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38, So Excited and Nervous for Implant Removal and Lift! Anchorage, AK

UPDATED FROM implantsout
6 months post

Six Months No Regrets!!

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WORTH IT$8,000
So thrilled with my results and haven't regretted having the implants removed for one moment!! Husband loves the natural me... I love the natural me..... Wanted to just let all of you know that I'm six months post op and know I made the right decision and am happy with my results! No more weird pains in my boobs... I'm sure that was my body trying to reject the implants!!! I feel so much more comfortable too!!

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Michael D. Manuel, MD (retired)

Michael D. Manuel, MD (retired)

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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November 11, 2015
You look amazing! Congratulations!!
How are the bottom scars healing? I assume they can take up to a year to fully heal
November 11, 2015
Thanks! They are healing nicely... The scar around my nipple and the line goon straight down are barely visible.... The bottom scars are still pretty red and a bit wider than the upper ones .... I cannot use the medical tape it causes a reaction so I haven't been taping which I know would help those heal better. Maybe I'll try som miderma or something.... But anyways, overall I think they'll end up fading just might take a little longer.
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November 11, 2015
Look up silicone gel sheets like Scar Away. I got some from Amazon and CVS Pharmacy. They are WONDERFUL and help to heal scar tissue nicely. Congrats, btw!
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25 days post

3.5 weeks post op

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Ok so maybe I'm a slow healer but it took about three weeks for me to stop hurting and feel a little better energy wise! I always walked around like a four on a one to ten pain scale and by evening or bedtime was worse... I went back to work at a week post op and maybe my job just hasn't helped the healing!
BUT I feel much better the last two days and have some new pics for you. First time I showered without tape was this morning... Have a post op appt today so figured I'd get off some of the stickiness best I could. I switched the tape out once but it peeled scabs off and I didn't think that could be good so I have basically left the tape alone until now. Definitely getting a little smaller now that swelling is going down, but pleased and can't wait until a couple months go by and they're fully healed! I'm super happy with my decision and wish I'd done it way before now! It feels great to be just me in my own skin.

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June 3, 2015
Congratulations! You are looking good! You have so much of your own tissue - that's fantastic! Happy healing! Thank you for sharing.
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June 3, 2015
You look fantastic! I was so happy for my explant/lift and still can't believe how nice I look and feel. Soft squishy boobs, the way they were meant to be. :)
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9 days post

After surgery 9 days post op

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By the way I had these for 9 years!!! I had put six in my original review, whoops! 9 years too long! Here are none day post op pics!! Still bruised and tape over all incisions but very optimistic that the boobs will be totally cute and satisfactory when healed up!!!!! So glad I made this decision for myself!!!!!!

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May 18, 2015
You look great !!! I explanted 4 months ago and had my lift 2 weeks ago..... I'm so happy I did : ) Lots of healing vibes being sent your way.....
May 19, 2015
Thank you! Im happy too.... I feel free and at peace! No more worries about what those implants might be doing inside me! Yay!!!
May 18, 2015
You look great! Hope you heal fast!
May 18, 2015
Dr. Manuel did my implants in 2010 that I just had removed by a PS in NYC. I had them removed and a lift 4 weeks ago and I am thrilled with my results and thankful that I went forward with the lift. You look great! Congrats.
May 19, 2015
Wow!! What a great outcome!!! How are you feeling? Any fatigue gone away?
May 19, 2015
Thank you!! I feel great! I had to go back to work yesterday and I'm pretty active at my job, so I'm not gonna lie, was in some pain last night. However, I already feel better in a lot of ways which is amazing considering I am very much still in "recovery" mode!! The knots in my shoulders and neck virtually disappeared already. I feel way better and very comfortable in my skin!!! I can't wait for the bruising to subside (I seem to have more than a lot of people I've seen pics of) and to be able to see myself without the constant tape! I know my scars heal well on my body though so I'm sure it will all be great in a few months. If you're doing the procedure with lift and explant and you have an active job I would recommend a good ten days off work though for sure!! When I saw how much I still had left in the boob dept after implants were removed I really was convinced I was crazy to have been dragging around the extra implants!! ;) I will post another update in a few months to let you all know if some of my other symptoms have cleared up as well! I am 100% happy I took them out, no more ridiculous toxic bags in my chest to live up to some weird standard, I'm setting my own standards from now on!!!
May 21, 2015
You look fabulous!
May 21, 2015
Thank you soo much! As the days go by and the bruising is going down I have to say... I almost feel "delighted"... Like... Hey, these babies are MINE! All me!! :0) it feels so good!! My husband is deployed and I was nervous before but now I'm getting excited to show them off and be like look at these great boobs I was hiding all this time! Haha! I know I'm silly but it feels really good to be in my own skin again! :0) not even fully healed, can't see the final outcome, but thrilled and at peace!!!