Dita Von Teese is the world’s most famous burlesque performer. The former girlfriend of shock-rocker Marilyn Manson readily admits to being a stripper, and is unashamed. In fact, she finds the act empowering, “Dressing in elaborate clothes and doing my hair and make-up in a different way enables me to express myself. I am never shy when I get up on stage and I’m under…

How do you pick the best Halloween costume? The most satisfying and appropriate costumes for you are those that help you rediscover and redefine yourself. If you have had breast augmentation, the chances are it is because you consider your breasts to be an important part of your personal identity, and why not celebrate that on Halloween? However, this does not mean that you should go…

In research presented last weekend at the American Society of Plastic Surgery’s annual meeting in Denver, Colorado, researchers presented evidence supporting the hypothesis that knowledge was the biggest barrier to breastfeeding success after breast augmentation. The study found that if women believed the plastic surgery myth that breastfeeding would negatively affect the appearance of their breasts, they were much less likely to succeed at breastfeeding. Of women who were…

As evidenced by the lack of Go Topless Day protests, the issue of topfreedom has not surfaced in Pennsylvania, but it has become a big issue in two neighboring states: New York and New Jersey. In these two states, the courts recently considered very similar ordinances prohibiting women’s right to appear topless in public. The New Jersey case involved a woman who was staging an…

Last month, a Daily Mail columnist proposed an unusual solution for women with body anxieties: become a nudist. Many women feel self-conscious about their bodies. They believe they are misshapen or grotesque. In particular, they are concerned about the appearance of their breasts. About 70% of women are unhappy with the appearance of their breasts. This is an irrationally high proportion of women who need…

Women’s button-up shirts are notorious for bunching and gaping around the bustline. You wear a button-up shirt to look professional and be taken seriously, but that entire aim is undermined when the shirt cracks open, giving everyone in the room an unobstructed view of your bra and cleavage. This problem can be especially bad for women following breast augmentation. The contours of an amplified bust can…

Recently there has been a great deal of interest in not only so-called “natural” breast augmentation, but also in the use of stem cells to increase the effectiveness of the procedure and predictability of results. However, the two major plastic surgical societies in the United States have issued a cautionary statement aimed at women who are considering the procedure. The statement comes after a joint task…

It may seem surprising, but the bikini turned 65 this month. The first bikini was designed by Louis Réard and debuted on July 5, 1946. Apparently, the suit was so small that at the time the designer had a hard time finding a woman who would wear it in public. However, a 19-year-old French showgirl (who had probably often worn less during her cabaret performances)…

Many women find that although they are happy with the shape and appearance of their breasts after breast augmentation, they cannot find lingerie that properly supports and flatters their figure. Even after a professional fitting for conventional bras, women find they do not look as good in bras as they do without. Although you might be tempted to go without a bra after breast augmentation…

Recently, there has been a great deal of media attention given to “natural” breast augmentation, that is, breast augmentation performed using your own fat, often described as fat grafting. The fat is extracted from areas where you have unwanted fat deposits, then is purified and injected into your breasts to increase their size and improve their shape. This breast augmentation technique has been in use by some…