“Regret Getting Breast Implants”

Isnt it to soon, to say if you like or don't like them... you just had them done they probably don't look "normal" yet, I have read that it takes at least 3 months for the breast to "drop"...

Please start saving your money --it usually runs about $12,000 --but if they continue to give you problems, maybe they will not have that much of a capsule formed around them yet and it might be less.

I have had Silicone implants they ruptured at about 4 years leaving 150 cc of silicone in my body. Had saline for not quite 5 year leakage & life threating infection caused me to have them removed. Yes I loved looking nice in my clothes...but it was NOT worth my health. I am totally disabled now. I am flat breasted. I have NO breast. To many complications and they were done by the best P.S. money could buy!! PLEASE BEWARE.

They will "settle" and start to look more normal. It actually takes up to a year for them to end where they will be and feel the way they will feel. One month post-op isn't long enough. It sounds like you should have done some more research/soul searching before you did this. If you still aren't happy with your results in 3-6 months, have them removed.

I know how you feel...start saving your money....get them removed....If you don't like them now...you will never be happy with them.... I was a 34C went to a 34DD...and I had the hardest time finding a bra that fit normal..and clothes were so hard to find.....I finally, after 3 years just had them removed 4 days ago...and to tell you the truth...carrying implants in you is like carrying a kid in you...once you have them removed it is like you just delivered a big baby....the relief and no back pain....ect...you will be happy....I'm rootin for your girl!

I fell like getting implants was one of the worst thing I've ever done to myself. Though aesthetically I am totally ok, even after 11 yaers of implants, having 3 kids and breastfeeding for 5 years, with implants clearly. I feel having implants terribly unnatural. I feel very embarassed about my immature choice 11 years ago. With all the information available today I wouldn't have done such a mistake, at the time I was upset and going through a divorce with my first husband. And actually I most probably have an implant rupture. That's it.

I too am regreting my decision at the age of 29 after having 3 kids...I went from flat to a 34-36C...but now I really just want to remove them after 20 years.. Any post op advice would be greatly appreciated....

You are not alone. A lot of women feel the same way. I had my first surgery 10 years ago, which I had to get redone two years after as a result of my breast looking deformed. I had a second surgery 8 years ago and I am still unhappy with the results. I get severely depressed about the way by breast look. Some days I just feel like ending all of this pain. I told my doctor that I wanted to look as natural as posible and not like a porn star. The second time he gave me implants that were filled with 320 cc over the muscle. This implants are to big and bulky I am 5'10, 130 lbs. Now I have back pain, My breast are hard, my breast skin sometimes gets very itchy, cloths don't fit the way they are supposed to and my breast now hang. Ah and to make things worse I have two big scars. I want to redo the implants or take them out completely, but can't afford to do it.

Denver Colorado? Do you have the name of the doctor, Phone #, & address? Thanks a million.

Can anyone tell me what the Dr has said about how scarred down the tissue over and around the implant is? Just wondering because mine are behind the muscle and how do they remove the implant without causing muscle damage?

My implants were behind the muscle also...and I have no hard muscle scarring at all..my boobies feel just as 100% normal, like before I went in...softness and all...just lifted like when I was 18 years...you will be fine...a good PS will have no problem removing them, and would assure you that you will be back to normal....good luck!

I just had mine out 4 days ago. I only had them in a short time. I would be more worried about muscle damage done if you keep them in....like your pec muscles thinning. The longer your implants are in the more it thins your muscles and better chance of deformity. So much stuff I didn't know before my BA...and I researched for over 3 years....

Thanks. Do your breasts look good?

Poor baby. As you have no issue with the appearance of the breast it does not seem to be an aesthetic concern for you but an emotional one. I find it hard to understand you could go from wanting big boobs badly enough to undergo surgery one month, then totally regret your decision the next, based not on a bad result but your choice at all. It sounds as though you have had a severe reaction, involving feelings of shock and depression, to the surgery itself. Having a boob job is major surgery. Many people are badly affected just by the anasthaetic. Also, you seem to feel a bit violated, alien-like for having this foreign object in your body. These are serious emotional concerns. You need to let your body recover from this surgery anyway before you can consider having them removed. If you still feel like this after another month, then you should look into what options you have for removal. It seems that your health fund should pay some if it is causing you severe emotional distress. My advice is to join a healthfund immediately if you are not already in one, so that you are covered somewhat for removal in 12 months time if that is still your wish. In the meantime: be kind to yourself, reconnect with your natural body by doing light yoga and simple meditation, eat fruit and vegetables and whole grains, and start taking supplements ASAP: vitamin C, vitamin B, calcium as a basic minimum - and maybe look into a 'same e' or similar natural mood enhancer, as I suspect the anasthetic and surgery have depleted you of 'feel good' seratonin.

I just had a breast augmentation about 2 weeks ago. I was 32A, but now Ii feel very unconcortable, it is the biggest mistake I ever made. I feel very desperate, I want to take out this implants. I feel like crying, want to hurt my breast so the doctor can take them out, or get a sirenge and try to put it in the implants so I can get the silicone out. Please help me with this problem!

I had a breast augmentation about 2 weeks ago. I was size 32A, but the implants make me feel so unconfortable. It is the biggest mistake I ever made. I feel like putting a seringe in my breast to take the silicone out, or trying to rupture the implants so the doctor can take them out. I feel so sad, I feel that I want to cry, I'm so desperate. My back hurts! I live in Las Vegas. Please help me!

China, It is not uncommon to have second thoughts, possibly even regrets about breast augmentation surgery and you should allow yourself time to heal and see if you come to accept the change in breast size. I encourage you not to do anything that could hurt yourself first and foremost. You should return to your plastic surgeon and discuss the options available to you to include carefully removing the implants. If you do not have access to your plastic surgeon I would be happy to see you in consultation. Dr Edwards Las Vegas, Nevada

I am 6 days post-op, and cried my eyes out for the first time today. I wore a 34B bra, even though I measured an A cup, and got 329 cc's in the right and 371 cc's in the left to even them out. WHY did I do this? I have two young daughters and I feel guilty about the message I am sending to them. I'm only 5'2 and I feel fat with these big things on my chest. I was fine before, and don't suffer from low self esteem, I just wanted to fill out some of the cute tops in the stores. I didn't think it through enough. I know they are supposed to settle with time, but right now, I feel foolish.