In August 2015, I decided to have 310CC saline implants put it to make up for some lack of fullness. The first surgery was a flop, the implants were placed too high, and the pocket was under-dissected . They ended up looking like flat lima beans.
Fast forward to June of 2016, I had a revision and initially felt much better (new surgeon replaced implants with 350CC and dissected pockets some more). Maybe less than a year later, I started developing capsular contracture in my right breast, and it just got progressively worse. I finally decided to just have them removed because I could no longer tolerate the constant burning, itching, painful scarring. I'm currently 17 days post-op from my full en-bloc capsulectomy/explant and feeling like a new person! I had minimal pain after the surgery, mainly just soreness. I still have some tenderness in my breast tissue and pecs (both implant sets were placed under the muscle), but nothing even close to what I experienced with the initial surgeries. The first "reveal" was tough, I'm not going to lie. I never once regretted having the surgery, but it was tough to see the result of where my decisions had landed me. Still, they've been changing SO much, which is encouraging (see photos). If anyone has any questions, please reach out and I'll be happy to answer them!
Updated on 8 Feb 2021: