Archive for May, 2009

Special New Bra Gives More Cleavage with Sexual Arousal

Just when you think you’ve heard it all, this sort of “invention” comes along and leaves you scratching your head going “why?”.  Well, don’t let me speak for everyone, but that’s certainly what it has me doing.  I guess I’m not sure what the utility of this bra is, but I’ll let you decide for yourself.  A bra and lingerie company out of Europe called Lisca Lingerie, has designed a bra that is supposed to react to women’s sexual arousal by taking it’s cue from elevation in the body temperature, contracting, and pushing a woman’s breasts together more, to create more cleavage and a larger breasted look.  Guess it’s a good alternative to breast implants?

At any rate, supposedly this company was working on bras made with special memory foam that is sensitive to temperature changes for when the weather changes.  This would supposedly always provide just the right support to a woman’s breasts so the bra would never be too tight or too loose on the breasts, creating the perfect amount of support at all times.  This however lead to this invention, where women will supposedly get larger looking, more voluptuous breasts, when they are sexually aroused.  Provided this bra can accurately read body temperature changes that are as subtle as what I think they are when you get aroused.

They are hoping to start the sale of these special sexual arousal increased cleavage bras at around twenty five bucks a pop.  No word yet on exclusive retailers or whether it will even be for sale here in the US or not.  Bet you’re itching to go out and buy one!

Ten Year Old Has Breast Cancer

When I read or see stories about kids who have cancer one thing always rings in my head.  How is this fair?  Are kids really equipped with the faculties to deal with such a blow to the body, and to the mind not to mention?  But then it inevitably is almost always true that children tend to face serious disease with more courage than most adults it seems!  I’m not sure if it’s just they are still naive and don’t know the full impact this disease could have on their life or that their life itself may be in danger, but every time I read about kids who get cancer they always seem to be old souls, looking at their disease in an objective way and telling the adults around them who are freaking out that they’ll be ok, really.

Talk about heart wrenching, children with serious and incurable disease is extremely heart breaking, but they really seem like they handle it like they are enlightened little beings, which is always amazing to me.  I read a story recently about how a young girl, at just the age of ten, has been diagnosed with breast cancer.  All the breast cancer research indicates that she is in the extreme minority demographic for getting this disease, since less than .1 are in her age group that get breast cancer, so it really is quite an anomaly for someone this young to get it, even more so than for someone in their teens or early twenties.

The young California girls has been diagnosed with invasive ductal stage II breast cancer, which is only usually known as a cancer that adults get because of the fact that it is spurred on by estrogen in the body, and young girls her age shouldn’t have high levels of this hormone yet, before they have even hit puberty.  However, the girl’s chances of complete recovery are pretty high.  She is going to get a full mastectomy of the affected breast, and has about an 85% chance of full recovery for the next several years living cancer free.

Nevertheless, this is quit an unusual story, and one that unfortunately happened to a young child and has put her life on indefinite hold for treatment instead of living the carefree life of a child that she should be.  Doctors think that the reason she got it at such a young age is a genetic predisposition to the cancer.

Breast Implants Required?

My boyfriend sometimes like to watch the WWE.  That’s right, the World Wrestling Entertainment stuff.  They used to be called WWF but after the World Wildlife Fund fought that, they decided to change their name to WWE.  And they’ve really exploded over the past twenty years or so.  I was never a fan, and I doubt that my parents would have even let me watch it if I had wanted to as a kid.  They probably would have thought it was too cheesy and barbaric, and I was more into stuff like the Incredible Hulk and Dukes of Hazzard anyways to be into a show like that.

I was noticing that it seems like almost every woman on the WWE show seems to have larger than life breast implants, so I wondered, is it a hazard of the industry, or something that was an unspoken requirement?  Of course I jest, but looking at their inflated chests made me wonder.  There are so many with obvious boob jobs.  The only one I can’t figure out for sure, but I’m pretty sure who has one is a Diva named Kelly Kelly.  She’s very thin and has ample sized breasts, but they’re not overdone like some of the other WWE Divas, as they’re called, but they’re still suspect because she’s very thin and fat free everywhere else on her body.

The rest of them are pretty much definite implants.  There’s one, that pretty in the face that definitely has them named Melena, and then there are a bevy of bleached blonds whom I can’t remember their names for sure that all have them.  there’s even one that’s supposed to be the tough, more “manly” one called the Glamazon that has obvious breast implants – but hey, I definitely could use a little of her muscles on her arms!

Larger Bra Size Prices Lowered After Protest

A major retailer in Britain, Marks and Spencer, has lowered their large bra sizes that go into very big bust sizes, after a woman who organized busty women against higher prices on large sized bras, which are surcharged by the retailer according to cup size, successfully campaigned and had other busty women sign a petition against the surcharges on larger bra sizes.  They called it unfair that just because they have larger breasts they had to pay what they said were ridiculous surcharges, just to keep their boobs in a bra!

I suppose it is unfair.  The only reason they might be able to justify the prices fo the larger sized bras is more material is used, but even this seems like a far stretch when you can buy jeans in a wide array of sizes for the same price, so why would a bit of fabric make bras any different?  The store did have a sense of humor about the whole thing, which bodes well for their PR over the whole faux pas, taking out a full page ad in a paper saying that they “boobed” and have now lowered the prices on their large sized bras to make them more in line with the bras for smaller breasts women.

The bras are now at the same price point for the same styles.  They had previously advised cutomers that were not fond of the pricing discrepancy that the larger bras had to be priced higher to compensate for the fact they had more support built into them, and wider straps, and they said that most customers didn’t have a problem with paying a higher price for a higher quality, however, there were more than enough unhappy customers over the discrepancy, and so they obliged their loyal customer base – always the wise thing to do if you are in business, especially a retail business, which needs all the help it can get these days when people are unwilling to spend a lot of money on non essential or higher priced premium products.

I remember in the past seeing that the prices were always higher on large bra sizes because they were seen as sort of a specialty item since most women wear below those sizes and supposedly they do require a better engineering for fit and support, but I never thought it was justified since the material used couldn’t be a whole lot more.  A win for the larger busted women, for sure!  I guess being large breasted really does have it’s challenges.

Mastectomy Lingerie?

For women who have had breast surgery such as lumpectomy, mastectomy, or other invasive and reshaping surgery for their breasts due to breast cancer, there are options to dress tastefully and fashionably without it being obvious that you’ve had this sort of breast surgery.  A specialty company that I got an email about called Eloise (Eloise.co.uk) that specializes in creating fashions (and they’re really classy and fashionable from what I saw in the few prints that were featured in the PDF cover they attached in the email) for women who have undergone everything from minimally invasive surgery on their breasts to radical double mastectomies.

How does this mastectomy ligerie work?  Well, it features a design with pockets in the side that help keep prosthetics in place so that they look totally natural and no one would ever know the difference.  This way you can wear clothes that are really nice looking without worrying about your prosthetic sticking out or being noticeable.  They also make swimsuits in one and two pieces, and feature hats and beach bags, and even sarongs, to go with them so you can be matching as well.

Many of their swimsuit designs feature a lot of support, so they are over the shoulder straps or double straps over the shoulder instead of a traditional string bikini where there is just one string tying over the neck, so that you are fully supported and covered where it matters most.  Losing part of your breast or both of your breasts to surgery can be a totally traumatic and life altering experience, to say the least, so it’s good to know that you can shop for up to date, classy pieces of clothing that won’t leave you exposed and fit you to a T.

New Techniques and Offerings in Breast Augmentation

These days, considering the popularity of women’s magazines that show busty models with teeny other parts, and the desire for women to be more feminine and sexy , it’s no wonder plastic surgery for breast augmentation is such a popular way to get larger breasts.

That being said, you should know that there are some good breast implant alternatives out there now as well that can give you the larger bustline you’ve always wanted.  This is an article I wrote about innovations in breast augmentation, and how these latest techniques can offer a much better patient experience – and outcome – when it comes to breast implant surgery.

Boobs are an important part of America’s beauty subculture, and augmentation procedures show no signs of slowing down at the moment.  Hollywood is often an indicator of this, and we see that more and more young starlets are opting to go under the knife to achieve that fuller chested look, although there is a growing movement toward “natural beauty” which may slow this down in the near future.

So, what types of innovations have happened lately in the world of breast augmentation?  Can you expect a better looking outcome due to any new or cutting edge techniques of product offerings in this ever growing segment of interest?  As with any other area of cosmetic improvement, of course this filed of surgery has come up with some great innovations.

Of course, whether these will be available to you depends on the doctor you would choose to do your surgery, as not all doctors are trained in all techniques, so it’s important to screen them for this information before deciding who to ultimately go with.  Let’s talk about some of them now.

First off, there is a new imaging system that allows patients to see what their body would look like with various sizes of breast implants.  This is pretty cool because even just a few years ago, the low tech version of testing them out was pretty much to put some inserts in your bra and check yourself out in the mirror to see what they looked like.

The imaging software, called Axis Three, allows the patient to see their actual body, in the nude from the waist up, with different cup sizes (nude).  This leaves a lot less room for guessing and error when it comes to a patient determining what size they will be most happy with after their surgery, to prevent a revision for upgrading purposes or downsizing even (although most women, according to plastic surgeons, want to go bigger).

All plastic surgeons do not offer this service, and it is a huge plus to consider if you are looking to have breast augmentation surgery, to eliminate the guessing game and ensure that you will get the best outcome for your personal tastes and needs.

New techniques in advanced placement and securing of the breast implant inside the chest walls is also one that most surgeons should be practicing already if they are not.  This placement technique helps to ensure the patient will not experience side effects such as capsular contracture, which can occur in up to 20% of patients getting the surgery, and also something called “bottoming out” of the implant, where the device migrates it’s location.

Supposedly the Trans umbilical technique (where the breast implant is inserted up through the belly button into the chest walls) has somewhat fallen out of favor because migration is a greater risk due to inaccurate placement of the device.  Because surgeons now have better techniques in placing he implant, and better methods of insertion, these types of difficulties are reduced to a minimum.

One of the best insertion methods today for augmentation surgeries is through the nipple.  Although this may not sound like the most desirable option, it’s very popular because the scar heals quickly since the nipple is very resilient in nature, and the placement from this area is easier and can be more efficient.  After about one year, the scar is virtually invisible, only showing up if the patient tans in this area (a big no-no for scarring).

The newer techniques far surpass the older surgeries, where a patient was left with a large scar, and recovery time was more painful and long.  A woman getting breast augmentation surgery has many options to choose from, and she also has the benefit of advanced technology and techniques.  I can only imagine what it will be like in ten more years!

Source : Danna Schneider, article author.

What Are Breasts Made Of?

The breast, which is one of the most noticeable, debated, attention hogging, psyche changing, important (perceived) parts of a woman’s body, is made up of several components that are actually commonly found on other areas of the body as well.  The breast is such a curious part of the body.

It’s perceived as a lump of extra fat many times (by myself included sometimes), and yet it is here that cancer can develop so very easily, so it is something that every woman should know intimately on herself, and a part that every woman should learn to love and cherish.  It is the epitome of womanhood, and we should all be proud to have them, no matter what size, shape, or color.

Easier said than done, I know, this is why breast implants and breast implant alternatives are so popular today.  I get it, I really do, I just hope that it’s not a self perpetuating surgery that women keep getting because they feel pressured by other women with enlarged breasts, but rather something they think over carefully, and end up doing for one person and one person alone – themselves.  The being said, let’s talk about the anatomy of the female breasts.

Let’s start from the back of the breasts.  The first thing you would see is the chest wall, or breast plate.  This is essentially your bone.  The next thing you have, which is always what’s immediately after bone pretty much besides tendons and ligaments, is the pectoralis muscle.  That’s the thing that you are working when you’re doing exercises like chest flies and the sort, and it’s the area that’s sore after you do pushups that’s above your breasts if you’re targeting that area.

Next, you have fatty tissue and these little masses called lobules, which to my understanding are still pretty much the same thing as fatty tissue, they are just globs of it, not just free floating.  It’s these “lobes” that give the breasts it’s size and shape actually, so credit those little buggers with how happy you are with your breasts size, lift and overall shape and bounce.

Next, you have the ducts that carry milk out of the nipple, for when you are breastfeeding.  Wow, the breasts realy are an amazing thing if you think about it.  Not only do they send guys into a frenzy of idiocy, but they also are responsible for nourishing our young and furthering the circle of human life.  Then there is the nipple and areola.  These are parts you are more familiar with because they are visible from the outside of the body.

News of the Busty and Famous

Well, I decided to do a fun little bit today and tell you some news (gossip) I saw about two of the bustier babes in the entertainment industry these days, one of whom you definitely will know, and one of whom has seemed to have already burned through her and her now husband’s fifteen minutes of fame (they’re both annoying if you ask me, and I don’t even watch the show they’re on).  The first story is about the annoying couple, known as “Speidi”, that’s Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag.

These two are basically fame mongers who seem to love spotlight.  They are on the show the Hills, which is a supposed “reality” show about a bunch of twenty somethings who basically live the life in the hills of California, seemingly having it all.  Spencer and Heidi are supposedly the villains of the scripted “reality” show, but I’ve never seen it before, so I can’t tell you whethe r that’s true, I just think they’re annoying to look at on all the gossip rags on the news stands.

Well, apparently most gossip mags think the same thing, because they just got married not too long ago and rumor has it the busty (enhanced of course) blond and her blondie beau had a hard time getting what they wanted, monetarily, for the pictures of their wedding.  I guess they didn’t end up giving any exclusive photo rights to anyone because no one offered a high enough price.

Well, they shoulda taken something for gosh sake, lord knows their fifteen minutes is up soon, and they have to exploit it while they can!  By the way, Heidi’s busty physique was purchased (she has breast implants)  See here for breast implant alternatives if you don’t want your breasts to be from surgery.

The other busty blondie that we’re going to talk about is none other than everyone’s favorite mess right now, Pamela Anderson.  From her increasingly inappropriate wardrobe (she does have two young children and seems to forget that when she goes out and parties in next to nothing), to her sometimes erratic behavior, the press this blonde has received as of late hasn’t exactly been of the positive type.

Well, to add to her problems, someone has said she supposedly is now broke and lives in a trailer park.  Of course, a trailer in the center of California probably costs more than my home, but you get the point!  Apparently she has not confirmed or denied that she is broke.  This could be true or false, you never know, but I know she hasn’t been working much lately according to her TV and movie resume.