"Thank God I'm home for summer break," Lisa muttered. "I have now officially survived my first year at college." She grimaced, thinking, "It sure wasn't as much fun as I'd hoped it would be though." She continued unpacking the few things she'd brought home. Her parents were happy to have her home again, and her room was just as she'd left it -- although cleaner, since her mom had dusted and vacuumed. She hung a few dresses in her closet, and put her underwear, T-shirts, shorts and bikini in her dresser drawers, leaving out one set to change into. Undressing to change, she started trembling the moment that she was naked.
She tried to ignore or block the thing that was truly bothering her. But that didn't work. She couldn't do it. It was as bad as telling someone to sit facing a room corner and not think about a white bear! OK, things weren't so bad in high school, as far as this issue went. A lot of her female classmates had flat chests back then... they'd not begun to develop yet. So Lisa didn't stick out like a sore thumb in that group, since she didn't 'stick out' upstairs.
Her parents had decided to let her delay college for one year, taking her on a extended trip through Europe, to expose her to other languages, cultures, and ways of life. Of course, they were with her the whole time, worried she might get lost or something. It was a magical experience, but still Lisa'd had such high hopes when heading off to college -- the chance to increase her knowledge, and the freedom of being away from home... especially the freedom. She loved learning, and soaked up new concepts like a sponge. She'd always been an 'A' student. Visualizing college as a fount of higher learning, and also a chance to socialize in a... well... unsupervised manner... sounded like heaven to her.
However, when she saw her female classmates, she became very self-conscious about her chest. All she saw were young women with well developed breasts. She quickly bought a padded bra to try to 'fit in' with this new group of people. Still, when she attended classes, she'd carry her books to hide her chest. In the lectures, she'd huddle over her desk, taking notes.
But physical education classes were a requirement, and they involved sports. And performing sports made a person sweaty. And that led to showering... with a bunch of other young women... women with tits, mostly B cups and C cups.
Recalling those showering ordeals, she turned and looked at her nude body in her full length mirror. Her tears flowed as they always did when she looked at her chest. Her breasts were barely A cups on a good day. At college, in the shower room, the others had noticed immediately. Her cheeks flamed when she remembered the taunts they'd made.
"Did they let a boy in here?"
"She says her name's Lisa, but she looks more like a Lee, doesn't she?"
"Definitely no need for a sports bra, is there?"
And so on. Other co-eds wore tight sweaters to emphasize their figures. In her case, if she put on a sweater, all of the slight curve of her chest vanished, unless she stuffed her padded bra with extra tissues. She imagined that if she tried that, the co-eds that showered with her might blurt out, "Who are you trying to kid, Lisa?" and laugh and point. Her cheeks flared with embarrassment, just imagining that scenario.
She was friendly by nature, as well as smart and pretty. So her male classmates chatted her up, flirted, and made passes. But Lisa discouraged any physical intimacy, as much as she craved it, because she didn't want to risk the guy seeing or even feeling her chest. Therefore, she was getting the education she craved, but not the socializing that she'd hoped to experience. She wasn't sure she could take another year of such humiliation.
Something had to be done.
Fortunately, she was old enough to opt for breast augmentation surgery without the need for parental consent. She'd even located a female surgeon that performed such enhancement surgeries, and had sought a consultation during one of the midterm breaks. Hearing her story, the doctor was sympathetic, since she understood the importance of this aspect of Lisa's appearance to her self-esteem and hopes.
During the examination, the doctor had stated, "Yes. You have enough tissue here for an excellent enhancement. Since you're a young woman, the best would be saline implants, and I'm certain we could achieve a B-cup or even a C-cup, if you wish." She explained how the incisions would be made, and how the surgical scar would be practically invisible.
Lisa's heart raced, hearing that possibility. "Does the surgery take long? And would I have to be hospitalized?"
"No, this is an outpatient procedure. It usually only takes one to two hours to complete. Most patients are back to their normal activities by the next day."
"That sounds wonderful, Doctor. And how much does it cost?"
"For saline implants, it costs $12,000. Unfortunately, it's not covered by most medical insurance, since it's an elective procedure. Perhaps you can have family or friends help you with the cost."
Lisa did some quick mental math. "I have $2,500 in savings, so I need $9,500. Given the length of summer vacation, I'd need to average around $790 per week, or about $115 per day. That should be doable, especially if I save a little more money before summer." She didn't want to ask her parents to help financially, because she was of the 'it is easier to get forgiveness than it is to get permission' school of thought. She didn't want her parents trying to stop her. "That sounds feasible, Doctor. I'll keep in touch, and if I have the funds, I'd like to do this during my summer break, probably in late August."