for lots if not all women, their breasts are to them what our testicles are for us guys.
You see where Iām going with this? For some, it aināt about life choices, or whatās aesthetically pleasing. Itās getting back, to some degree, a part of yourself you thought was lost.
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### Author:  [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/74 "2006-07-13T04:51:58Z")
> [@Barking Dog](#):
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> And for all you fake boobie haters out there, while I do understand and even more or less agree with your opinion, still perhaps I might introduce you one day to a friend of mine. Sheās gotten the breast augmentation and is quite happy. She finally feels normal again. You see, sheās a breast cancer survivor.
I believe that i, and quite a few other āfake boobie hatersā in this thread, have explicitly made exceptions for reconstructive surgery such as this. It is, as far as iām concerned, a completely different issue from someone who just wants to walk around with globes attached.
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### Author:  [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/75 "2006-07-13T05:07:39Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#):
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> Iāve got a pretty big chest that looks lovely now that Iām 20, but I know it wont look so hot in 10 years. When the time comes, I wont have any issue with getting the suckers nipped, tucked, and hoisted.
Yeah, oooh, icky 30 year old breasts. Time to go live in a cave so as not to gross people out.
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### Author:  [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/76 "2006-07-13T05:35:13Z")
> [@JillGat](#):
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> Yeah, oooh, icky 30 year old breasts. Time to go live in a cave so as not to gross people out.
Sweet of you to make assumptions about what I said. Very large breasts run in my family- in fact, Iām the flat chested one (at a D). Iāve seen what happens to my family membersā boobs once they start to age, have kids, have weight fluctuations, etc. I know that when my body starts to look like that, I wont be happy. Not to mention the fact that my mother has crippling back pain from the giant things she has hanging from her chest- pain so bad she can hardly get out of bed some days. My grandmother was the same way before her reduction and lift.
Lucky for you, I wont be caving to anyone. If I do decide to make a change on my body, it will be my decision because it will make me happy. Just like I wont ācaveā to the fake titty brigade, I also donāt plan on caving to the Natural Titty Nazis. My body. My decisions. All that good stuff.
Now, if I said I was going to do it because I want to be loved and accepted by society, sure, then your snarkiness would be warranted. If I said I wanted to do it to make my boyfriend love me forever and ever, rip right into me. I just donāt think that the assumption you made was a fair one.
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### Author:  [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/77 "2006-07-13T05:51:08Z")
ya know, you assumed I was assuming a lot of things. But all I was doing was poking fun at your perception of age 30 as being over the hill. I have no opinion about any of the rest of what you saidā¦ about surgery or whatever.
Iām 51 and still look okay and feel young, so I am entitled to snicker at anyone who uses age 30 as a benchmark for the body falling apart.
> [@DiosaBellissima](#):
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> Sweet of you to make assumptions about what I said. Very large breasts run in my family- in fact, Iām the flat chested one (at a D). Iāve seen what happens to my family membersā boobs once they start to age, have kids, have weight fluctuations, etc. I know that when my body starts to look like that, I wont be happy. Not to mention the fact that my mother has crippling back pain from the giant things she has hanging from her chest- pain so bad she can hardly get out of bed some days. My grandmother was the same way before her reduction and lift.
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> Lucky for you, I wont be caving to anyone. If I do decide to make a change on my body, it will be my decision because it will make me happy. Just like I wont ācaveā to the fake titty brigade, I also donāt plan on caving to the Natural Titty Nazis. My body. My decisions. All that good stuff.
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> Now, if I said I was going to do it because I want to be loved and accepted by society, sure, then your snarkiness would be warranted. If I said I wanted to do it to make my boyfriend love me forever and ever, rip right into me. I just donāt think that the assumption you made was a fair one.
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### Author:  [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/78 "2006-07-13T06:19:02Z")
Point taken. Sorry if I came across as harsh.
As I said, I was speaking from what Iāve specifically seen in the people that I share genes with. Trust me, I wish I came from stock that stayed perky well into true middle age (which is what? About 50 nowadays? Genuine question. When I think middle aged, I first think 30. Then I realize thatāst just stupid and reevaluate up to 45-50. Hmm, maybe I ought to open a thread asking), but alas! I donāt. You, my friend, are quite lucky.
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### Author:  [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/79 "2006-07-13T06:34:46Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#):
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> Point taken. Sorry if I came across as harsh.
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> As I said, I was speaking from what Iāve specifically seen in the people that I share genes with. Trust me, I wish I came from stock that stayed perky well into true middle age (which is what? About 50 nowadays? Genuine question. When I think middle aged, I first think 30. Then I realize thatāst just stupid and reevaluate up to 45-50. Hmm, maybe I ought to open a thread asking), but alas! I donāt. You, my friend, are quite lucky.
āMiddle ageā is generally defined by most people as ten years older than they are, so thirty is about right for you. To me, middle age is 60. I welcome each new decade as it puts me in an older age category in the half marathonā¦ and hopefully less competition.
I do know that Iād enjoy running a heck of a lot less with size D breasts.
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### Author:  [@Tully\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tully_Mars)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060/80 "2006-07-13T11:14:45Z")
> [@JillGat](#):
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> āMiddle ageā is generally defined by most people as ten years older than they are, so thirty is about right for you. To me, middle age is 60. I welcome each new decade as it puts me in an older age category in the half marathonā¦ and hopefully less competition.
As I get older, I find myself surprised at the ages of women I find attractive. Iām in my 40ās now and I will occasionally see a woman thatās 50-60 and think sheās appealling. Then I wonder if that means that when Iām 50-60, I see women that are 60-70 and find myself looking twice.
God, I hope so.
Another random thought from a twisted mind.
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