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Excellent Experience with Dr. Fisher for Implant Removal - Wilmette, IL

I also wanted to give information about before and after. Implants were 425cc saline under the muscle and in place for 3 1/2 years. Before implants bra size was about a 34B.
Immediately after removal my breasts looked like a deflated tire. It was quite shocking. They looked pretty horrific. My ps said that they would look better in time. They started shaping back up after a week or so. It's 6 months post op and they look pretty much as they did before the implants. I believe that I needed a lift before the implants but was talked into a large implant to forgo the lift. BAD IDEA. I do need a lift for certain after the removal. The skin has stretched out from the implants considerably. If someone today asked me if they should get implants I'd have to to say no. It's just not worth it.
The ps I used to remove the implants was NOT the one I used to put them in. She did warn me that I'd probably need a lift but to wait until the skin settled down to see what we are dealing with. I'm so glad I took this advice. It's hard to imagine what my breasts would look like today if she tried to deal with all the skin and deflation I saw right after the removal was done.
I will try to post some pictures soon of with implants / today/ and after a breast lift (to be schedule in the near future).
Think of all the money and pain I would have saved had I just done the breast lift to begin with. lessons learned.

I called many doctors in the Chicago area to remove my breast implants with local anesthesia. I had them for 3 years and feared they were the cause of my lymphoma. Dr. Fisher (Wilmette, IL) went over all of the risks and took time to explain everything involved. She gave me the option of having the implants removed with local anesthesia or general. Since I was searching for local that's the option that I went with. The procedure was done in her office. That morning I was the only patient there so no worries that she was being pulled from room to room while performing my procedure. I was very comfortable during the removal and didn't feel anything more than tugging. The entire procedure took about an hour from start to finish. I was pretty sore the next few days but healed up quickly. I have a small scar at the fold of each breast which is hardly noticable some 6 months later. I'm very grateful to Dr. Fisher for considering my concerns about the anesthesia and taking such great care during my visits.