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

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I am scheduled for implant removal and lift on May...

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I am scheduled for implant removal and lift on May 8th! (I am 38, 2 teenage kids!)
I got my silicone implants over the muscle about six years ago. Looking back I wonder whatever possessed me to put these foreign objects inside my body in the first place?! Low self esteem, divorce..... Who knows. I actually cancelled my first surgery date when I put them in as I could not wrap my mind around putting something foreign into my body... But gave in to the idea a few months later!

I have had no "problems" with my implants. They are soft, scars are almost invisible.... And there is no obvious medical reason to explant .....Or is there? (Besides that they've bottomed out now)

Is it a coincidence that I have chronic fatigue, occasional shooting pains in my breasts, chronic neck and shoulder pain, headaches, fight depression, thyroid and weight gain issues for no "reason", hormone issues-- low sex drive-- and all of this since I got these things put in? After doing a lot of research it is my personal belief that my body has actually been resisting these things since the day I got them put in!! Not to mention discomfort in general and not feeling "comfortable", like ever!

I wanted to share my story because I have been spending so much time on this site and reviews have been such a blessing. Hearing women remind me to accept myself how God made me is so important! My boobs do not define me or give me my sexual identity for that matter!! It is scary thinking maybe I am making a choice to remove them and will feel unattractive after! It is a real psychological battle in my head!!

Now let me tell you about my husband because I'm sure many of you, like me, are worried about the husband and his opinion. I got these in before I met my awesome hot husband.... And let me say he is a "boob man"!!! I am worried! (Although I do joke to him that they did the trick, got the man I wanted, now I have no use for them hahaha) His initial reaction when I told him I wanted to do this was "why if there's no problems would you want to mess with them?" And I don't think he was fully on board but he still said its my decision to make and supported it..... But after I sent him some research and was really thinking of all those little health issues I've had the last few years he started doing some research of his own and now he says, "get those toxic bags out of your chest as soon as you can"!!! He says it is not worth my health to have them and he is fully supportive of it now.... And I think its more genuine now that he is thinking of risks associated with Implants. I also didn't really put much thought when I got them into the fact that id be needing future surgeries to "upkeep" them. I do not like having something inside me that could "silently" rupture, that could prevent seeing breast cancer, or be causing me health issues. I've read too many reviews from other women who have had similar issues to my own that went away as soon as they removed their implants!

And overall, I want to be "free" of them. I just want to be myself. And looking at soooo many before and after pictures I also realize I personally think small boobs are pretty cute! I think 90% of the pics I've seen the women look better after they explant and are just themselves. Maybe that comes with age... Realizing imperfection is beautiful. ;)

I'm nervous about surgery, general anesthesia, the outcome... But I can really invision myself being happy to be free of them and on the other side! I will post pics at a later date of before and after... I will be doing explant and a lift.... Getting it all done so I can be completely done with boob surgeries as I'd just end up wishing I had the lift done later....

Thanks for all the stories and support.... This site was a total God send for me!!

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Michael D. Manuel, MD (retired)

Michael D. Manuel, MD (retired)

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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April 19, 2015

Thanks so much for sharing your story with us! I hope you'll get lots of support from within the community. Please keep us updated. Good luck :)

April 19, 2015
I am close to booking a date for explant and probably a life as well! I am proud of you for being so brave and setting the date! Yay! We will be so glad we did this! I am so stupid to have waited so long.
April 19, 2015
I agree! I am betting I will wonder what took me so long to get them out?! :0) I will update with pics too so hopefully it encourages you to book yours too!
April 19, 2015
You Will be happy. It's a struggle at first the what if's am I going to look okay etc. When I found this site I have to say and I'm 35 I feel that looking at womens before and after photos that they look so much better without implants. I think now the look of implants is so obvious and they look very balloon like. I had explant and lift on 4/13 I'm still recovering. My right saline implant ruptured 3 months ago and I thought to myself wow my natural bre
April 19, 2015
ast although saggy was so nice looking and felt great! So I decided to do it!! You won't regret it besides when your in your 50's do you really want to have to get a new pair of boobs and in time when our skin sags it sags over the implant yuck!! You will be happy and healthy :)
April 19, 2015
Thanks for the encouragement!! I am getting really excited to get them out! How was healing from the lift?
April 19, 2015
If you are nervous about surgery, maybe your PS could prescribe some Valium. I would highly suggest that you have anti-nausea meds in your IV. This way you won't find out the hard way by becoming nauseated following the procedure. You sound like an awesome person.
April 20, 2015
Thank you for the advise! I will write that on my list of things to ask the Dr about at my preop appt!!
UPDATED FROM implantsout
9 days post

Post op and VERY happy with decision!!

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So on the 8th I had my implants taken out and aift at the same time. I am happy to say I had a lot of natural breast tissue and am VERY happy with my decision!!!! It feels so good to be free of the heavy implants weighing me down!! I will post pics to ought but I have quite a bit of bruising still. The weird part is I put on a "36D" bra out of my drawer and I wasn't falling out of it, but it wasn't loose either! I doubt I'll end up with more than a C cup which is ideal anyways but was surprised I hadn't gone down more. I was a 36DD before ex plant.

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UPDATED FROM implantsout
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!!!