Doctors for small breasts?

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I'm expecting to get some hate on this thread.. but I hope not! My question is about going to the doctor's about having small breasts. I'm 23, up until now I a small B cup, which I felt was small but I was okay with it, since having my 2 children however I am barely filling an A cup.
I am aware that beauty is more than skin deep and I do try to be positive with my body (I am weight training for bikini competitions for example) but it is affecting my every day life. I will only wear tops that are loose and baggy, I cannot shop for bras without getting upset and ending up more suited to the section for your first bra. I refuse to wear padding, they seem misleading to me, not to mention my boobs are so small they just ride up anyway as nothing holds them in place. I don't feel like a woman, whatever I wear, however nice it is, all I can see is my flat chest and I struggle to be seen by others when it's all im aware of. My partner is supportive and he loves me, but he knows how much it gets me down. I would happily pay for a boob job but with my full time uni I have no opportunity to even think about earning enough right now. I already have mental health issues, and this seems to add to those now. I don't want to go and get laughed at or seem like im trying to scrounge from the NHS, im really not, but I really don't know what to do! Anyway thanks for reading 🌸

I know it won't change the way she feels about herself but she should realise just how lucky she is instead of obsessing over physical appearance.

I managed to move past my dislike of my boobs and like what I have, but back then I couldn't think logically about it at all. I couldn't stop obsessing over them. I do have OCD and it was likely a part of it.

What I should have realised back then and what I could realise were two different things.

My post was to poster happymumof4crazykids Not you Persian
I probably deserved it too as I should have been kinder to the OP.

When you have something you dislike about yourself, it can become obsessive and I expect that she thinks that a breast enlargement surgery would solve everything.

Unfortunately, I don't think it would be that simple.

Blank, with as much sympathy as I can muster (and I do understand how body issues can make you feel- I'd love a tummy tuck for huge sagging skinflap which makes me unable to wear anything fitted on bottom half)- there is no way you should expect the NHS to do this!

I've been on the waiting list for kidney surgery which may still cause one of my (already a bit crap) kidneys to fail for over a year now. If the NHS had surgeons to spare, they'd have better things to do than boob jobs.

Please don't waste your GPs valuable time going and asking for cosmetic surgery on the NHS. Feeling down because you don't like exactly how you'd like to isn't the same as having mental health issues, so don't try and pin it on that. As a full time working tax payer I would be disgusted and furious if one penny of my money paid towards this. I can understand you wanting this done but pay for it yourself. What on earth makes you think you're entitled to money from the rest of the population for it when there's plenty of things we'd all love to have done ourselves given the choice?!

Get a loan?

Thanks for all your replies, I expected some negativity but was over all helpful, I don't think I made myself clear that I wasn't planning on going to the doctor's to day can I get a boob job on the NHS. I can't say I'd even expect a boob job on the NHS, I was just wondering what they could do, maybe they know someone they could refer me too that does lower payment plans or something..

I see how it seems silly that implants can be misleading also, I suppose it's just me because I could look at my naked body and still see them..

Can't remember what everyone else said, I agree that other people have more important needs, I'm not trying to take away from that, however I'm still allowed to feel sad about me.

I am skinny, not as bad as usual but I have issues with weight and for which is why I'm weight training to gain that way. Thanks for what support I got, it really did kelp! Unsure whether to still go doctor's for advice or to just cancel my appointment though 💖

Please don't waste a GP appt for something like this. People need to see a GP if they are ill- not to discuss stuff like this.

You may have a MH issue and body dysmorphia. But tbh you ought to focus on your lovely children, your uni course and your health. If you are underweight and are weigh training to keep slim it suggests you have a misplaced body image and may be anorexic. Do you think you are? If you put on a stone or so you might find your boobs come back.

Your GP could refer you for MH support but otherwise can't do much. Please understand that in these days of cut backs and GP shortages you could be using up time for people who are really ill.

Buy a pretty padded bra and save up your cash for a boob job if you must but I suspect you would then find another aspect of your body to focus on as being not right.

I would still go to the GO but not ask for a boob job but to discuss your food issues and negative body image. Perhaps they can refer you for some counselling

I don't mean to seem ungrateful but did you not read my post? First of all I already have mental health issues and I know what my diagnosis are, body dismorphia is not one of them so please don't try diagnose me based on one issue I have.

Also weight training has nothing to do with being thin, it's building muscle and anyone knows that to do that you have to eat and gain weight, it's healthy and in so many ways which is why I'm doing it. Anorexia I'd to do with thinking/feeling you're fat and wanting to be thinner, none of these apply to me.

I totally agree that others have problems too, as I said, on top of my mental health issues this is a big problem for me, so I wondered if doctor could point me towards somewhere that could help.

Also because if my ongoing MH issues I'm already under referral for different things. My food issues is to do with self harm though so not related to my body image

Also I am extremely focused in my children, they are my world. This is to do with me.. hence why I am pushing myself through uni and working at the same time.. I find these unrelated to my issue as it doesn't take away from these things

OP what band size are you wearing? Im very much not skinny, yet wear a 32 band size. Could you try the Boob or Bust website and measure yourself their way? It wont change the actual size of your bust, but it more than likely will result in a bra size change. I used to feel down about being a Bcup with a bigger band size, did the BoB method and am now in a 32dd. I ought to be in a 30e but can hardly find them inthe shops.

My boobs are the same size. But having that bigger letter attached to them has made them nicer in my head

I haven’t diagnosed anything OP and yes I’ve read your post, the one where you say you have food issues. I’ve also read your posts about having trouble with how you view your body.

If it’s any help one of my closest friends is thin with a similar sized breast as you. She really believed that having a boob job would be the answer to all of her problems. We tried to talk her out of as with her, was clearly a NH issue with how she viewed her body and her very low self esteem. She didn’t listen. She got a loan and had a boob job. 12 months later she has got used to the new noobs, still has to pay off the debt and is no happier at all. She still has really low self esteem and would have been much better seeking help for the emotially abusive childhood she had to endure. It’s truly heartbreaking because she is convinced that she is worthless and she’s one of the cleverest, funniest, kind and beautiful people i know and as predicted, she’s gone through a medical procedure and incurred debt completely unnecessarily.

I have been measured in different shops and always got difference results which is frustrating! But whatever I wear the bra slides up cus I have nothing to hold it down anyway..

Sorry to hear your friend has had this much trouble, I could be wrong but I do feel that a boob job would help me and I wouldn't regret it. Everything else in pretty okay with, my tummy is too loose from pregnancy but I'm working hard to improve my body so that makes me feel very good about myself. I also have scars and stretch marks but I accept those as it's part of me 😊

My food issues contribute to my weight loss but I try very hard to not be affected, in getting help for that too cus as I said it's a form of self harm for me

Having said that, I will cancel the doctor's, I just thought maybe they could point me somewhere but I'll just look for myself and see what plan I can put in place

I would say the loss of breast tissue is probably ( almost definitely) related to you restricted eating. Whilst you are body 'building' I suspect you eat little or no fat. Certainly a relative of mine who has competed for many years didn't when in training for competitions. Breast tissue is largely fat and fir me one if the rust areas I lose when I lose weight.

I wonder if you had more / different help with your challenges eating you wouldn't need surgery as your breast tissue would naturally return ( maybe not the same shape a bc but what is? )

Good luck op I would be reluctant to start down the surgery route as there will always be something else that could be smaller / bigger / less flabby.

OP I sympathise. I have similar sized boobs after three children and it really gets me down, however hard I try to love my body and concentrate on what I’m grateful for etc.

I read someone on here say they noticed drinking soy milk made their boobs bigger - it’s the phytoestrogens I guess. I’m not sure about consuming that much soy but if it didn’t bother you - worth a try??? Along similar lines - hormonal contraception if you’re not already on one?

Re bras - the Calvin Klein push positive ones are great for shape and comfort on teeny boobs (although yes mine also all rise up a bit, unless I wear a band so tight it gives me chest pain).

And re the Dr - given your mh/food difficulties and your knowledge of yourself and how this fits in/how treatment might help you, I think you’re best placed to know whether going to the Dr is a good idea or not. If you want to, don’t let people on here getting irate about it put you off.

I’m small too OP Ive thought about getting my boobs done for years but tbh just haven’t wanted to THAT much iyswim. If funds are a problem, I’m pretty sure a lot of the private hospitals will let you pay by instalments. I’m sure I’ve see that advertised when I was looking into it a few years ago. Definitely make sure you go to one of the more reputable hospitals though, like Nuffield or Spire though!
I don’t think the NHS will consider it unless there’s a deformity there.
I’ve got to really like my figure as I’ve got older, but if you’re not happy then why not just look into it a bit more.

Too many ‘thoughs’...But you get my drift

No one will touch you with body dysmorphia anyway - no decent plastic surgeon anyway.

No one will go near my nose not just because I’m under weight but because it I’ve had an ED since the age of 8!

Also please don’t go the GP unless you really really need to the NHS cannot afford- rstuff like this surgeries people actually need keep getting cancelled this isn’t a priority and someone else could have that appointment who really needs it.

If you really really want a breast augmentation then get saving or go on finance. The NHS should only pay for ‘cosmetic’ procedures in certain instances eg Breast Cancer patients etc

Just to echo what a PP said I was very self conscious of being fairly flat chested in my teens and twenties but now I like my small boobs and have done the 'bra intervention ' and now wear a bigger cup and my boobs actually seem bigger thanks to this
Plus now I'm in my early 40s having small boobs means they're pretty perky and a good shape - exercise helps too.
I did have a phase of really wanting bigger boobs and would have said I'd have had a boob job money allowing but I'm so glad I never had that option

I’m not sure there’s much point in looking into this right now if you haven’t actually got the funds.

The NHS is a marvellous thing but it is on its knees; things would be very wrong indeed if they chose to give you bigger boobs rather than putting that money towards making ill people better.

Hi I see your wanting to compete you need to eat plenty of protein and good fats to help add muscle if you are loosing weight your simply need to eat more. What nutrition plan has your coach given you? Which B.B. federation are you thinking of competing in?

Now about the breasts what band size have they given you when measured? The band should stay tight against your body. As for the cup size boobs are fat so if your eating in deficit body fat will be lost my boobs are the first place I loose the fat from unfortunately we cannot choose where it comes off from.

Now I wouldn’t go and ask your Gp about where to go for a private breast augmented he won’t be able to direct you anyway because it’s not nhs policy. If I were you I’d pop over to style and beauty the ladies over there might know of someone close by to you. Or you could just use good old google yourself.

Good luck with competing although prep is not pretty or glamorous the posing courses aren’t easy either but I love it you might too

Thirty I’m in my 40s tolnand ove found that having small breasts does keep them fairly perky too. Plus I’ve now gone up to a huge B cup!

OP I’m sorry to have to tell you this, and I’m really not having a go I’m just saying what happened to my DF. She was equally convince too.

Breasts need fat to exist.

The less fat on your body chances are you will have less breast tissue.

And yes no surgeon would operate with someone who has body dysmorphia because it's a mental health issue and having your physical self altered will not fix that.

having bigger boobs will not treat any mental health issues.

In your skin I would ask for support for mental health.

I used to be AA cup, now I am an A (at 46). It's perfectly possible to live a normal life with small boobs (and feel pretty, sexy, and everything else).