Severely depressed by new breast implants

Because you are thin and had small breasts you will feel really tight for awhile, give it time. I am 5' 100lbs. I was a big C before pregnancy, completly deflated after. I had them "re-filled" to a D. They felt completely alien and wierd at first but I promise they do calm down and just feel normal after a few monthes.I was big before and liked it so the size never bothered me, but the tightness and foreigness did. It goes away.

I had saline implants put in last Wednesday, 2/25/09. I am one week out and am miserable also. I just told my sister that I wish I could just make them go away. I'm a RN and thought I'd breeze through this. I wish I had been more informed about how uncomfortable it would be post operatively. I also wish that I could be more reassurred that the uneveness of the breasts,(my right one is noticably smaller than the left one and points down)the swelling, highness on the chest and the pure uncomfortableness are normal and will susbside. Frankly, I wasn't prepared for it to look like this and am afraid it's not normal. My physician says they look fine. I have eyes, they do not look fine to me. I can understand being depressed after forking out thousands and being scared that this is what they are going to look like forever. Please someone tell me this is normal and they WILL get better.

I am sorry you are feeling this way. i read the MDs replys and feel they are right ,,give it time for swelling to go down and settle into your frame. I hope this helps. I am one that just got explanted, (Silicone implants removed) due to having mine in too long and they became painful. Be sure to follow the new guid lines,,,have MRI every 3 yrs and replaced 5 to 7 yrs due to seeping and rupture,,,,dont do what I did and keep them in for 20yrs. Wishing you the best.

I had an explantion of silicone implants under the breast tissue - very modest 235 cc., which looked very good on my slim frame, and despite hardening capsules, I was fine with them for 27 years - until they made me sick - and boy, do the surgeons ever deny that! My physician said he was going to use "slightly larger" saline implants under the muscle because they had to be larger for the location to achieve roughly the same effect, and to slightly increase my cup size as I'd nursed four kids - one before the implants, and three after. We didn't talk numbers, and I certainly wish I had, because he implanted me with 375 cc overfilled to 425 - they are HUGE - and was I ever shocked when they unwrapped the binding the following day. Yes, they did settle,and swelling subsided - for me it really took almost six months, not just a few weeks, but I'm still too big and unhappy two years and two months later. I don't know what the man was thinking, and never would have permitted him to reimplant me had I known the numbers. He couldn't close my case fast enough because he was afrid I'd sue him. One of my friends had a weird result on some facial surgery from the same guy - he owns a big fancy multimillion dollar clinic in town and would appear to be the area's premiere plastic surgeon. I'm an athletic person, and the big tits simply bounce all over the place no matter the support, and I look like a Playboy freak. I'd told this guy I wasn't into BIG, and was happy with the small improvement with the 235 cc.implants. Overall, I think changing nature was a huge mistake and I'd love to have my old, flat chest back! Funny how you appreciate yourself when you're given the opposite of what you had. Also, I think at age 26 I was too quick to make the decision to implant. Had I waited a couple of years, I'd probably gotten over the appearance issue. I think too many young women in our society are plagued by body image because of in-your-face media stuff.

I had cohesive gel implants 385cc yesterday. It does feel weird. If you look at before and after pictures on the internet, some sites walk you through the stages. How patients looked at 1 week all the way up to a year later. It does take time for things to settle down. Try to enjoy the process. If you are anything like me, you waited a long time for this. It will so be worth it in a few months. Have faith !

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It's been three years since my augmentation. I went through the same thing. After initially seeing them for the first time I wanted them Out!. I worked at a plastic surgery center so I was aware of how the recovery process went, but when it's your body it's quite different. I wanted mine out after one week. they seem so huge. I waited so long to get them, but once I got them I wanted to just return to the way I was. My boyfriend convinced me to keep them in. I have 350cc filled to 375cc. You don't realize how you have to modify some things because of them such as working out, which was very uncomfortable in the beginning and sleeping on my stomach. I am finally comfortable with them after 3 years. Everyone says they look natural. Hang in there, it really does get better with time.

Thank you for all the comments. I explanted my implants around 2 months ago and would not go back to having implants even if someone paid me a million dollars. Some people love them but they were not for me. Thank you all once again :)

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I too had breast implants put in 3 years ago . . . and I HATE THEM! I was an A cup and asked for a C. I had even worked with my plastic surgeon for 6 years and had wanted them for many of those years . . . he took it upon himself to decide that my body needed to have the larger breasts. I ended up with 34DDD. I'm 5'3" and 120# - they were huge from the beginning and still are. He kept telling me they would settle in. I kept open communication with him and still do - I asked him about removal and he doesn't understand why. He said he could do it under straight local . . . has anyone undergone this procedure?? I'm athletic and clothes never fit me. I just want my small breasts back.

I just had my breast augmentation a month ago and pre op I was a 34A as well. I also received 400cc silicone implants (under). They were huge at first and I thought they were too big. Now they have already softened and the swelling has gone down tremendously. I am a C to full C. I am not huge by any means. Most people I know don't even know I had breast implants. So, don't worry they will go down and I'm certain you will love them.

I'm happy for all the people having good experiences, however, "Dackman", implants just don't "go down" after three years! I'm deeply concerned about the women who have been implanted by surgeons who take it upon themselves to implant women with bigger implants than they'd discussed, the way mine did.