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Thrilled with my Explant by Dr. Melmed in Dallas - Dallas, TX

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I had silicone breast implants behind the muscle...

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I had silicone breast implants behind the muscle for over 20 years and was unable to find anyone in Austin willing to remove them. Then I heard about Dr. Melmed in Dallas, Texas on this site and learned he had done thousands of explants. I met with him and he recommended an internal lift with my explant. On July 25th he did my explant and internal lift taking me down from a full C-cup to a nice B-cup. It was day surgery - I went in at 8 am, surgery at 9 am, out of surgery about 10:30 am, and left the surgery center about 3 pm. I had to wear drains for about 24 hours - he pulled them out the day after surgery. I had no bruising until 3 or 4 days later, then only mild bruising around the nipples which is where he removed my implants from. You can see the bruising in the pictures. He does the little heart bandages over the dissolvable stitches on the nipples - I have to leave those on until they start to peel off on their own, about 10 - 14 days.

I am at day 7 and still healing but it has been fairly easy recovery and I can't say enough about how awesome Dr. Melmed is and how great the staff at Dallas Medical City Ambulatory Surgical Center are as well. They all took great care of me. I'm posting a couple of pictures, both 7 days post surgery. Wish I had taken "before" pics but I didn't. To all you ladies considering explant surgery - do it! I feels great to get those heavy sacs off your chest :-)

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Edward P. Melmed, M.D.

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Replies (14)

August 1, 2013
You look fabulous!
August 2, 2013
You look great! Such a freeing feeling to get those weights off our chests ;)
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August 2, 2013

Beautiful results! And I love your heart-shaped tape. :) Thank you so much for sharing your experience on RealSelf.

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August 2, 2013
They look wonderful! I am calling Monday to talk to Janet and booking my explant with him. Thanks so much for sharing!
August 2, 2013
You look amazing! I'm new to this site, thank you so much for sharing your process and story. I too have had my implants in for 20 yrs, the left one is ruptured. :( Time to get these out of my body. I have been terrified to move forward, seeing your results has put me in a much more positive place. Thanks again for sharing wih everyone on this site. Wishing you good health always! :) I noticed that you don't have any scars from the lift. ? Is that because of the "internal lift"?