Breast implants are purchased and surgically implanted in about 400,000 women each year, with 75 percent of surgeries undergone for cosmetic reasons and the rest for reconstruction after breast-cancer surgery.
The implants are typically filled with silicone gel or saline solution, and most implants are typically smooth.
The popularity of these implants has led many women to acquire them for enhancing their self-image on social media, but now an Instagram model who is perhaps the most famous of them all is sharing her story on the “high cost” of her implants that goes far beyond money.
Growing Up, She “Dreamed” Of Having the Body She Does Today
The woman, 33-year-old Neyleen Ashley, is a social media influencer from Florida with 2.5 million followers on Instagram.
She said that she always “dreamed” of having the body she does today and says she used to stuff her bra with paper when she was younger, and used double push-up bras to enhance her breasts.
At age 18, she underwent her first surgery to ‘permanently enhance them.’
Since then she has undergone three more breast enhancements, increasing her chest size to what she says is the largest legally allowed in the United States, although the final decision is typically left up to the surgeons performing the procedure.
The size is 1,250 CC, which equates to an estimated G or H cup size.
Her new ‘assets’ did not come cheap, however. She says she spent $17,500 on them, and has now admitted that she is being forced to have them removed.
Many Plastic Surgeons Say Her Breasts are Simply Too Big
Many plastic surgeons advise that patients should not go above 450 or 500 CC when considering an enhancement.
The surgeon typically has the last say as to how big of an implant should be allowed.
In the case of Ms. Ashley, she has now admitted that the enormous weight of her implants has left her in “constant pain, suffering horrific migraines, and agonizing tension in her shoulders, neck and back.
“I’ve always suffered from horrific migraines but they got worse three years ago,” she said according to the Daily Mail.
Now, She Plans on Making an Even Bigger Change
“Almost every day, my upper shoulders and tendons have a lot of tension and it feels like my shoulders and neck are stretched.
“My boobs also stop me from running and exercising.”
She says something needs to change regarding her implants, and has a few ideas in mind.
“I plan on getting my implants completely removed and doing a fat draft, or just getting a smaller implant instead,” she said.
