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I have read many reviews on this site regarding...
toobigformeJuly 14, 2014
$1,350
I have read many reviews on this site regarding implant removal, and I would love imput from anyone with experience! I had my initial augmentation done in 2007. I was 33 years old and had nursed 2 kids for a year each, so my pre-children 'B' cups were deflated and sad. I was very adamant about only wanting to replace lost volume with the implants, and absolutely did NOT want anything larger than a C cup. I ended up with DDs!! (425cc saline under the muscle) and I was mortified!! Actually, the very first question I asked when I woke up after sedation, was "how many cc's did he put in?" because I had chosen 300-325max. While the surgeon did a beautiful job, I felt they were simply too large. I am 5'5"/115 lbs. However, feeling guilty about spending the $$, I lived with them for 3 years, then finally approached my husband about downsizing. He was extremely supportive and in 2010 I had them replaced with 325cc, much to the disappointment of my surgeon. Again, he did a beautiful job, but I am still in a D or DD cup, and feel they are too large. I am sooo self conscious about how I dress and almost no one knows I have had them done. In all honesty, there are times when I feel good about them, but that's usually when I am alone with my husband, or wear a constricting sports bra. I have had recent issues with my shoulder/back, and my physical therapist said my issues were caused by the implants being placed under the muscle without the tissues being stretched/released first. I guess what I'm asking for is opinions on whether I am out of my mind for considering having them removed when aesthetically, there is nothing wrong........help!
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UPDATED FROM toobigforme
3 months pre
Still unsure......
toobigformeJuly 21, 2014
Well I still am as confused as ever! It also looks like my husband isn't thinking removal is a good idea. His thoughts are unless we are sure the implants are causing health issues, size isn't a reason to explant. (As I've been there, done that by having them downsized once already). Maybe he's right. Also, one office I contacted quoted me a price of over $5,000!! That is just straight removal, no capsulectomy. Wow. I was really thinking my best option was deflation/removal in office under local! My original ps said my pocket was totally clean and had no scarring when I had my exchange 3 1/2 years ago, so I am not sure I would need a capsulectomy. Ugh. Here goes more time wasted thinking about what to do!!!
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July 22, 2014
I just stopped by to see how you are doing. My husband also thought (and probably still thinks) I am crazy for wanting to remove my implants just months after getting them. They were also visually perfect and really did help to proportion my body. HOWEVER, this is my body. I had to live with them inside my body. I had to give up sleeping comfortably. I had to worry about complications if I was not wearing an appropriately fitting and supportive bra (which are EXPENSIVE!!!) I had to worry about leaking and ruptures and obstructed mammograms and not being able to give tight bear hugs to my kids. And he got to play with them. Fair? Not to me. I can't tell you what to do, you have to decide what's right for YOU and YOUR BODY. Maybe explanting won't make you happy. I won't lie, mine are little. And I mean liiiitle! But I like small boobs. I like small boobs even more now that I have felt what gigantic ones feel like :D But even more than that, I like the feeling of not having something foreign and potentially dangerous in my body. It is so freeing, very liberating. Explanting was the best decision I have ever made.....seriously. I wish you all the best in the decision. I went back and forth and second guessed myself a lot. But I am so happy I did it. I know my husband misses them, but I don't. Could you go back to your original PS? Oftentimes, you can get a returning customer "discount" kind of thing. Good luck, hun, whatever you decide. Just make sure the decision is YOURS!
July 22, 2014
Thanks so much for your input! As far as my original ps, I could try that route, however he made it very clear that he didn't agree with me downsizing the first time! I feel like he would not be supportive at all!! In the end if I decided to remove them my husband would be ok with it, but I know he also sees more $$ signs and I can't blame him for that. Soul searching is not an easy thing is it?? Thanks again for your response.
July 22, 2014
Good luck, hun! Just remind your husband how expensive it will be in the long run, explanting will actually be saving you money! :D
July 23, 2014
plentyful, thank you I am in a strong debate with myself once again. I tried to do it 3 years ago and was talked out of it. I am now working with a new surgeon and need to make this decision. I don't know how to make this. I hate my boobs now, one bigger than the other, nipples uneven and pain!!! Thank you
July 23, 2014
Toobigforme you are correct that physicians typically don't support this but it is not up to them. And I also feel most surgeons want u to go bigger than u need. Not sure what that is about! Thx
UPDATED FROM toobigforme
3 months pre
Photos in clothes
toobigformeJuly 22, 2014
Here are a couple pics.... Not brave enough to "reveal" totally online!
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July 22, 2014
Your not wasting time, it is a big decision. And it is a decision you have to live with, no one else. If the implants are causing you discomfort in your shoulders and back then for me that would be the "ok its time for them to go" I loved my breast augmentation up till I started feeling discomfort in my right breast and jumped online and found this wonderful site and decided that removing the implants was the right decision for me. I wish you all the best I know making the decision is the hardest part, I wish you best "hugs" just know we are all here for you!
July 23, 2014
I had mine removed after 13 years. Had two kids with the implants in. I did not need a lift luckily after their removal. I am so happy they are out. Do what you know is right for you and don't look back. If u need a lift that is always an option if you need it. Hope this helps. Hood luck and be brave-:))
July 23, 2014
I am definitely getting a lift, a good one per my physician!!! My breast after this last surgery really made them awful. Full on the bottom both look different than the other one bigger nipples uneven and now extremely painful and uncomfortable. But I don't know how to decide????
July 23, 2014
Oh my, we have very similar stories. I was ready to have mine removed two years ago and instead based on husbands response and surgeons response went with exchange to 240 cc vs 270 cc which actually appear larger than before. I was hoping to have a nice full breast, not huge...instead am larger, uneven breast size and uneven nipples...with severe pain in left breast. .now I am at my 3rd surgery. Was pretty sure I would just have them removed as I am having a lot of pain!!!! However the physician said he could lift around the implants and fix the one causing me pain.....I just don't know what I want. I don't know how to make this decision. I thought about talking with the physician again and tell him that I was thinking about removal to see what he has to say. In addition, if I could get him to promise me he could remove implants at a later date in his office under local I might go along with working around my present implants...otherwise I need to make the decision to be rid of these..
July 23, 2014
If I were having pain, I would remove them for sure, but that's just me. Part of me wishes I had some kind of trouble so I would have an "acceptable" reason for removal! Unfortunately I can't definitively say they are the cause of my shoulder/back pain :(
July 23, 2014
I really understand how you are feeling. I feel I have wasted so much money on this. My new physician said he could eliminate the pain and basically redo my breasts using the implants I already have. Just not sure what I'm going to do. Very mixed emotions.
July 24, 2014
You poor thing! It's so hard to know if you are making the right decision. Don't let other people, even experts, muddy the waters for you. You are the one who has to live in your body for the rest of your life, many years hopefully. Go with your instinct and don't let anyone sway you.
July 25, 2014
you are fairly close to Dr Curtis Wong who is on this site, reasonable pricing! I will be using him in 3 weeks.
July 25, 2014
$500 local anesthesia, no capsal removal of any kind. That is just pulling the implants out.
July 26, 2014
I completely relate to your post as I am in the exact same dilemma. Had surgery 6 years ago, went from B- cup to D or DD...I just wanted a C and nothing that looked noticable really just wanted some volume back from nursing kids. I'm athletic frame but curvy with wider shoulders, small waist but good butt, which is why he put in larger ccs. I looked so good I got pregnant with baby #3, 4 months post BA (at 40!)...surprise baby...and they still look good. However, I am so self conscious I hide them all the time in loose shirts and although looks amazing in bathing suits, I hate seeing pictures of myself. I went to see my PS 6 months ago for a consult and he thoughts were to leave perfection alone and why risk another surgery. Husband thinks I'm crazy to think this way..."it's in your head" he will say. Husband also doesn't want me to spend any $ but that is how he is...Anyway, after 6 years I can't stop thinking about either downsizing or explanting. However I worry about being more miserable if I explant. My surgeon does fat transfer but knowing the fat may not survive seems like a huge risk factor....and what about cysts or the downtime from lipo? Do I even have enough fat? Anyway, keep us posted on your decision! :)
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Here's a great post by Green Temple about her explantation experience.
Please keep us posted!