The Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) has banned Sarah Blewden from competition. Blewden, a 25-yer-old British model, has been banned due to her breast implants.
The ABAE claims that repeated blows to the breast area could pose serious health risks for a woman with breast implants. The risks associated with boxing are not limited to the chance that one of the implants may rupture. Constant trauma to the breasts can lead to a condition called fat necrosis, which closely resembles breast cancer on a mammogram.
Getting hit in the breasts can also create scar tissue near the implants, leading to a condition called capsular contraction. In capsular contraction, the implants get very hard. This complication has also been known to cause fat necrosis.
Blewden had breast augmentation performed in 2003 to enhance her modeling career. At the time, she was not interested in boxing. Blewden has protested her ban by the ABAE, claiming that she runs less risk of serious injury than skiers and horseback riders. Nevertheless, she is currently unable to participate in amateur boxing in Great Britain.
While there are many aesthetic advantages to breast augmentation, the procedure may have unexpected consequences such as limiting you from certain athletic activities. Before choosing to get breast implants, talk to your cosmetic surgeon to make sure that you will still be able to participate in all of your favorite activities. If your breast surgery will limit your regimen of physical activity, you may want to think seriously about how important the surgery is to you.
If you have weighed all of the pros and cons of breast augmentation and still feel that the procedure is for you, make sure that you go to a board certified plastic surgeon to ensure the greatest likelihood of successful results.
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