Apparently, it is possible for your breast implants to be too big for your own good. Just ask Sheyla Hershey, the Texas woman who currently holds the world record for largest breasts (they’re 38KKK – that’s right, I didn’t misprint it, 38KKK!).
About a year and a half ago, I blogged about this fiasco after Sheyla went through with her 9th breast augmentation to increase her 34FFF cups to her current world record size. It was only a matter of time before she gave me reason to write a follow-up. I’m just surprised it took this long.
It appears that Sheyla has recently developed a staph infection in both breasts which may prove fatal if the infection spreads to her bloodstream. Of course, the reason for the infection is her freakishly large implants, each of which contains more than a gallon of silicone. Imagine walking around with two one-gallon milk jugs attached to your chest. That is what life feels like for Sheyla every day. Doesn’t that sound lovely?
According to one plastic surgeon, these problems are quite common among women who don’t understand the meaning of the word moderation. Overly large breast implants which are grossly disproportionate to a woman’s frame can easily create a build-up of pressure in the region, causing the incision to open up and allowing bacteria to enter the breast pocket. This seems to be what has occurred with Sheyla.
To be honest, I don’t feel all that bad for her. A red flag should have gone off when no plastic surgeon in the state of Texas would agree to perform her record setting breast augmentation. Texas, where bigger is always better, had to draw a line here. That says a lot. But Sheyla was determined to make sure that no one would ever come close to robbing her of the title “World’s Largest-Breasted Woman.” So she hopped on a plane to have the procedure performed in Brazil, where apparently their standards are a bit more lax than those in Texas (go figure).
There is a bit of irony in this entire situation. In order to treat the staph infection, doctors will have to remove not only the implants, but most likely her breasts as well. The procedure will be similar to a mastectomy. When it is all said and done, Sheyla will have gone from the world’s largest breast size to almost no breast size. Well, I’m sure it was a good run at the top while it lasted.
After her last breast augmentation, Sheyla was quoted as saying, “Everybody’s got a dream inside, you know? And it’s good when you can make your dream come true.” I suppose two gallons of silicone in your chest is not exactly what I would have ever expected to hear as being someone’s lifelong dream, but I suppose there’s no accounting for character or taste. However, it is pretty clear that Sheyla’s dream has finally turned into one whopper of a nightmare.
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