A woman with an L cup chest who was tormented by bullies for years has undergone a life-changing breast reduction which has left her “beaming” with joy.
Amba Rose, from the Midlands, was constantly insulted by classmates who taunted her with nicknames such as “hamburger nipples”.
The abuse continued online, where the 23-year-old received horrible comments from men on social media.
After over two decades of struggling with her self-confidence and constant physical pain, Amba decided to go under the knife to reduce her breasts and going from an L cup to an E cup changed her life for the better.
Amba Rose, from the Midlands, who had an L cup chest and was tormented by cruel bullies for years, underwent a life-changing breast reduction which left her ‘beaming’ with joy (Amba before his operation)
Amba said: “It’s something I’ve really struggled with since I was a teenager and people were so horrible at school.
“They were calling me things like ‘burger nipples’ and printing hamburgers, sticking them on themselves and dancing imitating me like I was a joke.
“Similarly, they also used to make comments like I only had breasts because I was fat.”
“It was horrible to experience and made me feel so embarrassed.
“Even when I was growing up and going to college, people wouldn’t look me in the eye – they would just stare at my chest.
“I would walk into rooms and hear gossip about me everywhere I went.
“I also discovered that if I was just friendly towards a boy, other girls wouldn’t like it and would act differently towards me.
“When I put myself online it got worse because I received disgusting comments on my photos. I am so much more than my chest.
After more than two decades of struggling with self-confidence and constant physical pain, Amba decided to go under the knife to reduce her breasts (Amba after her surgery)
Amba was constantly subjected to insults from her classmates and suffered from evil nicknames such as “hamburger nipples”.
It wasn’t just the cruel comments and bullying that made Amba want to have surgery (pictured above); her large chest also took a toll on her body
Amba said that even when she was growing up and going to college, people wouldn’t look her in the eyes — they just stared at her chest.
She said people would say she only had breasts because she was “fat”, which made her self-conscious.
It wasn’t just the cruel comments and bullying that made Amba want surgery; her large chest also took a toll on her body.
She said: “I had to pay for the services of a private chiropractor and miss work several times due to the back pain (my breasts) caused.
“I’ve wanted a breast reduction since I was 15 and begged doctors for years to do it.”
“I even considered doing it privately, but it would have cost up to £12,000, which I couldn’t afford.
“I worked from the age of 15 and despite my savings, I had to survive by paying rent and finding my own way.
“I come from a modest economic background, which means I received no help from my family for money transfers.
She had wanted a breast reduction since she was 15, saying she had begged doctors for years to have it done (pictured at age 15).
Amba, pictured before the operation, was placed on a two-year waiting list in 2021. The waiting list began once her funding was approved.
She was finally taken to the operating theater in July this year for a bilateral breast reduction.
Amba proudly showed off her transformation on Instagram. She said she had lost 6,000 followers since the operation, with the men claiming she was now “good for nothing”. But it’s a ‘blessing in disguise’ for Amba
The beauty said she felt “very emotional” when she woke up after the operation as it was something that had been affecting her mental health for the past seven years.
“The criteria is based on BMI, and because of my chest size and height, my BMI was very high.
“I went to university in Winchester, which is a much smaller town than my hometown, and I thought I would have a better chance of getting referred here.
“After a lot of back and forth, a panel finally said yes – I was over the moon.”
Amba was placed on a two-year waitlist in 2021. The waitlist began once her funding was approved.
She was finally taken to the operating theater in July this year for a bilateral breast reduction.
She added: “I felt very emotional when I woke up after the operation.
“It’s something that has affected my mental health over the last seven years.
“It was a strange feeling to have carried something like that (the weight) for so long and then (suddenly) not to be there anymore.
“The doctors also had to cut my milk duct, which means I won’t be able to breastfeed in the future.
“My surgeon was very open about the fact that I couldn’t breastfeed.
“There are different ways to do a breast reduction to preserve the milk ducts, but the fact of not breastfeeding doesn’t really bother me.
“This is the safest option to avoid a higher risk of nipple necrosis, and children are not on the agenda at the moment.”
Amba is still recovering and will be in this process for between six months and a year. However, she already feels like a new woman.
She added: “I feel like I’m glowing. I don’t have back pain, I don’t need to take time off work, and I can exercise and do activities I really enjoy, like trampolining.
“My boyfriend, friends and family were very supportive throughout this journey because they knew how desperate I was.
“Since my operation, I’ve lost about 6,000 followers, and men say I’m now ‘good for nothing’. But that’s a blessing in disguise for me.
“For anyone considering the same surgery), it is very important to share your concerns with doctors.
“You also need to be aware of how long the recovery process will take. It may seem like a big step, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.
