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Strattice After Having Implants for 38 Years - Arizona
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I've had implants for 38 years now. Probably had...
BulletMay 1, 2013
WORTH IT$10,000
I've had implants for 38 years now. Probably had 10 re-do's due to capsulation.
Finally went 2 years ago and had strattice put in. They finally sit lower like they
should and he lowered nipples to be even. I've always had trouble with the left
breast sitting too high and it still has a tendency of being a bit too high, but something I can live with. It's been a battle but at 65 I'm sure glad I did it 38 years ago. I was pretty flat. I think women don't realize that problems can arise and do arise but hopefully can be fixed.....they keep coming up with new ways of doing operations all the time. I've always had silicone. But what you want to accomplish in the long run is to make them look natural and as you grow older they will look better and more sexy.
Finally went 2 years ago and had strattice put in. They finally sit lower like they
should and he lowered nipples to be even. I've always had trouble with the left
breast sitting too high and it still has a tendency of being a bit too high, but something I can live with. It's been a battle but at 65 I'm sure glad I did it 38 years ago. I was pretty flat. I think women don't realize that problems can arise and do arise but hopefully can be fixed.....they keep coming up with new ways of doing operations all the time. I've always had silicone. But what you want to accomplish in the long run is to make them look natural and as you grow older they will look better and more sexy.
Replies (23)
July 14, 2013
Thank you for your review! Its hard finding reviews for CC with strattice. I am about to get my revision by the end of the year and its costing me $8K for one boob- so I am trying to find assurance from others with the same issue and the same fix. Thanks again!
July 24, 2014
8k one boob. Sounds about right. I paid 12k 2 boobs, change to unders, silicone and one side lift, each procedure cha Ching ha Ching!
March 12, 2014
Your story is just what this 55 year old needed to read. At 21 I had my first implants, subglandular saline, which were perfect until I ruptured one in a snowboarding fall 16 years later. 18 years after that rupture I've had over a dozen surgeries to address problems from the replacements. it's reassuring to know others have had years of problems and multiple surgeries trying to come up with a solution. Textured implants that contracted, saline again that contracted, capsule removal then recurrence, silicone subglandular that contracted, capsule removal again, and another recurrence, total removal and 1 year of trying to adjust to being totally flat, then a submuscular silicone replacement that not only contracted but the muscle distortion with even slight upper body activity looked so abnormal I felt subconscious being intimate with my husband. I'm now at a slightly larger subglandular silicone implant that has contracted 2 months after surgery. I'm encouraged now. Thank you again.
July 24, 2014
Oh baby, I thought I had gone through a lot. Geez when I was sooo young thought once and done......not so much, especially when you are prone to cc. I could deal with the every ten year cc. But these last three surgeries have taken a toll. Oh and the cost....I have a small fortune under this surgical bra!!! Good luck honey. Let us know what you decide. But if we have put them under the muscle, used alloderm, used sientra and lift on one side if I cc again, what then??? I really hope not to go there. Back when I first started I called them pancakes with cherries I don't know if psychologically I can have them removed permanently. Sucks
March 12, 2014
Question for you, how much strattice is used? In other words does it surround the breast implant, or only covers some tissue? On one of my surgeries strattice was used on the tissue on the outer edge of the implant, sort of under the arm along the rib cage, to help support the implant due to laxity from previous surgeries and a stretching from a large hematoma from artery rupture. Similar to a bandaid on each side, maybe smaller. Please advise
July 24, 2014
I understand it's usually a rectangular piece where they feel your tissue is thin and implant needs the most support....?
May 17, 2014
Can you please list your doctor? Thanks.
Thank you for being willing to share and congrats on being RealSelf's very first strattice review! :)
What was the recovery for strattice like?