What’s the scoop on how women get those truly huge, Jerry Springer-type breast implants? Where do they have it done and what kind of doctor would perform such a freakish procedure?
I’m a medical writer who’s written on breast augmentation, so I know the basics of the procedure, but that just makes me wonder even more about those really big ones. I’m sure there is no standard implant that big, so are they special ordered or does the doc have to improvise with some construction of his own?
And I’m guessing that it takes several procedures to stretch the skin enough to cover such huge implants.
I have a hard time imagining a normal plastic surgeon scheduling a procedure to put in 5-gallon breast implants, so is it done outside the U.S. or what?
– Greg, Atlanta
Another question would be “Why would any woman want to have breasts so ridiculously large?” When I first saw bowling ball sized breasts in a dirty greeting card, I thought the picture was computer enhanced.
IIRC, they start with a smaller implant and begin pumping it up like a bicycle tire until it reaches critical mass.
From a guy whose had a few freakishly huge implants firmly rested on my face at bachelor parties I can vouch for the fact that they have their upside.
According to a womans explanation on Howard Sterns show (not the AMA, but why would she lie) she had to have the large ones done in Europe, I believe France. She got the first ones in the US, and once these dropped she could go and get a larger set put in. After 2 procedures the US docs wouldn’t go any bigger. She then went to Europe for a couple of more procedures, here they put a implant in that they could gradually increase the volume of fluid within.
Dr. Wesley G. Harline from Ogden Utah.
He was featured in Allure Magazine a couple of years ago. I have that issue somewhere in my office but I can not find it at the moment (you should see my office).
This guy is a total Frankenstein freak! He is this tall, scary old guy with red (dyed) Elvis hair who dresses like Liberace - no exaggeration.
He has been sued numerous times for malpractice, had his medical license suspended a couple of times, lost all privileges to practice in area hospitals, has been responsible for deaths, and is under constant scrutiny by the medical board.
Since he is no longer allowed in hospitals, he works out of his own clinic. The entire place looks like a tacky, Vegas hotel suite from the 60’s, red velvet, gold lame’, with recovery rooms with names like “The Gold Room”. I’ve seen it, it is creepy.
This is hard to believe unless you live in Utah and follow the numerous new reports, but it is true. He charges very little for his services, because it is more or less a do-it yourself recovery. He does his butchery (the Med Board’s word, not mine) on these women in the basement of his clinic and then has them stay overnight. At rare times a nurse is there but most of the time the patients take care of each other. They sleep in these tacky-hotel-looking room in queen sized beds and depending on how many patients he has, he may double-up women into one bed - NO SHIT - confirmed and published reports.
There are very, very few doctors who will implant watermellon-sized boobs, but that is how this guy makes his money. It is a safe bet that these women you see, including those freakish porn-queens and strippers, were patients of Dr. Harline.
I wish I had the Allure article to post here. You guys would have to see him to believe him (big glossy magazine photos) and read the things written about him. I won’t go into the arrest for illegal abortion (late term), or the death suits, or the mutilation charge from an ex-girlfriend. He put her under anesthesia and did a clitorectomy on her without her consent. Yep, he cut it off.
If you are a medical journalist, you may find this guy and interesting topic for your next article.
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KITTEN
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Wow, that does sound like quite a story. I’d love the reference to the Allure piece if you come across it.
Thanks for the info. It seems fitting that a medical freak would create mammary freaks.
– Greg, Atlanta
I have ripped this office apart and I haven’t found it. Have you ever had something that is constantly in your way until you need it? Anyway, I will look at home. I know I didn’t toss it out.
I don’t know if you have access to past issues of magazines or if you can do a web search for archives, but the article is probably 3 or 4 years old and is in an issue with Kate Moss featured on the cover. (Like that is a lot of help 
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I will look for it at home. You would probably enjoy the article because it is so bizarre.
According to a womans explanation on Howard Sterns show (not the AMA, but why would she lie) she had to have the large ones done in
Europe, I believe France. She got the first ones in the US, and once these dropped she could go and get a larger set put in. After 2
procedures the US docs wouldn’t go any bigger. She then went to Europe for a couple of more procedures, here they put a implant in that they could gradually increase the volume of fluid within.
Do implants of that nature use the same silicone gel that normal imblants use? And are they more likely to leak?
RoboDude:
I believe the implants that can have the fluid insid increase are filled with saline, not silicone. Saline implants are supposed to be safer.
Ranger Jeff
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Dr. Harline actually has a website at http://harlineclinic.hypermart.net/
It reads like those get rich quick ads. I can’t imagine going to him after seeing his website, let alone all of the legal issues. He also seems to have another doctor working with him.
trisha
He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice - Albert Einstein
Robodude - As long as you fork over the cash, Dr. Harline will insert any sized implants you wish. I still haven’t found the article (I haven’t given up yet) but it mentioned implants as large as cup size M.
Jazz - I checked out the site and I can assure you, as bad as it looks, he is 9000 times worse than you can imagine. I read in the local paper a while back that he found an assistant. According to the article, the AMA is keeping a close eye on him as well and his reputation is less than stellar.
If I can’t find my magazine, I will see if I can find an online archive of the Allure article (Hey Phil - how did you do the France UFO search?) or some in our local paper. He has been written in the Ogden Standard Examiner many times if anyone wishes to look up archives.
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KITTEN
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According to Mary Ellen Mark’s Bibliography (!), the article (entiled “Dr. Do-It-All”) appeared in Allure Magazine circa Sept. 1995.