Jodi in Canoga Park

Capsulectomy - Beverly Hills, CA

I do. I exercise and hike when I can. Still have an awful sweet tooth but always try to get in enough healthy things to eat to counteract it.

I will. I am really grateful even though I have had to go thru surgeries from time to time. In 1994, I was one of the first to have a double mastectomy so early on before the need for chemo. My son was four at the time. I had tested positive from the brcka test (think I am misspelling it) which showed I carried the cancer gene. They had tested me in my late 30's, since I had abnormal mammograms in my 20's and 30's due to fibrocystic breasts. I was always having biopsies. My mother had died of breast cancer by 53 (I think I was around 17 or 18 when she died) and aunt. My mother's mother died early and the doctors speculate that it was for the same reason. 2 oncologists confirmed that If I should have a double mastectomy or risk getting full blown breast cancer within a year or two. I didn't want to take the risk. My son was 4 at the time. A friend of mine had a similar prognosis. Unfortunately her husband placed alot of importance on her breasts. She didn't do the mastectomy and had dire consequences. I didn't want to end up like my mother, always in and out of hospitals. So, even though I have had to have the implants replaced about every 10 years, I have avoided getting full blown cancer and chemo, and am doing well. Today it's common to do what I did and at a much younger age. I was pro-active and am sure it changed my life.

It went amazingly well. The implants should stay in place alot better now and the breast themselves are much improved so that was an added bonus that was unexpected. He injected fat below and on top of the implants so that should hold them and the puckering and wrinkling of the skin is gone. It is swollen right now and will go down about 50%. He took the fat from the upper thigh area- alittle on each side. It is hard to believe they can do things like this. My thighs are purple and swollen but healing well and much better today. Hopefully the fat injected won't dissolve and the implant won't rupture as before, so keep your fingers crossed. This is the 3rd. surgery since June. First, the capsulectomy, then I clotted and had to go in again and then this to help the implants and the abnormal puckering. So, I hope I am through with this for a long time.

Yes, we have decided to go ahead with it. The surface skin that's left is thin and it will help keep the implants in place better and help the breasts to look more natural. This will be done on Dec. 6. I don't have alot of fat to work with but they have found some they can use on my upper outer thighs. They don't need alot so it will work out.

You are so welcome. I have never talked about it openly like this before but if it helps others, that's great.