Claire Ashley
Breast Augmentation Patient & Founder
I thought about breast augmentation for years before I did it, going round in circles: was it the right choice, how would I pick a size, was I being vain or finally doing something for myself. When I committed, I had the surgery abroad, in Thailand, which piled on a whole extra layer of questions I struggled to get honest answers to.
What I couldn’t find was anyone talking to me like a real person, clear about the choices of implants, size, and placement, straight about the risks instead of glossing over them, and realistic about how the days and weeks afterwards actually feel. It was all either a clinic selling to me or an unverifiable forum thread.
Claire Ashley Beauty is my attempt to be that person for the next woman deciding. A consultant plastic surgeon vets the clinical content; everything else is the lived version. I’m not a doctor, I’ve simply had it done, and I’d rather you felt informed and unpressured, clear-eyed about the rewards and the risks both.
Articles by Claire Ashley
- BIA-ALCL Explained: The Rare Lymphoma Linked to Textured Breast Implants
- Breast Augmentation and Breastfeeding: Can You Nurse With Implants?
- Am I a Candidate for Breast Augmentation?
- How Much Does Breast Augmentation Cost?
- Breast Augmentation Incisions: Inframammary, Periareolar, Transaxillary
- Breast Augmentation and Pregnancy: Timing, Size, and Results
- Breast Augmentation Myths: What's True and What Isn't
- Breast Augmentation Risks and Complications, Explained Honestly
- Breast Augmentation Results: What to Expect and When
- Breast Augmentation Recovery: What the First Weeks Are Really Like
- Breast Augmentation Surgery: What Happens on the Day
- Breast Augmentation Scars: What to Expect and How They Heal
- Breast Augmentation vs Breast Lift: Which One Do You Need?
- Breast Augmentation vs Fat Transfer: How They Compare
- Breast Implant Illness (BII): What the Evidence Actually Says
- Breast Implant Revision Surgery: Why It Happens and What It Involves
- Breast Implant Removal (Explant): What to Expect
- Breast Augmentation: Implants, Risks, and What to Expect
- Breast Implant Placement: Over vs Under the Muscle
- Breast Implant Rupture: Signs, Detection, and What to Do
- Breast Implant Types: Silicone, Saline, and Gummy Bear
- How to Choose a Plastic Surgeon for Breast Augmentation
- Capsular Contracture After Breast Augmentation: Signs, Grades, and Treatment
- Exercise After Breast Augmentation: When It Is Safe to Return
- Do Breast Implants Feel Natural? What Affects How They Feel
- How to Choose Breast Implant Size: cc, Profile, and Proportion
- Breast Implants Are Not Lifetime Devices: Why Future Surgery Is Likely
- Is Breast Augmentation Worth It? An Honest Look
- Mammograms With Breast Implants: How Screening Works
- Having Breast Augmentation Abroad: What to Weigh Up
- Nipple Sensation After Breast Augmentation: Will Feeling Come Back?
- Preparing for Breast Augmentation: A Pre-Op Checklist
- Sleeping and Bras After Breast Augmentation
- Questions to Ask at Your Breast Augmentation Consultation