(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.”