Enhancement - or not?

[ChrissyRyan]

I have also thought about BA. After a year and a half on HRT, I have seen a good bit of development, now at a C cup. But on 44" ribs and broad shoulders it doesn't look impressive. I guess it looks average for a woman of 61. My breasts are still growing and still a bit sore, which is affirming things are still happening there. I will probably wait a while to do it but the desire to be a D cup is real. When I go out my bra of choice is a Fall Sweet add a size push up. Adds a little cleavage but it would be nice to not have to make things look bigger than they are, as there is a bit of dysphoria in doing this. To add to that when I was undressing my wife says, "your breasts don't look feminine. They look like when you were working out". Argh.
Gina

Not a nice comment about your breasts there.  Ouch.

You do like nice in your avatar picture.

Chrissy

[becca.anne]

I did fat transfer and I am satisfied with the results - for now. I am a large B to small C cup. I am thinking about going larger to fit my frame but am undecided at this point. The other question would be do fat transfer again or implants? Time will tell...

Becca

[Tills]

I was a B cup before HRT. I can thank adolescent gynecomastia for that. With HRT, I am 38D or 36DD, depending on the bra. I am satisfied with what is there and have no desire for more.

I had a similar thing. Even when I was confined in my male body and a slim runner I had noticeable breasts. When I began taking hormones they ballooned to DD and are now bigger than that.

Both my sisters are large.

I'm 6ft tall though, so if I had my time again I'd have traded out the large breasts for a little less height

[Barri]

I did fat transfer and I am satisfied with the results - for now. I am a large B to small C cup. I am thinking about going larger to fit my frame but am undecided at this point. The other question would be do fat transfer again or implants? Time will tell...

Becca

I'm seriously thinking about fat transfer, 20+ years on HRT and nothing but small A cups at this point, what was the recovery like?

[Sephirah]

I'm 6ft tall though, so if I had my time again I'd have traded out the large breasts for a little less height

Why? Tall, Amazonian women are beautiful.

Case in point: Floor Jansen. She is the lead singer of a metal band. She is also six feet tall and literally wears heels on every show. She literally towers over the rest of the band. Her sister, Irene is almost as tall as she is.





Honey, own your height. Make it yours. Believe it or not... not all men, or women, suffer Tom Cruise Syndrome. Tall women are a massive turn on for some people.

I kind of think a lot of trans women care more about their breasts than cis women do. Because it's something of a status symbol. It's a sign of womanhood. Probably like hollywood celebrities care about it in the same way. Because... probably for the same reasons. They have to be perfect. To be the most attractive to people. Orbs that would make Sauron Blush. Attract the Hobbits of the world. .

Ladies... you are beautiful just being yourself. You don't need sacks of whatever shoved in your chest to be beautiful. That's not what beauty is. Beauty is someone embracing themselves. Who they are. Confident in themselves. Knowing they're living their lives true to themselves. Whatever the hormones give you.. the fact that you're self aware enough to go down that road is beauty enough. For you. Which is all that matters.

Just my opinion. Don't fall down the rabbit hole that women tend to fall down and think it's okay because it somehow makes you more of a woman. Be you. Whoever you are. Whatever nature gives you.

THAT is what defines beauty. Accepting yourself.

[Maid Marion]

I've been wearing crop tops and skirts.  32A-22-34 is a very feminine figure without any BA.
A bonus is not having to wear a bra in hot and humid weather.

Marion

[Sephirah]

Tills, look at this girl. Look how little her height or boob size matters. Trans people make it a much bigger deal than it needs to be because the world around them makes it a much bigger deal than it needs to be. Which is super dumb to me, honestly. It's holding people to far higher standards both from cis and trans people. Just be you.

🔗

[SoupSarah]

The size of one's breasts is often emphasized in media and popular culture, but it doesn't actually matter for several reasons. People have different preferences and levels of comfort with their bodies. What matters most is that you feel comfortable and confident in your own skin. Beauty is subjective, and what one person finds attractive, another may not. True beauty comes from a combination of qualities, including personality, kindness, and confidence. Your self confidence should come from within and not be based on your appearance.

Different cultures have different standards of beauty. What is considered attractive in one culture may not be in another. Our western media often portrays a narrow and unrealistic standard of beauty. It's important to recognize that these portrayals are often not reflective of real life. In genuine, healthy relationships, partners value each other for much more than physical appearance. Qualities like trust, respect, shared values, and emotional connection are far more significant. Ultimately, everyone's body is unique, and appreciating and caring for your body as it is can lead to greater happiness and self-acceptance.

I do get it though.. A few years ago I was literally moaning to my then therapist that not only would I 'Never pass' but my breasts seemed stuck at a C cup..  my female therapist looked at me.. and said .. 'oh, oh, I only have an A cup.. I guess I don't pass then'..  I never noticed, really - but yeah, she was quite small and she is very tall too.. it never stopped her living life or having 3 kids or a relationship that is over 50 years strong and still going.. That is when I realised the futility of 'passing'. it is not an aspiration. Earlier in our conversation she told me how she gets called sir on the phone. We talked about our facial hair problems..

I have a new mantra - 'If you are trying to pass, you are trying too hard'  just be you and enjoy being you. After all that is what transition is all about, or should be.

[Sephirah]

The size of one's breasts is often emphasized in media and popular culture, but it doesn't actually matter for several reasons. People have different preferences and levels of comfort with their bodies. What matters most is that you feel comfortable and confident in your own skin. Beauty is subjective, and what one person finds attractive, another may not. True beauty comes from a combination of qualities, including personality, kindness, and confidence. Your self confidence should come from within and not be based on your appearance.

Different cultures have different standards of beauty. What is considered attractive in one culture may not be in another. Our western media often portrays a narrow and unrealistic standard of beauty. It's important to recognize that these portrayals are often not reflective of real life. In genuine, healthy relationships, partners value each other for much more than physical appearance. Qualities like trust, respect, shared values, and emotional connection are far more significant. Ultimately, everyone's body is unique, and appreciating and caring for your body as it is can lead to greater happiness and self-acceptance.

I do get it though.. A few years ago I was literally moaning to my then therapist that not only would I 'Never pass' but my breasts seemed stuck at a C cup..  my female therapist looked at me.. and said .. 'oh, oh, I only have an A cup.. I guess I don't pass then'..  I never noticed, really - but yeah, she was quite small and she is very tall too.. it never stopped her living life or having 3 kids or a relationship that is over 50 years strong and still going.. That is when I realised the futility of 'passing'. it is not an aspiration. Earlier in our conversation she told me how she gets called sir on the phone. We talked about our facial hair problems..

I have a new mantra - 'If you are trying to pass, you are trying too hard'  just be you and enjoy being you. After all that is what transition is all about, or should be.

Truth. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Not the beholdee. As I say... Sarah is shorthand for Wisdom, lol. You are more attractive to people when you're secure in yourself, happy in yourself... accepting of yourself. It comes from within you. You have to own yourself before you even think about renting yourself out to other people.

[Tills]

Thank you, Chrissy! I don't think it's unreasonable for me to think that hormones may bring about the breast development I'd be happy with. This is actually the second time I've began HRT...the first time around I began (according to my doctor) to experience budding and soreness very early on, which was surprising to her. So, being the eternal optimist that I am, I'm excited to see what happens this time around!

I read somewhere, years ago, that stopping and starting HRT 'can increase breast size'. But I've put that in '   ' because I'm blowed if I can go trawling the internet to try and find it so please no one take that as evidence.

As it happens, this is what happened to me. A few years ago I took a pause from HRT for personal reasons and since I went back on my breasts have become enormous. They were DD a year ago but I'm guessing into the EE now. Mine were always prominent even when I was a stick thin male runner. I laughed when Chrissy wrote about handling your breasts because I can very easily, erm, well (blushes) put them in my mouth. Sorry tmi.

I do agree with Devlyn here though. So much of gender expression in the outer world is reduced to body parts and looks. And I fall into that. I may have huge breasts but I'm 6' tall and would have traded some cup size to be more petite. So it's swings and roundabouts?

It's hard this but I long for the day when people of any gender expression are just accepted for who they are, not how they look.

xx

[ChrissyRyan]

I do touch my breasts everyday it seems.  Not a sexual thing. 
It is nice to know they are there I guess!

Chrissy

[prudence]

(Umm... except on mammogram day. Every time I get a mammogram I'm terrified that an implant will burst. Fortunately that hasn't happened. Hopefully it never will.)

So you get an MRI instread, happens all the time just costs more.

[Stottie Girl]

I read somewhere, years ago, that stopping and starting HRT 'can increase breast size'. But I've put that in '   ' because I'm blowed if I can go trawling the internet to try and find it so please no one take that as evidence.

As it happens, this is what happened to me. A few years ago I took a pause from HRT for personal reasons and since I went back on my breasts have become enormous. They were DD a year ago but I'm guessing into the EE now. Mine were always prominent even when I was a stick thin male runner. I laughed when Chrissy wrote about handling your breasts because I can very easily, erm, well (blushes) put them in my mouth. Sorry tmi.

I do agree with Devlyn here though. So much of gender expression in the outer world is reduced to body parts and looks. And I fall into that. I may have huge breasts but I'm 6' tall and would have traded some cup size to be more petite. So it's swings and roundabouts?

It's hard this but I long for the day when people of any gender expression are just accepted for who they are, not how they look.

xx

Same here, I also stop started for years though not intentional (social and financial reasons) and certainly did not do it with an eye on breast development but I do have good boobage so maybe there is some truth in it. Would need proper study though and I don't advocate it as my emotions were all over the place.

[Stottie Girl]

I do touch my breasts everyday it seems.  Not a sexual thing. 
It is nice to know they are there I guess!

Chrissy

Don't we all?😁

[Stottie Girl]

Larger breasts seem to be the goal of every trans woman but there is nothing wrong with smaller breasts. You can ofter wear cooler/ more fashionable clothing that does not look right on more well endowed girls. Look at catwalk models or models in general, not many of them are big breasted and they are so sexy.

Boobs are beautiful whatever the size. Get used to what you have first before considering enhancements.

Just my two cents.

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

It's not so fun having small breasts when you are constantly called dude or lads because the one thing that helps you seem feminine is boobs! It really limits me to tight clothes. I have clothes i love but don't wear as I look flat chested!

I'm basically going to dress suggestively all summer so they are at least visible!

[Maid Marion]

Dawn Wells as Mary Ann had a 32A-22-34 inch figure and got more fan mail than Ginger on the TV show Gilligan's Island.  This was back in the mid 60s and 70s.

[Stottie Girl]

It's not so fun having small breasts when you are constantly called dude or lads because the one thing that helps you seem feminine is boobs! It really limits me to tight clothes. I have clothes i love but don't wear as I look flat chested!

I'm basically going to dress suggestively all summer so they are at least visible!

Go for it Charlotte, give the boys a treat!

Just to be clear there is nothing wrong with enhancement either! No judging here!

[Lori Dee ✅]

The important thing to remember for any surgery that is not a medical necessity is to do it for yourself, not for anyone else. People come and go, but you will live with the results for the rest of your life. Do it for you.

[Allie Jayne]

I have a mild thing about prosthetics. To me they are not at all affirming as they are just not really me. So I simply never considered the idea of breast enhancement. After 5 years on HRT I had a B cup and an A+ cup development, and both were Tanner Stage 3. I tried a year of progesterone with little other than nipple development.

I did occasionally get misgendered, but it never really upset me. One thing that did annoy me was finding a comfortable bra which worked with my asymmetric breasts. A friend of mine was delighted with her breast surgery, and urged me to do the same, but it wasn't a dysphoria trigger for me, and at nearly AUD$15000 out of my pocket, I decided against it. But my friend kept bugging me, and I weighed up the practical advantages and relented.

It was much more painful than bottom surgery, and I couldn't drive for a month, but aesthetically, the results were pleasing. I now have symmetric D cups, bras are easy to find in my size, and my clothes fit better. I no longer get misgendered, and I realised that breasts are way more important for others perceptions of women than I had imagined.

4 weeks after my surgery, I had a heart attack. The cardiologist exonerated both the surgery and my hormone levels as contributors, but during my trip in the ambulance I had 2 cardiac arrests, which involved CPR and Defib. My ribs were fractured, so we were concerned about the integrity of the implants. Once I had recovered from the attack, we had scans of the implants to confirm they are intact!

All up, I am glad I had the implants as my life has now improved.Previously, I was not comfortable going to the pool or beach, but now I don't give it a second thought. I use the women's change rooms and never get a second look from other women including mothers with small children. Even though I don't feel I pass well, I have had a number of men flirt with me, and one who was persistent!

This is a very personal decision, and may be driven by dysphoria, or practicalities, but as others have said, it must be your decision for you! You have to live with this decision for a very long time.

Hugs,

Allie