Saw the doctor for nose job and he was professional and honest - he advised me against the surgery . Appreciate ethical doctors like dr Alan who puts patients best interest 1st, not financial interests.
For many years I struggled with my image and the way my breasts sat and after coming across Dr Alan Breidahl my prayers had been answered. I was set on wanting to get a lift with implants for years as I had the image of wanting perky breasts and after consulting with different surgeons over a 2 year period I had my mind set on Melbourne Plastic Surgery. Not only did Alan give the up most respect to my needs and what I was looking for, he also wasn't hesitant to give his professional opinion and be straight forward with what to expect. I continued to want to get implants but after hearing Alan's concerns and what he thought would be best for myself, I decided to go ahead with just the lift. He was reassuring throughout the whole process and still has been to this day. I am coming up to my 6 month appointment and have received the up most care and support throughout this life changing journey. I am thoroughly thrilled with the outcome of my procedure and am so happy I put my trust with Alan.
It has honestly been the best thing I have done. I have always been up and down with weight so my breasts have received the cons of this. My body type is athletic and somewhat small so having these large breast did not fit my frame at all. I am a very sporty person so they were always in the way. Before I had the procedure I had lost some weight so my breasts became a description of empty water sacks. There the procedure ended up being more of a lift than an actual breast reduction as they didn't take out as much. It has now been a month since I have had the procedure and they look amazingggg!!!! I was wearing an 10E/8F and I haven't been fitted however I would be about a 10C. In the surgeon terms we went down to a B cup although that is about a C/D depending on the brand of the bra. Recovery of the surgery wasn't that bad at all and I didn't get much pain. I took about a week off work and mainly just felt lethargic for a few weeks. In about three weeks I am off to travel overseas indefinitely, which is another reason why I decided I need to get them done as it was now or never. I can now fit into any swimsuit and nice little bralettes :) something that I have never been able to do in the past. If you are umming and arghing on getting it done just do it! BEST THING EVER
The one thing more important than a surgeons skill is his honesty in dealing with the patient. I am not young but had a breast reduction with excellent results. I received excellent care, a very thorough explanation of the proposed work and expected outcomes. Alan insisted I be treated where there was ICU as I have many medical complications but absolutely nothing arose. Wonderful aftercare visits added to the competent and commendable experience.
I've seen Dr Breidahl for many minor surgeries and he has always been extremely professional and dedicated producing better results than expected. I decided to get a rhinoplasty, septoplasty and terbinectomy to improve my breathing but also the appearance of my nose. To say he is a perfectionist is an understatement... he is punctual, precise and dedicated to achieving the result you are after. Many nurses at the Royal Melbourne Hospital all raved about him being a fantastic surgeon, and I agree. Fantastic work, great team, and amazing results. Extremely happy with his work and would recommend him to anyone wanting a highly skilled dedicated profession for the best results possible.
Hi ladies I've been stalking this forum for a while as Im thinking about explanting. I had my 450 salines put in about 7.years ago and since had 2 beautiful children do Im really scared about how ill look after with all the skin stretching that's happened. My left breast has cc and i think righty is getting there too. Love to hear from anyone that's had similar size taken out and what your experience has been like. Im really wanting it done but going through doubts. Thanks and look forward to hearing from you awesome ladies. Updated on 28 Dec 2013: hey ladies sorry its been a while but have had nothing to update until now.I went to see a surgeon who told me i have hardly any breast tissue and if i just took them out i might end up looking like the national geographic map :-( He also said id probably need a lift which i don't want as i plan on having 1 more baby, God willing. So now he has me considering getting smaller implants instead. so confused!!! Updated on 9 Jan 2014: Hey guys so I've seen the 2nd surgeon now who i was really happy with. He took one look and said "no good". He said he thinks id be happier with smaller implants but he's happy to take them out with a full capsulectomy which will take 2-3hrs and cost me 9200!!! Wasn't expecting that but seems to be the norm here. we went trough a few scenarios like deflate the implants and wait a few months, remove implants and replaceor remove implant only and leave capsual and the removal with capsulectomy. Im so confused and scared. Any suggestions? I was told again that i have very little breast tissue so worried how they will look after feeding 2 children. Thanks heaps ladies xo Updated on 2 Oct 2018: Hi guys I had my 450cc saline implants deflated in office on Monday and I'm so glad I did. 1 step closer to having these jerks removed lol Just wanting g to know has anyone else had there's deflated first? Updated on 9 Nov 2018: If you're in Melbourne Australia this is for you! Ill keep this short and sweet and if anyone has any questions please feel free to msg me :) I recently had my implants deflated in office to see if I would be happy with the results without a lift and removal (because other surgeons assured me I would hate removal only) and then I had them removed 2 weeks later and the results are fantastic!!!! My breasts look better now than pre implants and in my opinion way better than with the implants. The have retracted beautifully and it's only been just under 3 weeks since explant. Dr Alan Breidahl is an absolute gentleman and I would not trust anyone else with any surgery from now on. I only wish he was my original surgeon as I think I would have loved his work and not have had the complications I had with my previous surgeon. I would sing Alan and his staffs praises from the roof tops if I could. This man and his team have given me a new life and love for my body and I'm forever grateful. He not once pushed a procedure onto me and didnt pretend he knew what the outcome would be he just gave me the facts and possibilities. Oh and I have no scar!!!! This man is a magician!!!! Love him love him love him. Thank you Alan and your amazing team xoxoxo
I hope this actually posts, twice previously I've tried and it's just disapeared into the ether..... My implants are 12 years old, silicone unders, put in through the armpit. I was always an A cup which I hated, and got the surgery after I stopped breastfeeding my son (I was 31). I developed a mild capsule on the right side almost immediately. I have had a few health issues of late (thyroid) and I've decided I want to be as healthy as possible, so these plastic bags are going! I just want to be free and natural, and I'm really looking forward to the day these things are out. My surgery is booked for September 19th, my PS will be removing them through the armpit so I won't have any scars, and he said that my skin is good, I have tissue and no sagging, so I won't need a lift. I'll post pics soon :) Updated on 4 Jul 2013: My boobs don't actually look all that big in these pics, as I took them with a wide angle lens. Sometimes they can look huge, depending on what I'm wearing. The PS pointed out that they are too far up my chest, so all the fullness is on top, which is why he thinks I won't need a lift as the bottom of my breasts hasn't been stretched. If that makes any sense. I've always disliked the fact that they seem to bulge right out straight from my breastbone. Can't wait to have normal droopy breasts like a normal 43 year old mum, and not have these ridiculous things in my chest. Just thinking about it now is making me feel queasy! Updated on 26 Jul 2013: And I turned 43! Hopefully I've finally grown up and am now ready to accept my body the way it is meant to be. Now I've made the decision and have the surgery booked for September 19th, I just can't wait to have them out. I've been really aware of how dumb these implants look on me, like I have a sofa stuffed under my chest. Way too high and matronly for my petite figure. I want to be able to wear shift dresses again, like Kate Moss. I am concerned about the recovery time, and how long it will be till I can go to the gym. I tend to overdo things, after I had my implants in I really didn't take the time to recover, and one week later was pushing my toddler in his pram up the steep hill to our house and gave myself a muscle spasm which had me in an ambulance doped up on morphine. So any advice on how long to rest and when people were back to the gym would be most appreciated. The other interesting thing is that this time I've had to save for surgery, and boy, when you have to save you somehow do it! Big lesson for me - I'm going to keep saving after the op for a new car, rather than put it on credit. Guess these implants are teaching me life lessons all round. Updated on 26 Jul 2013: Updated on 27 Aug 2013: Things I won't miss about these implants: Looking matronly in anything baggy Boring big bras Having boobs that look like two shapeless cushions Boobs that have weird temperature swings - sometimes hotter than the rest of me, sometimes colder! The heavy weight on my chest all day long Waking up each morning feeling like someone has stood on my chest Waking up with big creases on my chest from where my boobs have pushed together Feeling in agony after I do weights (they are submuscular) Having boobs that jutt out from under my collar bones Right boob being harder than the left Men talking to my chest Things I'm looking forward to: Feeling light Feeling free Feeling all natural New clothes New bras Better work outs and hopefully improved health! Updated on 9 Sep 2013: Well, typical me, I've managed to overload myself with stress. Moving house four days before surgery next week was a dumb idea. I'm a wreck already! To top it all off, my beloved cat died in horrific circumstances (he's the one in my pic). So now I'm waking up at 3am every morning worrying about surgery, how much will it hurt, what if I have complications........don't get me wrong, I'm so ready to get these stupid things out and feel like myself again. Just wish a I could wave a magic wand and have it all over and done with! Updated on 17 Sep 2013: Going in for surgery tomorrow morning at 7am. I've been so looking forward to this, and now, one day before, I'm having buyers remorse. I'm just scared of the procedure and the outcome, so many women here have absolutely beautiful results and they look better than ever AFTER but I'm scared I won't look any good. Part of the problem is that I've met someone new, who has never seen me naked (thank god) but has declared he's madly in love with me, and I think he will be a big part of my life going forward. I've been keeping my chest well and truly covered and trying to minimise my boobs so he won't notice anything different lol. But last night he said he loved my "goddess figure" (bless the man, he musn't get out much). But it's all very unexpected and the timing is lousy. I was very happy being single and celibate, and now the thought that one day in the future I have to reveal myself to someone is really freaking me out. I know I'm now over thinking this, and probably over sharing too........I'm an anxious mess, which is very unusual for me. Anyway, I keep reminding myself how awful I feel with this big uncomforatable lumps on my chest and how much better I'll be - and slimmer too. Any advice is very welcome, if it wasn't for this page and the lovely women here I wouldn't have had the guts to even think of this surgery! You ladies are amazing!! Updated on 19 Sep 2013: I'm the natural me and so so happy! Yesterday was a pretty rough day, after surgery my blood pressure was way too low so I stayed overnight in hospital. But I'm home now, tucked up in bed with my squishy boobies and feeling relaxed, happy and relieved. My right implant had ruptured and my ps said they were both way past ready to be removed. He took them out via the armpit, which is how they went in 12 years ago, and I'm glad I don't have any scars that are visible. And best of all, I love my breasts, I couldn't be happier with my results. I will post pics, I'm a bit battered and bruised and swollen under the armpits, but things can only get better from here! Updated on 19 Sep 2013: Updated on 21 Sep 2013: Accidentally wrote my update in my comments! It was basically a big moan anyway. Here are the after pics, wounds in armpit are healing nicely, swelling in armpits has gone down. A bit of bruising, but all liveable. Updated on 30 Sep 2013: Well, it's been two steps forward and one step back for me.......lets just say that I probably wasn't prepared properly at all. Last time I had surgery, I just bounced straight back, but this time I've taken a lot longer to recover. I've felt dizzy, nauseated, exhausted, achey and sore, on and off. I'm good today, but I've felt good before and crashed again, so fingers crossed it lasts this time. I've had my follow up appointment, all is healing very well. Scars are a bit lumpy, but that's because they are in the armpit so there's lots of stress on the muscles and tissues everytime you use your arms. The worst is that I can't shave my arms or use deodorant for a few more days, ewwww. I feel gross - I have shower but that just doesn't cut it after a few hours! Just spraying on lots of perfume at work. I'll post pics tonight off my phone, it gets better and better every day. I'm seeing the skin tightening, my breasts aren't so low, it's kind of like they're moving back up my chest into positon lol - not sure if this is fluffing or not!! I'm so happy with my results and they feel amazing, soooo soft, even the skin feels softer. And although I'm using a very supportive bra, I can't get used to the feeling of jiggling as I walk down the street! I love the feeling of being wholely myself, I feel integrated and whole and proud of being just me, if that makes any sense. Worth every penny :) Thanks so much to everyone who has left lovely supportive comments, I've not really been up to being on here much so haven't had much time to follow anyone else, hopefully tonight I'll feel ok and check up on everyone else! Updated on 30 Sep 2013: So no more bruising. They still feel a bit sensitive, but I'm going to start massaging with coconut oil tonight Updated on 3 Nov 2013: So so happy I dd this! Just feeling brilliant, tonnes more energy, lovely soft natural feeling in my chest, there's just so much to be happy about. I'm back at the gym three times a week and started using very light weights again. I wil build up slowly, but so far so good, and I haven't had any chest pain or weird compressions when I'm lifting. My under arms where the incisions are are really numb, but I don't really notice unless I touch them there. Anyone who is debating about whether to have this surgery, all I can say is I'm over the moon that I had it done :) Updated on 3 Nov 2013: Just wanted to add my bra size. Before implants I was 12a. With implants 12d. Still fit into my bikini- go figure! Updated on 21 Jul 2015: Love having my natural figure. It's funny reading my before surgery comments, I'd forgotten the awful heavy feeling I used to have in my chest all the time, and that doing weights used to hurt so much. I've turned into a really gym junkie and I've never felt better. And my boobs are travelled very well, still perky for a 45 year old. I have no regrets, and just wish I'd never had the implants in the first place!
I have PIP Breast Implants 290 cc and all i want is to remove them. I have had a lot of stress since finding out about the scandal associated with these, also recently finding out my grandmother has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. I have a right capsular contraction, prominent folds in both implants, with a small lump in the left side breast that appears to be a fatty lobe on the MRI, i do have other issues related to these implants aswell, but ill get to my review. So after investigating surgeons in Melbourne that i wanted to go with for removal, i decided to book a consultation with Dr Breidhal, here is my review and experience: I felt he was very insensitive toward my situation, very pushy toward replacing them, he went from saying i should have a good outcome just by removing them in the beginning, as i bought my MRI scan in, it showed some amount of breast tissue, (once my husband was present in the room for a second opinion) it seemed he changed his opinion rapidly, and started pushing for replacement, i made it clear that i wanted to remove them only, his attitude changed, he started saying i had basically no hope and would be completely flat chested, no lift could help me ect, and that i had no option but to replace them. I made it clear enough that i wanted them removed, i felt rushed out after that.
I came across this website a few months ago when I was still uncertain of whether I was going to get my implants removed. After seeing all the love, support and knowledge shared amongst this community, I have decided to confidently go ahead with the procedure. I will be posting photos sharing my experience to continue to spread the support. My implants story: I got them when I was 20, insecure, slim, wanted to be curvier and feel more "sexyyy", I had a lot of issues with my self image. My boob size was originally an A. The procedure went fine, at the beginning I had increased anxiety because they felt extremely foreign but I never had any physical issues with my implants and I enjoyed having them for the most part. Fast forward 6 yrs, I am now 25 and have a greater sense of self, I no longer abuse my body and have filled out quite a lot. Naturally this has taken its toll on the implants, they are starting to feel heavy and giving me pain in my back/shoulders, I can't wait to have my natural body back so I can jump around and hug people and not always having to cover up! I've decided to go back to my original surgeon Dr Alan Breidahl, as I was happy with the job he did on the implants. My big question so far is how do you know if your silicone implants are leaking or ruptured? I've noticed lately my right boob sometimes hurts, slight burn but it goes away, not sure if it's just because there growing (due to weight gain) and How do they exactly rupture? Is it common for the new implants made in 2009 to rupture? Thanks xoxox Updated on 20 Dec 2015: Hey guys it's been a couple of months and I've increased my fitness levels and no longer feel any pain in boobs so don't think its a rupture. Pretty sure they were just growing pains due to winter weight gain. I'm starting to feel unsure about implant removal and thinking to myself do I need to fix something that isn't broken?!? I work a second job as a dancer to pay for the surgery and I'm hoping to continue this job after surgery but nervous about how they will look!! Ps my boobs are under the muscle and I don't want a lift, and keeping the capsule, had them for 7 yrs. Any ladies have any reviews with similar physic, and surgery procedure- would love to see your results! Before my boobs I was a small A cup but 10 kilo's lighter.. Now I think I would be a B.. Let me know!
