Is feeling sad after an explant normal?

It is normal to have emotional swings after elective surgery.  Explain your sadness to your surgeon, as he may have some suggestions to help.  Best wishes!

It is very normal for patients after surgery in general to go through many emotions. The anesthesia along with any medications your taking play a huge roll in how you feel after surgery. In your case a explant takes more time compared to say a breast augmentation. You are dealing with the emptiness of your breasts and  loose skin/saggy breasts. It will take time for the skin to shrink and tighten. What will play a big role in in this process are most commonly what your breast size was before implants, the size of your previously removed implants, and your skin laxity. I recommend wearing good support if not even a ace wrap to help take the tension off the skin. My experience with this type of procedure is that the skin shrinks and tightens faster with compression of some sort.