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Tuberous breasts after implants
UPDATED FROM Anna45380
21 days post
Before & after
Tuberous breasts (Oct 2012)
Post-implants/explant (Nov 2019)
High profile, silicone, textured implants (320/325cc, I think - I know, huge, far too large an implant for the type of look I was trying to achieve.) I chose surgeon under some duress believing if I didn’t book a surgeon soon, I’d lose interest with the idea of implants. I realise now that I could conceivably have had this surgery on the NHS, but to be honest it would have felt wrong. For many this is still a cosmetic surgery - not classed as reconstructive surgery. Therefore it’s an elective and (possibly) unnecessary surgery. I still don’t know why I had this problem for so long, and never told anyone about it (apart from mammy) until recently. I fear that having implants has perhaps disturbed my psychological-physiological equilibrium. So I got thinking about Phantom Breast Syndrome ... yes, it is a thing!
“Some women experience "phantom" pain and other sensations after a mastectomy as if the breast had never been removed. Similar to feelings experienced by some leg or arm amputees, these sensations can persist for months. Research reported at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists indicates that phantom breast pain (PBP) and phantom breast sensations (PBS) occur in about a third of mastectomy patients.”
What are we doing to our bodies when we choose breast implants? And why do they feel more whimsical than other prosthetics?
Post-implants/explant (Nov 2019)
High profile, silicone, textured implants (320/325cc, I think - I know, huge, far too large an implant for the type of look I was trying to achieve.) I chose surgeon under some duress believing if I didn’t book a surgeon soon, I’d lose interest with the idea of implants. I realise now that I could conceivably have had this surgery on the NHS, but to be honest it would have felt wrong. For many this is still a cosmetic surgery - not classed as reconstructive surgery. Therefore it’s an elective and (possibly) unnecessary surgery. I still don’t know why I had this problem for so long, and never told anyone about it (apart from mammy) until recently. I fear that having implants has perhaps disturbed my psychological-physiological equilibrium. So I got thinking about Phantom Breast Syndrome ... yes, it is a thing!
“Some women experience "phantom" pain and other sensations after a mastectomy as if the breast had never been removed. Similar to feelings experienced by some leg or arm amputees, these sensations can persist for months. Research reported at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists indicates that phantom breast pain (PBP) and phantom breast sensations (PBS) occur in about a third of mastectomy patients.”
What are we doing to our bodies when we choose breast implants? And why do they feel more whimsical than other prosthetics?
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UPDATED FROM Anna45380
21 days post
Tuberous breasts - Implants - Explant
Some more pictures of my journey. Body shots one week post-explant. Collage of images detailing my journey - and severity of my tuberous breast deformity/underdeveloped lower pole in both breasts, good tissue on upper pole (according to surgeon)
Implants were supposed to add volume to lower pole - however lack of tissue in this area meant that my natural breast sat on top of the mound of the implant without ever looking integrated or part of the breast. scoring of the lower pole to release tissue (fibrous bands around areola) will have had a little positive affect on my explant shape (I do think my breasts look better now than prior to implants).
Implants were supposed to add volume to lower pole - however lack of tissue in this area meant that my natural breast sat on top of the mound of the implant without ever looking integrated or part of the breast. scoring of the lower pole to release tissue (fibrous bands around areola) will have had a little positive affect on my explant shape (I do think my breasts look better now than prior to implants).
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