Yesterday my plastic surgeon drained my saline implants. It will give me a chance to see my natural breasts, 19 years after implantation, and that will help me decide whether or not to add a breast lift to bag removal. Since yesterday I've been feeling weak, slightly nauseous now and then, and pain where he had to make two small incisions. I guess I would appreciate any assurances from someone who has experienced similar sensations and that they went away after a few days!
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August 15, 2012
Answer: Pain, Nausea, Weakness after Deflation of Saline Implants?
If you were a 32 C before surgery and now a 32 G, the implants are approximately 400 cc, which is quite large. You have not described whether the implants are in front or behind the muscle and this is significant. I routinely remove implants and do a lift at the same time through a...
It is recommended that you have your implants removed through your periareolar scar as this will not leave you with a new scar. It would be very difficult to remove them through the belly button. If you have silicone implants removing them the belly button is not an option. Few surgeons, if any,...
In general, putting breast implants in does not lift the breast and removing them does not make them sag. There is a lift effect from filling out the breast with an implant and there is a sag or deflation effect from removing them but no actual lift or sag occurs.
Also in general,...
