In Seeking Cosmetic Surgery, Breasts in Film Can be a Useful Guide

In response to breast cancer awareness month, the web site Film Threat published a list of the fifty best breasts in film history, although they refrained from picking and choosing one breast here, and another there. Not only is this list an interesting assessment of actresses' physiques, but it provides an excellent resource for women who are considering breast augmentation in Pennsylvania.

It may seem that Hollywood is a long way from Pennsylvania, but the truth is that the world has long lived in the shadow of that big sign on the hill, and when we walk down the street we are constantly comparing ourselves to the images that come out of Hollywood as much as we are comparing ourselves to the people we pass on the street. Fortunately, that comparison need not be a negative one any longer.

The Film Threat list begins in the early talkies and continues to the present day, and though it is probably impossible for any of us to live up to the standards of these screen legends, they can provide a starting place for women to begin a conversation with their breast augmentation surgeon to find out what kind of a look they hope to achieve following surgery. Because, let's face it, although cosmetic surgeons may think in terms of 275 or 350 cc implants and show images of bare breasts on their pages, most of us, most of the time, think in more holistic terms about looking good fully clothed.

In this way, the list can provide a set of examples of what sizes and shapes of breasts look best. In addition, because the list contains women of many different physiques, it can help a woman decide what combination of size and placement she might want to compliment her own physique. The list's earliest star is Mae West, who augmented her physical charms with a wit that left its mark on cultural history forever who has a very different body from Italian film star Asia Argento, as well as a very different personality. These women didn't make the list simply because of their bodies, but because of what they achieved with their bodies and with their personalities.

Asia—dark, lithe, and agile—possesses a distant brooding charm that complements her looks nicely.

Mae West—voluptuous, bountiful, blonde—made her fame with witty lines like "When I'm good, I'm very, very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better," and "Come up and see me some time," delivered in her characteristic drawl.

A woman seeking breast augmentation should be aware that there's more than one way to look beautiful and should seek a style that befits her personality, or else she islikely to suffer from the same levels of self-consciousness and negative body image as before her breast augmentation surgery.

Most of the women on Film Threat's list are famous not just (or even primarily) for their breasts, but also for a number of their features. Women like Chesty Morgan and Tura Santana never amounted to much in the way of acting or charm, but they are a distinct minority.

Elizabeth Taylor is known nowadays more for her ability to pick up and discard men like haute couture. And her beauty is based mostly on her poise and her oh-so beautiful eyes. And though Scarlett Johansson is amply endowed, her break out role in Lost in Translation depended on her ability to express emotions ranging from ennui and despair, to genuine amusement and real affection.

As a tool for women considering breast augmentation surgery, this list teaches that breasts alone do not a woman make: a woman must feel comfortable in and with herself, and if she is to be truly happy with the results of her procedure, she must be completely honest with herself and with her doctor about what she wants and what she thinks she can pull off.