41 Y/o Breast Lift with Explant of 17 Y/o Implants - Fat Transfer from Belly to Breast - East Lansing, MI

My initial reasoning for getting implants in the first place was that I was a small B prior to having my second child. When I opted to breast feed her and my milk came in, I suddenly found my breast were size E. After I stopped breast feeding, there was literally nothing left of my breast. During my initial consult the Dr. suggested I either have a lift or do the implants to fill out the empty space. I opted for a full C implant (unsure of the cc's) and saline implants were placed under the muscle.

Fast forward to 17 years later, add some weight gain and gravity and I am left with with has been fitted as a double G breast. I have said for a while now that my breast are far too large. When I wear a shirt, it creates the illusion that I am actually much larger than I really am due to the size of my breasts. The weight of the implants has really dragged them down and although I like the fact that they actually look rather natural because of that, I would much rather they sit at a much higher location on my chest.

I returned to the doctor that did the implants not knowing what course I wanted to take to correct my situation. I knew I wanted them smaller and to sit much higher but, I toyed with the idea of getting a smaller implant in place after a lift. My concern was that there would really be nothing left but skin after removing the implant and that the breasts would be left with no fullness. The doctor actually said that as we get older we gain more breast tissue and that I would have a decent amount of breast left after the lift. He also suggested that rather than add a smaller implant, he could lipo some fat from under my arm and the side boob area and transfer that to the breast.

After talking with my fiance, this kind of sealed the deal for me. He mentioned that having the implant replaced would just lead to me possibly having to do revisions in the future should something happen to the implant. By just removing it and being done with it, I would never have to worry about the future possible expense of implants again. Implants also prevent me from laying comfortably on my back or stomach so I certainly won't miss that along with the weight of them causing problems to my pre existing back issues.

So, I am scheduled for surgery October 19th. I will post pictures in a little while of my pre surgery breasts. I do not have any pics from prior to my BA unfortunately. I should also add in regards to cost, the dr is essentially charging for just the lift. He is not charging for the explant or the fat transfer. He also gave me a $500 discount for being a return patient.

Here are the pre surgery pictures as promised. I am including the fully dressed one to show the effect the boobs have on my shape when wearing a top. I like to think of it as a tent effect.

It was using the side view picture as the thumbnail picture for this review which looked rather odd. it didn't seem to want to let me adjust them so i had no choice but to delete them and add them in a new update. With that said... here are the side and top views.