Mom with 34H breasts sells house to afford breast reduction surgery
A UK mother was forced to take drastic action after her 34H chest caused her so much pain she couldn’t even lift her own children.
Victoria Marsh, 33, said she was not eligible for a breast reduction under the UK’s publicly funded healthcare system, so she paid for the procedure herself last month.
Marsh cashed out nearly $13,000 using the money from the sale of her home and a $3,800 loan. SWNS reports.
“I had tight neck muscles and infections all the time [the] skin underneath [my] boobs,” she told the outlet. “I used to put talcum powder on there all the time.”
“I started to feel them pressing on my ribs,” she continued of her large chest.
The trait seems to run deep in her family – her mum Debbie, 64, has a double G on her chest.
Marsh explained that she has been suffering since she was 16 and that the situation worsened when she had her two children and was breastfeeding them.
Regular bras were a challenge to put on, and she had to pay nearly $65 a piece for custom bras.
Even on their wedding anniversary in May, it was a problem for Marsh, as she had to buy a dress two sizes too big just to fit her bust.
Marsh was struggling to do basic chores and knew she needed a change — so she went to the doctor for a breast reduction consultation.
“I had to have a BMI of 25 or less,” Marsh told SWNS about her body mass index. “I was starving before and I was already 25 years old.”
Although she had lost weight, she said she still received a letter saying she was ineligible for the procedure.
“I wasn’t considered disproportionate enough,” she lamented.
After three more years of daily pain, she decided to book the surgery privately for July 26th.
It’s a step she says has already changed her life as she feels “lighter” and more confident with her new 34C cup size.
Marsh only had to stay in hospital for one night and is already looking forward to being more active again, especially with her daughter, 6, and son, 11.
“I can do a lot more with the kids,” she said. “I can wear the things I want to wear without feeling insecure.”
The mother-of-two also hopes the procedure will be viewed as a medical necessity and not just out of “vanity”.
“The procedure was really worth it and my quality of life has improved a thousandfold,” she enthused.
Marsh isn’t the only person using proceeds from a home sale to fund cosmetic surgery.
Kelly Beasley, 50, sold her Arizona property earlier this year to afford a $14,000 facelift.
Now she lives in a van.
“If we do too much, we’re vain or insecure,” she told SWNS last month. “If you don’t do anything, don’t put on your makeup or do your hair, it’s like, ‘You let yourself go.'”
