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For years I was never happy with by perky 36B...

Lilstar4108May 4, 2012
WORTH IT$3,650

For years I was never happy with by perky 36B boobs. I thought since I was 18 that I wanted to get breast implants. My older sister had them and I thought it would make me feel more confident when wearing a bathing suit. My left boob was larger than my right boob, but to many people they said they could not notice it. Fast foward to 2 years ago, April 2010, I made the decision to get Breast Implants, it was kind of a on the whim situation. I went and only had 1 consultation with the dr and I went thru the dr my sister had both of her surgeries thru and many of her friends. I informed the dr I was unhappy with the fact that my boobs were not the same size and that I wanted larger ones. I said I wanted to be a full C, but he suggested a D would fit my body frame better. I am 5'2" and weighed about 135. I took his advice and booked my surgery date.

For the past two years I have never truly been happy with my implants. I am currently at 36D and they are just too large. I have mentor smooth round saline implants, my left is 380CC and my right is 320CC, placed above the muscle with the incision on the bottom half of my nipples. It is hard to work out, run, find clothes that fit properly. I am not stuck with the reality of "what have I done to myself?" I was depressed and didnt know where to turn, so I started to research possibly getting a implant revision to a smaller size. All I want to be is back to my perky 36B boobs I was born with. At the time I did not realize you could completely remove your implants. After much research and reading multiple stories on this site, I have decided that the route I want to go is to remove the implants completely, and hopefully be able to escape the route of a breast lift. I really do not want the scar. I am 27 years old, only had the implants for 2 years, and never been pregnant. I am hoping that my skin elasticity is still good enough, to where my boobs post explant will bounce back to where they were prior. I have my first consultation on May 17 with a dr in Valencia, recommended by someone on this site, and another consultation with a different dr on June 6 in Beverly Hills. Ironically, my boss is have a breast implant revision with smaller implants as well as a lift thru the dr in Beverly Hills.

I just want to thank everyone for sharing their stories on here, because it truly has helped me to know I am not going thru this alone. I am planning on having the removal done mid July. I will post updates regarding every step of my journey.

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Aquelle
May 5, 2012
Ask the doctor if they above the muscle will be a problem ? Do your homework please !
gemski22
May 5, 2012
Hi lil star. I am being explanted this Friday. I ahve 380cc high profile silicone implants above the muscle placed. I have suffered for five weeks that they have been in. My surgeon seems to think that when I have them removed they will have a bit of sag to them but should spring back quite well to what I pretty much had before which was a34 a by the way. Your implants are exactly like mine. My surgeon said the sooner I ahve them out the better. I will try and post some pics to keep you an idea to what you might look like. We have very similar look xx
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Arina
May 6, 2012
Hi, I'm sure you will be fine, ! Good luck with your surgery x
sheatheviking
May 6, 2012
Hi Lilstar, thanks for posting your story on here. This website with all of the stories and pictures is what really helped me to make my choice to explant. My implants were way too big for my body too, and finding clothes to fit was a struggle. I lived in Orange County California at the time, so it seemed like the thing I needed to do, as EVERYBODY was getting implants, and I felt so insecure about my little Acups. I enjoyed them for a while, but for the last couple of years have really felt that they were wrong for me. I explanted just over one month ago, and am sooooo happy I did it. The feeling of soft, natural breasts is so wonderful after 10 years of hard knockers. You can look at my profile to see my pics. I think that my breasts look just like they did before implants.
I am sure that you will look fine. Don't let a doctor talk you into a lift without giving your body a couple of months to do it's own thing without the implants in. I bet that since you have only had them two years, you are still very young, and you haven't had children you will go back to what you were before and won't need a lift. Keep us updated with your journey!
Corki973
May 10, 2012
Good luck to you! I'm having mine removed on Friday may 25. I'm extremely nervous but I know that it will be worth it. Mine are 13 years old. 400cc's above the muscle and are as hard as rocks. My right one has been hurting me and the Dr thinks that the scar tissue is pressing on a nerve. I can't wait to get them out and actually feel good health wise. Keep us posted!
UPDATED FROM Lilstar4108

So it is 2 days from my first consultation with a...

Lilstar4108May 15, 2012
So it is 2 days from my first consultation with a PS to see exactly what my options are regarding getting my implants removed. I am so anxious and really wish I could have the surgery before mid July, but due to being in a wedding in July I dont think I will have enough time to fully heal, but we shall see. If I am able to get them out sooner without complications regarding previous planned vacations than I definitely want to do it. I will update everyone with what the doctor says after my consultation. I believe the waiting game is the hardest part once you have finally made up your mind on what you want to do.

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sheatheviking
May 15, 2012
If you don't have a lift and don't have any complications you should be good to do most activities that don't include lifting within a week or less. I was packing my house for a move within a couple of days, and moved two weeks after. So participating in a wedding shouldn't be a problem. Waiting is hard, once I made up my mind I took the first date the doctor could get me in.
backtonormal
May 15, 2012
Hi Lilstar. Your story is a lot like mine. I went a bit too big also, and while I was happy with them for a while, after I put on weight, I felt quite freakish. I'm now a comfy 36B and enjoy my physique so much more now. I was a large 36DD just before my explant, and didn't have a lift when he took them out. The skin does amazing things with itself! I had mine from 2004 to 2011, so I was worried. I didn't need to be. I hope you end up as happy with yours too, all the best!
Princess76
May 16, 2012
Hi everybody, I have my 360cc implants since july 2008, I got pregnant last year and the shape of my boobs completely shanged after. I only gave breasfeed for a month, but now they look long, huge, and totally different. I am considering the idea of change my implants for something smaller. Someone of you girls had have a similar experience like this? I need advice. Thank you all of you.
Corki973
May 16, 2012
I considered getting smaller implants instead of just taking them out. But every post that I've read on this site says that the persons feels so much better without them. I am going to go a year with out implants and see if my health improves and see if the skin shrinks back and they look normal. If I feel great but they look weird, I'm ok with that. I will go with out implants. If I still feel very sick and tired all of the time AND they look weird, I will have them re-done! I have 8 days until my surgery. Yikes! Good luck to you!
Corki
Princess76
May 17, 2012
Hi corki, I went to the surgeon today. He understud every concern I had. He explained me all about size, shape, tissue, and the results will be great for me. He recommend me 325 (that's what I have) but been low profile contoured. I feel comfy with it and I hope the best result.
Thanks god my skin is too thankful lol. I didnt have any stretch marks and that helps a lot.
Corki973
May 17, 2012
That's great! I was worried about stretch marks because I went from a totally flat A to a D (400 cc's). When I asked my Dr he looked at me like I was nuts and said "you don't have any stretch marks now. Why would you have them after?" I said "because I thought that right now the skin is stretched out and when there's nothing there to keep that shape, stretch marks would become obvious". He's kind of a jerk. Haha! But he said that I won't have any. We'll see. Today was the day that I was originally scheduled. But I would have been awake during it so I rescheduled to next Friday. Now I keep thinking that if I weren't so whimpy, it would all be over with today and I could relax. One more week of stress to go! I'm excited to buy flowy boho style tops this summer. If I wear that now I look like I'm due to give birth in a month! Haha! Keep me posted! :-)
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Angie_M
May 18, 2012

Good for you! I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with how well your breasts snap back. Thank you for sharing!

UPDATED FROM Lilstar4108

So I had my consultation yesterdaywith the dr in...

Lilstar4108May 18, 2012
So I had my consultation yesterdaywith the dr in Valencia that was recommended to me by someone on this site. I walked in super nervous and pleasantly only waited about 5 min before I was taken to a room to meet with the doctor. This was already starting out better than my appointments with the doctor who put them in. I usually had to wait an hour or longer to see him. Once I was taken into the room I was given a book to look at some pics of before and after of breast implant removal and revisions. He had a couple of just breast implants and they looked great to me. I met with the doctor who was very attentive and answered all of my questions. Since I was not properly prepared nor researched accordingly prior to putting the implants in, I wanted to make sure every and all questions were asked up front. The dr said he did not understand why the original surgeon put my implants on top of my muscle, but that by me completely removing the implant my boobs should go back to what size they were prior or even a little smaller. He asked if I wanted to lipo on one of my boobs to make the asymmetry less and I said no, my boyfriend would be the only person seeing my boobs that close. I went to get my quote from his assistant and it was what I was hoping it would be. I told her the date of when I wanted my surgery, and she only had the next day available. She asked if that was fine and I said it was, paid my deposit, and then went and toured the pre/post op room and the op room. I went back to meet with the dr where he explained all of the medicines I will need to take prior and post surgery and he took my pictures. I feel so at ease now that this has all been decided and just have to wait 2 months. Thankfully between 3 vacations and 2 weddings the next 2 months will fly by and by no time I will be back to my normal self.

So my surgery date of explantation is July 20. He said I can shower the next day, which is a nice change from the 29 days I couldnt shower prior, and that my stitches will only be in 7-12 days, which is also a nice change from the 29 days mine were in before. Since he is going thru the same incision, he is going to do a scar revision at the same time, to minimize my original scar since he doesnt like the way it looks. I will update more as the date gets closer.

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Calabasas
May 20, 2012
Hi Lil Star, Thank you for taking the time to share your story with us. We can all learn from your experience. I wish you success in your surgery. I too am looking into a breast implant explantation. I have bilateral capsular contracture, Grade IV, and my breast are rock hard. Thank goodness I have enough breast tissue that my CC does not look as bad, but if you press against my chest, you feel the implant. It feels like a bone! I've not had my implants for two years, and I still feel pain. I can actually feel the scar tissue compressing the implant. The implants feel like they have been compressed to my chest wall. My insurance approved the removal of them, but I don't know how much it covers. I am ready to get them removed. I made a big mistake. All I can do is chalk it up to experience. The truth about implants is that every woman will develop scar tissue, and they inevitably harden. I wish someone would sue the manufacturers and require them to disclose this fact to women. The statistics that only 4% get CC is false. I think it is about 70%! The exceptions are those whose breast implants feel natural, and this is a small minority. Please keep us posted.
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