Things to Consider before Purchasing Breast Augmentation for Your Teenager

Aug 8
08:27

2011

Jonathan Castrie

Jonathan Castrie

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Sixteen year old girls are not restricted from getting breast implants. As surprising as that may sound, there are no age restrictions when it comes to plastic surgery.

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Like it or not,Things to Consider before Purchasing Breast Augmentation for Your Teenager Articles we're all genetically programmed to respond to visual cues when selecting a romantic partner. People love to blame Hollywood or the media for putting beautiful women on a pedestal but the reality is that sexual attraction is less a matter of choice than it is a matter of subconscious programming. When selecting a partner, men will always seek young women that are young, fit, and healthy. Some of the visual indicators that are associated with health and youth for women are long hair, healthy skin, and a fit body. If you're a young woman and you're portraying those physical characteristics, you probably have an ample number of men asking you out for dates on a regular basis. 
Another one of the physical characteristics for women that is associated with health and youth relates to a woman's breasts. Young women have perky, full breasts that sit high on their chest. They do not have visible breast sag or droop when they remove their clothing. Large, firm breasts are also another visual cue for health and youth. If you are uncomfortable with these facts, feel free to take your argument up with Mother Nature! 
For the modern woman, large and firm breasts are easy to acquire. Thanks to advances in surgeon skill, breast implant design, and breast augmentation surgical procedures, any woman can purchase a set of breast implants at a relatively affordable price. Increased breast size will improve a woman's self confidence and self esteem which will likewise elevate her physical sex appeal. Thus, improved sex appeal is a direct result of improved self confidence; the better a person feels about his or her appearance, the higher their sex appeal will become and the more likely they'll experience a boost in their quality of life. 
While it's certainly understandable that an older woman would like to purchase breast implants to enhance her physical appearance, many people do not think that young women should undergo breast augmentation. The recommended minimum age for women seeking breast augmentation is eighteen. However, there are no hard and fast rules regarding age restrictions for any type of plastic surgery. A young girl of sixteen years of age can purchase breast augmentation surgery just as easily as a forty year old woman!
One of the more popular high school graduation gifts from parents to their daughters is breast augmentation surgery. Some parents are even purchasing breast implants for their daughters while they're still in high school! While the idea of a teenage girl getting breast implants is certainly open for debate, there is a significant amount of data that indicates it would be much wiser for a young girl to wait until her early twenties before she decides to get breast implants. 
Teenagers are very unhappy with their bodies. That's a proven fact. However, as they get closer to eighteen years of age, they become increasingly pleased with their physical appearance. What does that mean? It means a sixteen year old girl that is unhappy with her body will become more and more accepting of her physical appearance as she nears her eighteenth birthday. This is true for teenage boys as well. 
As mentioned above, a sixteen year old girl is going to be unhappy with her body regardless of her physical appearance; she may have large breasts or small breasts - either way she's going to feel inadequate in one way or another. While she may think that getting breast implants will improve her self confidence, she'll gain self confidence anyway if she is just patient and allows her body (and maturity) to develop over the next few years. It's also a fact that a girl's breasts will continue to develop into her early twenties which is yet another reason she should wait to get breast implants. 
In this writer's opinion, young girls should wait until they are at least twenty-one years of age before they consider breast augmentation surgery. Of course, the decision is ultimately up to the patient and if she has enough money to pay for a breast augmentation surgery, she can have her breast implants any time she chooses. 
There are additional reasons why teenage girls should not get breast implants. To find out more, please consult with a licensed, board certified plastic surgeon. You should only base your health-related decisions on information received directly from a licensed physician in your state.