Myfreeimplants
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MyFreeImplants is a website based on the social network
Social network
A social network is a social structure made up of individuals called "nodes", which are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, common interest, financial exchange, dislike, sexual relationships, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.Social...

ing model. . The service purports to be an alternative to traditional cosmetic surgery financing methods. Models participate on the website with the main goal of raising money to fund a breast augmentation
Breast augmentation
Breast augmentation denotes the breast implant and fat-graft mammoplasty procedures for correcting the defects, and for enhancing the size, form, and feel of a woman’s breasts...

 procedure through online donations. The models on the site earn their funding by sending out pictures and videos to men known as "benefactors" and by keeping in contact through messages and chat rooms. This practice may seem controversial to some, but essentially the premise is to encourage men to donate to them. The site is essentially a personal fund-raiser, though critics claim that the girls are "selling themselves" or "selling sex".

The site has been criticised by professional organizations including the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) for tasteless marketing and trivializing a significant surgical procedure. Defenders of the company maintain the service is no different than other financing methods.

On 11 January 2009 a program was broadcast on the UK channel Virgin 1 called 100 Men own my breasts which predominantly featured the website.

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