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Even though Jordan’s mom was supportive of her surgery (she was actually the one who first gave her the idea), her dad wasn’t as comfortable. “My parents are divorced, so my dad never knew,” Jordan says. “I called him and told him one day and he got really upset. He started crying. I think it bothered him more that he didn’t know me and how I was feeling about myself, more than the actual surgery.”
 
Maegan also has gotten some mixed responses. She knows some people judge her, but has come to the point where she just doesn’t care. “People come up all the time and ask, ‘doesn’t knowing they’re fake bother you?’ But if they knew how they made me feel, then they would know it wouldn’t bother me.

(left: Meagan post-operation)

But getting noticed more has its price. Jordan jokes, “I get my boobs grabbed a lot.” By women? I asked, shocked by her answer. “Yeah,” laughs Jordan. “My boyfriend wouldn’t be okay if it were guys.”

Is it for you?
Maybe it’s not, warns Meagan. “If some women are really insecure, really negative, and they just want to change something, then it’s not going to help. They probably couldn’t handle it.” She suggests taking a walk around the block with socks in your bra to see how you feel.

Carmen Winant, 24, agrees that it’s not for everyone, herself included. “I don’t believe in plastic surgery. I’m not saying that from a superior standpoint; I have a ton of things that I don’t like about myself physically. I just genuinely feel like getting permanent surgery is not the answer.”

Whether you decide to go for the silicone route or not, remember that you’re going to have to live with them—for a long time. Jordan still copes with this downside. “Once you get them done, you have to live with the knowledge that they’re fake. I would forget sometimes, and then I would feel a sharp ping of pain. [laughs]. That would remind me.”