35 year implants

The surgery is over and I’m healed for the most part at 1 month post-op. Still a little sore but was discharged from the plastic surgeon yesterday. The surgery was not that bad, the worst part of it was the drainage tubes and I had those removed after 7 days. I didn’t have to get my pain prescription filled after surgery. I took Motrin a couple times and that was all I needed. It really didn’t hurt to remove the tubes either. I managed to hide them to go to my daughters baby shower 4 days after surgery. Dr Menard was a good choice for me. Great Dr. and great staff. I spent one night in at same day surgery unit and the nurses there told me he called to check on me that night and that he always calls and checks on his surgery patients. He didn’t pretend that I was going to look great after surgery, he gave me the worst possible scenario on what I might look like. So I’ve been pleasantly surprised instead of disappointed. They are not perfect by any means but a padded bra hides the flaws just fine. No one has noticed a thing or either they’re too polite to ask me where my boobs went (lol). So I guess all that fear and anxiety was not necessary. I haven’t regretted getting them removed for one moment. I’m so happy to just be me and have my breast match the rest of my 58 year old body.

It’s over ladies. They were saline but there was so much scar tissue and had calcified so much he had to do a capsulectomy. I haven’t hurt very much at all and have only taken 2 mild pain pills. I’m surprised that I do have a little breast tissue left. I’m much older and fatter than I was when I got them. Lol. I’m totally happy. They are flawed by nothing I can’t live with or hide with bras and clothes. Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement. I’ll keep updating as things change.

Hi, I’m 58 with 35 year old saline breast implants and they are like 2 baseballs. I had very little breast tissue when I had this done and what little I did have seemed to be under my arms instead of on my chest. They are extremely far apart. I “think” the implants are saline and 350cc but the Plastic Surgeon says they look bigger than that to him and that it would be very unusual for saline implants to get that hard. I’ve got dropping with capsular contractures. The surgery is set for 1-30-18. I’ve had my pre-op surgery visit and my pre-op blood work and EKG. 19 days to count down. My PS says I need a lift and more implants. He explains 2 problems. He says to explant and do nothing else will cause a cave in my chest where the implants were with skin hanging below that. He says to explant with a lift will only be removal of skin and moving the nipple but I’ll still have the sunken chest above that and the nurse said I would possibly need prosthesis. He explains to do a replacement without the lift would still be drooping breast. Please help! I only want these removed, nothing else. I do not think anyone but me and the Dr will see them. Have any of you been told this? Will I be able to hide the deformity? I’m a pianist at church and I vision myself going in and the whole congregations mouth drops open and they all wonder what went with my boobs. Please talk to me, I’m so scared.