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Is the Appeal of Breast Augmentation Declining?
We see them everywhere. Entire discussions revolve around the question, "Are they real?" The number of women on television and in the movies that have undergone breast enhancement surgery is astonishing. Sometimes it seems as though there isn't one actress left in Hollywood who has a natural figure. And this trend has spilled into our everyday lives. Almost everyone can say they know someone who has breast implants.
Because of this over-saturation, has the pendulum begun to swing in the other direction? Are there an increasing number of men and women who do not like the look and feel of fake breasts and would never consider them? Recent statistics and trends show that this may be the case. More and more often you hear people that you know or people in the media speak of their dislike of breast implants.
In a recent poll, many young men in their teens and twenties were asked which look they preferred and a surprisingly large number of them preferred a woman's body that was more natural. "The fake boob-thing is so over." Responded one young man. He continued, "I like a woman who isn't full of plastic."
Many women who have not undergone breast augmentation say that they would never do it. They link breast implants with their view of a woman who is a bit of an exhibitionist. Although, some of these opinions may actually be a way of covering up their true desires, many women would not change their natural bustline even when given the chance. They have had contact with other women who have gone through the procedure and feel that the benefits just aren't that great.
According to the numbers, this type of opinion is admittedly still a minority one. Breast augmentation continues to be the second most requested cosmetic surgical procedure every year with almost 365,000 of them performed last year alone. Obviously, this procedure is still popular because both the women and the men involved enjoy the results. But, will those numbers begin declining in the future?
Breast augmentation cosmetic surgeries saw its biggest increase in popularity between 1997 and 2002. During that time, this procedure saw growth of over 147%. Since then, yearly increases average around 13%. And a couple of years such as 2002 and 2005 only saw increases in the single digits.
Still, most doctors are expecting a dramatic increase for a few years after the FDA re-approves silicon breast implants. After that, the assumption is that the number of breast augmentation cosmetic surgeries will level off again and begin to see a gradual decline. As the current generation with breast implants ages, the newer generations will observe the benefits and the detriments and the general opinion may continue to swing in the opposite direction.
That "fake", hard, immovable bustline will become a thing of the past until doctors perfect a breast implant and a technique that exactly replicates a woman's real breast. What is needed is a breast that responds to movement and gravity and defies immediate identification. Newer techniques are being developed to minimize scarring and the unfortunate side-effect of diminished sensitivity. When all of these requirements become a reality, breast enhancements may become as popular as cellular phones with practically everyone having one.
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