A student has told how she went under the knife to have her 30J breasts reduced at the age of just 15.
Abbey Thomas, now 20, from Ashford in Kent, spent years trying to hide her large bust under baggy clothes, and was regularly left in tears by lewd comments from strange men and even women who accused her of flaunting her breasts.
The medical student, whose breasts were a double D cup by the time she was 12, also suffered with severe back pain and struggled to buy bras that fit, and was forced to avoid PE lessons because her boobs hit her in the face when she ran.
She said of her traumatic teen years: 'I was terrified when aged just 14 I was walking down the street and a group of guys shouted, "Look at the jugs on that".
'All I wanted to do was cry and run away and this wasn't the only incident, there was plenty more comments which led me to hide my body under baggy t-shirts.'
A desperate Abbey was initially told she was too young for the operation by her GP, but eventually went under the knife in February 2012 to have 1.5kg of breast tissue removed.
She said going to a D cup changed her life after years spent hiding her body under oversized clothes - and now she wants to encourage other young women battling with insecurities.
'It all happened so quickly,' she said.
'One day I was flat chested and the next I had bigger boobs than all of my friends.
'I got my first bra fitted when I was only 12 but I was already measuring as a DD cup.
'As a teenager I would lock myself in my room and cry as I hated the way the other girls would leer at me because I was different, and I was even accused of flaunting my breasts.
'At school I would avoid PE, I hated getting changed in front of others and I was quite limited in what sports I could actually do.
'If I ran too much my boobs would hit me in the face, it was really embarrassing.
'My breasts kept growing and by the time I turned 15 I was a 30J, I struggled to find bras that were age appropriate as all of the bigger sizes were designed for older women.'Each bra would cost around £30 and because I was constantly growing I would often have to replace them.
'After the surgery my boobs were reduced from a J cup to a D cup, I knew I had made the right decision and I am so much happier because of it.'
Abbey's GP initially told her she was too young for the operation when her mother first suggested breast reduction surgery, having seen how her teenage daughter was suffering.
'The pain in my back and neck was really uncomfortable, I used to take regular painkillers and I even had physio to help reduce it,' said Abbey.
But despite feeling apprehensive, Abbey knew it was something she needed to do and she underwent surgery in February 2012.
Abbey said: 'Just before I went into surgery I panicked and thought I might regret it, but my mum pushed me forward as she knew how much pain I was in.
'There is very little emotional support for young women, I didn't realise how anxious I would feel and no one explained how different my breasts would be afterwards.
'But despite this I knew I had made the right decision and I want to encourage others not to be ashamed and to ask for help.
'As a female we know what is best for our own bodies, I knew that for me big wasn't beautiful despite men telling me otherwise.
'I didn't get the breast reduction for anyone other than myself and that's the attitude that I'd like to pass on to my younger siblings and to all the young ladies trying to make it through some very tough teenage years.'
Cc:Daily mail
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