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Almost 3 months post op!
I haven't updated in a while, but wanted to do my fair share to support everyone else who has posted or has thought about explant. DO IT!
There was barely any pain, I did a horrible job of following lift restrictions (because I have a 1 year old and a 3 year old), I immediately lost 8 lbs without doing anything else, full of energy.
Here's how my surgery day went:
I arrived at the office. They lead me into the surgical area, I gowned up, etc. I went back to the OR. Everyone was super friendly and easy going. I was totally awake, no sedatives. The Dr numbed the incision site and I barely felt anything. After they scrubbed me up I was cold and shivering so the nurse brought me warm blankets.
The Dr used a scalpel to make the incisions and I didn't feel anything. He used cautery to stop the bleeders and when he got close to midline I felt a little bit of "zapping" from the cautery, but it didn't hurt at all. I told him and he numbed the area a little more. He thought the cautery was jumping across the sub cutaneous fat. No big deal, it really didn't hurt at all. He stuck a needle in the implant and hooked it up to suction and sucked out most of the saline before removing the implant. There ended up being 450 cc's in each implant, which was way more than I expected (or requested!) No wonder they were so big. Pulled out the implant without any trouble, which felt a little bit weird, but also amazing at the same time. Sewed up incision site, repeat on the other side. The nurses bandaged me up with an ace bandage, but I got a quick peak first. The girls didn't look half as bad as I was expecting. I literally thought, if this is what I'm left with I'm OK.
That day I didn't really have any pain. I took some advil about 20 minutes before the local was supposed to wear off.
The only discomfort was laying down at night when I was on my side. It squashed the incision site a different direction. I slept great with just ibuprofen/tylenol.
I ended up having to work the next day. I drove without any issues, very little pain at all.
The second night I separated out the ace bandage just enough to get a nipple out so I could feed the baby. No pain with breast feeding and he went right to sleep!
The only real "pain" I had was in my neck muscles as they had to adjust to my body no longer having 2 lbs of extra weight up front.
I did look super flat while the ace wrap was on, but after I switched over to sports bras I feel like I looked totally normal.
And 8 lbs literally dropped right off. I changed nothing else. I waited patiently to do repetitive motions (ie lifting weights) - a whole month. I thought working out would be weird, but it's so much easier. I can do a push up for the first time in my life now that my muscles aren't stretched all weird over the implant. When the implants were first removed, there was a large distinct "dent" in my pecs. It's hardly noticeable now since I've been working out. At 2 months post-op I started doing aerial classes.
And I have so much energy now. I recently rode my bike over the most challenging hills in town, which used to leave me almost blacking out and breathless, and was fine!
I love my new shape! The girls are a little bit floppy, but I bet they would have been anyway after nursing two babies. They get a little bit better every day.
There was barely any pain, I did a horrible job of following lift restrictions (because I have a 1 year old and a 3 year old), I immediately lost 8 lbs without doing anything else, full of energy.
Here's how my surgery day went:
I arrived at the office. They lead me into the surgical area, I gowned up, etc. I went back to the OR. Everyone was super friendly and easy going. I was totally awake, no sedatives. The Dr numbed the incision site and I barely felt anything. After they scrubbed me up I was cold and shivering so the nurse brought me warm blankets.
The Dr used a scalpel to make the incisions and I didn't feel anything. He used cautery to stop the bleeders and when he got close to midline I felt a little bit of "zapping" from the cautery, but it didn't hurt at all. I told him and he numbed the area a little more. He thought the cautery was jumping across the sub cutaneous fat. No big deal, it really didn't hurt at all. He stuck a needle in the implant and hooked it up to suction and sucked out most of the saline before removing the implant. There ended up being 450 cc's in each implant, which was way more than I expected (or requested!) No wonder they were so big. Pulled out the implant without any trouble, which felt a little bit weird, but also amazing at the same time. Sewed up incision site, repeat on the other side. The nurses bandaged me up with an ace bandage, but I got a quick peak first. The girls didn't look half as bad as I was expecting. I literally thought, if this is what I'm left with I'm OK.
That day I didn't really have any pain. I took some advil about 20 minutes before the local was supposed to wear off.
The only discomfort was laying down at night when I was on my side. It squashed the incision site a different direction. I slept great with just ibuprofen/tylenol.
I ended up having to work the next day. I drove without any issues, very little pain at all.
The second night I separated out the ace bandage just enough to get a nipple out so I could feed the baby. No pain with breast feeding and he went right to sleep!
The only real "pain" I had was in my neck muscles as they had to adjust to my body no longer having 2 lbs of extra weight up front.
I did look super flat while the ace wrap was on, but after I switched over to sports bras I feel like I looked totally normal.
And 8 lbs literally dropped right off. I changed nothing else. I waited patiently to do repetitive motions (ie lifting weights) - a whole month. I thought working out would be weird, but it's so much easier. I can do a push up for the first time in my life now that my muscles aren't stretched all weird over the implant. When the implants were first removed, there was a large distinct "dent" in my pecs. It's hardly noticeable now since I've been working out. At 2 months post-op I started doing aerial classes.
And I have so much energy now. I recently rode my bike over the most challenging hills in town, which used to leave me almost blacking out and breathless, and was fine!
I love my new shape! The girls are a little bit floppy, but I bet they would have been anyway after nursing two babies. They get a little bit better every day.
It's done! They're out!
Had procedure at 8am this morning under local. Wrapped up in an ace bandage, but so far no pain or discomfort. We will see what happens when the local wears off. The quick peak I got of my breasts wasn't as bad as I was expecting. Will post photos when I can shower Friday morning!
Pre op photos
Provider Review
Dr. Gaines