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I had extremely old and ruptured implants removed...
2Curious2notFebruary 15, 2016
WORTH IT
I had extremely old and ruptured implants removed after 30+ years, I have NO regrets of doing that...my only regrets still lie in the fact that I was ever foolish enough to get them in the first place.
...I'm hoping for regret to go away someday now.
I have had immunological issues now for over a decade, so now it's a waiting game...to see if after a year or so, my body is able to recover a bit, I am so tired of feeling ill and tired. :(
...when I can, I may put some after shots up, to show the amount of sagging after the removal.
I am finding them to unbelievably enough, still be way larger than I'd hoped they'd be after the capsulectomy.
...it appears over the decades of gaining weight, having children, etc., that I actually grew a pair of my own breasts during that time.
Wish I'd known that was going to happen as a teenager, it would have saved me so much time, money and grief.
Now they are a large B cup, even after all of the implant material was removed...in a bit of shock really.
...if money allows, at some point, I might opt for a breast lift, and have them reduced just a bit in the process.
A small B at largest, I want breasts to not be in my face any longer...they have been such the eyesore and reminder for so long, just want them to be a part of the backdrop now.
...I might also consider after ALL is done, a slight bit of fat grafting to shape them a bit.
My implants were almost nonexistent by the time they were removed, they had long since ruptured it had turned out...and my breasts were just filled with nasty chunks of hardened silicone, and scar tissue.
The removal left a little bit of dimpling here and there, and a depression more on my right side, so perhaps someday I will even them out...then again perhaps I won't care, I am not sure at the moment.
Anyway, if you are considering it, that means they have worried you, perhaps are making you feel ill...or might be the contributing factor at least, just find your place back to comfort, comfort with your own body, and your own decisions.
...make your breasts your friends again. ;)
I spent too many long years, feeling oddly unattached to the things stuck on my chest...then questioning if they might be to blame for my feeling so out of sorts, now I can hopefully move on from that, and just watch for recovery and a better sense of self.
Good luck ladies. <3
***..so far the drains were uncomfortable, but manageable, and I might have gotten a seroma forming near one of the drain sites, but will watch and wait.***
PS: I still have silicone in my lymph tissue (nodes), finding a doctor comfortable enough to remove it...is proving to be a problem, since lymphedema will likely occur. So I am still in wait mode on that part of the issue, but I will make decisions on how to proceed as time goes on.
...I'm hoping for regret to go away someday now.
I have had immunological issues now for over a decade, so now it's a waiting game...to see if after a year or so, my body is able to recover a bit, I am so tired of feeling ill and tired. :(
...when I can, I may put some after shots up, to show the amount of sagging after the removal.
I am finding them to unbelievably enough, still be way larger than I'd hoped they'd be after the capsulectomy.
...it appears over the decades of gaining weight, having children, etc., that I actually grew a pair of my own breasts during that time.
Wish I'd known that was going to happen as a teenager, it would have saved me so much time, money and grief.
Now they are a large B cup, even after all of the implant material was removed...in a bit of shock really.
...if money allows, at some point, I might opt for a breast lift, and have them reduced just a bit in the process.
A small B at largest, I want breasts to not be in my face any longer...they have been such the eyesore and reminder for so long, just want them to be a part of the backdrop now.
...I might also consider after ALL is done, a slight bit of fat grafting to shape them a bit.
My implants were almost nonexistent by the time they were removed, they had long since ruptured it had turned out...and my breasts were just filled with nasty chunks of hardened silicone, and scar tissue.
The removal left a little bit of dimpling here and there, and a depression more on my right side, so perhaps someday I will even them out...then again perhaps I won't care, I am not sure at the moment.
Anyway, if you are considering it, that means they have worried you, perhaps are making you feel ill...or might be the contributing factor at least, just find your place back to comfort, comfort with your own body, and your own decisions.
...make your breasts your friends again. ;)
I spent too many long years, feeling oddly unattached to the things stuck on my chest...then questioning if they might be to blame for my feeling so out of sorts, now I can hopefully move on from that, and just watch for recovery and a better sense of self.
Good luck ladies. <3
***..so far the drains were uncomfortable, but manageable, and I might have gotten a seroma forming near one of the drain sites, but will watch and wait.***
PS: I still have silicone in my lymph tissue (nodes), finding a doctor comfortable enough to remove it...is proving to be a problem, since lymphedema will likely occur. So I am still in wait mode on that part of the issue, but I will make decisions on how to proceed as time goes on.
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Replies (5)
March 14, 2016
Hey there, and welcome! Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Do you have any before and after photos you'd feel comfortable adding to your review?
UPDATED FROM 2Curious2not
2 months post
All is well...
2Curious2notMarch 24, 2016
I'm at 2.5 months now, and I am finally seeing what I am left with...more in it's entirety.
...the swelling is gone, the incisions look remarkable.
The shape isn't too bad, considering he really had to piece me back together again...after finding nothing more than chunks of old silicone and scar tissue in there, when he did the surgery.
...my upper breast is deflated a bit, and I have more sag than I'd like, but I really feel he did a remarkable job, for what he was handed to deal with.
I will post photos shortly.
...the swelling is gone, the incisions look remarkable.
The shape isn't too bad, considering he really had to piece me back together again...after finding nothing more than chunks of old silicone and scar tissue in there, when he did the surgery.
...my upper breast is deflated a bit, and I have more sag than I'd like, but I really feel he did a remarkable job, for what he was handed to deal with.
I will post photos shortly.
Make sure you do a detox to get rid of any excess silicone. Mine are in the lymph nodes as well and I am not having them removed but cleaned out .I am 59 yrs old and waking up every day is about feeling good .Looks fade with time but your health is what will be the difference between feeling good and looking good.We can do something to improve what imperfections we don't like about ourself , but when you don't feel well eg ruptured implants its best to get them out and start to heal. ALL THE BEST WITH THE HEALING X And keep massaging them to break up the tissue and that will make all the difference. Kathy ...