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
- How Much Does Breast Augmentation Cost?
- BIA-ALCL Explained: The Rare Lymphoma Linked to Textured Breast Implants
- Breast Augmentation and Pregnancy: Timing, Size, and Results
- Am I a Candidate for Breast Augmentation?
- Breast Augmentation and Breastfeeding: Can You Nurse With Implants?
- Breast Augmentation Incisions: Inframammary, Periareolar, Transaxillary
- Breast Augmentation Risks and Complications, Explained Honestly
- Breast Augmentation Recovery: What the First Weeks Are Really Like
- Breast Augmentation Myths: What's True and What Isn't
- Breast Augmentation Results: What to Expect and When
- Breast Augmentation vs Fat Transfer: How They Compare
- Breast Augmentation Surgery: What Happens on the Day
- Breast Augmentation vs Breast Lift: Which One Do You Need?
- Breast Augmentation Scars: What to Expect and How They Heal
- Breast Implant Illness (BII): What the Evidence Actually Says
- Breast Augmentation: Implants, Risks, and What to Expect
- Breast Implant Placement: Over vs Under the Muscle
- Breast Implant Revision Surgery: Why It Happens and What It Involves
- Breast Implant Removal (Explant): What to Expect
- Breast Implant Rupture: Signs, Detection, and What to Do
- Do Breast Implants Feel Natural? What Affects How They Feel
- Breast Implant Types: Silicone, Saline, and Gummy Bear
- Capsular Contracture After Breast Augmentation: Signs, Grades, and Treatment
- How to Choose a Plastic Surgeon for Breast Augmentation
- Exercise After Breast Augmentation: When It Is Safe to Return
- How to Choose Breast Implant Size: cc, Profile, and Proportion
- Breast Implants Are Not Lifetime Devices: Why Future Surgery Is Likely
- Flying After Breast Augmentation: How Long to Wait and Why
- Having Breast Augmentation Abroad: What to Weigh Up
- Is Breast Augmentation Worth It? An Honest Look
- Mammograms With Breast Implants: How Screening Works
- Nipple Sensation After Breast Augmentation: Will Feeling Come Back?
- Preparing for Breast Augmentation: A Pre-Op Checklist
- Post-Surgery Blues After Breast Augmentation: Why Week Two Is Hard
- Questions to Ask at Your Breast Augmentation Consultation
- Sleeping and Bras After Breast Augmentation
- What JCI Accreditation Actually Tells You