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Allergan Natrelle Inspira SRF 415cc SRM 375cc

UPDATED FROM Byebyeimplants86
3 months post

I have an appt Monday

Byebyeimplants86
WORTH IT$6,200
I have an appointment Monday. Hopefully she has something to say to help me feel better.

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Jennifer L. Butterfield, MD

Jennifer L. Butterfield, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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June 11, 2017
I had inspira implants last year 275cc and they bottomed out. Every month I go to make my payment to pay off these bottomed out implants I hate it makes me cringe so I feel your pain. I, too, have no idea how I will pay for another surgery to fix it. My original surgeon recommended I switch out and go with textured along with stitching up the pockets but I don't want textured implants as these smooth inspiras already feel firm enough to me. With any revision, It's also suggested to replace your implants entirely for a new pair (another $1500-$200) so you don't catch an infection with cross contamination. After I noticed the bottoming out 3 months post op, my surgeon told me to wait I've heard if you wait at least 9 months post op the capsule will strengthen allowing a better chance for the revision to withstand a capsulorraphy (internal suture repair). Sometimes they recommend additionally the ADM "pigskin" to help hold them up in revision which is another $2000-$3000! Unfortunately, my original surgeon didn't leave me feeling confident in him doing the revision, he seemed almost irritated by me reaching out about it. I consulted with a new surgeon that has done MANY revisions specifically for bottoming out but he is going to cost me another $10k. Ouch. So, is it worth wasting more money with your first surgeon who may have possibly over dissected the pocket to begin with causing the bottoming out or go with a new surgeon who is seasoned in revisions. I'd make sure you feel completely comfortable and confident in your original surgeon before you do the revision. I'm on the other hand, trying to come up with the money to go with the new surgeon. I've also considered just getting them removed entirely which would cost $3-$4k instead of $10k to revise. Big decisions for both of us. I wish you the best of luck in whichever way you choose.
June 11, 2017
I'm so sorry to hear you're going through this too!!! I hope you can figure it out and are happy with whichever route you choose! Good luck! And thank you!
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June 12, 2017
Wishing you a successful doctor visit today! There's not much worse than waiting around without answers/information.
June 12, 2017
Thank you so much!!!
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June 12, 2017
Good luck to you ! I hope you get the outcome you are looking for . You deserve to be able to enjoy your transformation .
June 12, 2017
Thank you!!
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August 9, 2017
How did your appointment go? I heard you get more rippling with textured, and you'll obviously get more if you go bigger so seems like a strange thing to want? I hope your surgeon gave you some helpful advice, did they suggest why you bottomed out? I think if implants start to look good soon after surgery it's a sign they weren't placed high enough. Most surgeons say when they are just above the position you want them in, stop doing massages, wear a very supportive bra and let gravity do the rest as it surely will.
UPDATED FROM Byebyeimplants86
3 months post

Clarification

Byebyeimplants86
So I felt I should add... I didn't want a lift. I didn't feel that I would need one. And she agreed that I didn't NEED one. I also was firm on wanting silicone implants. Not gummy bears. So we didn't even talk about the possibility of rippling... I thought it was only with saline implants.. nope.
She even said at my follow up she wishes my nipples weren't so high... I feel like I have a strong personality and sound super sure of myself even when I'm not. I need to find the ultimate boobs and say do whatever it takes to get me there.. or something...

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December 2, 2017
I was also told silicone didn't ripple and mine did. I think gummy bears are the only choice when trying to stay ripple free unfortunately...
December 3, 2017
Yup! Crazy part is the rippling doesn’t even bug me anymore! I just want these out...
December 3, 2017
U sound like me. I had rippling since week like 2 or 3 and just decided to live with it until last month when I finally decided I was done. Your consult is with a different doctor than the one who put them in?
December 4, 2017
It’s the same dr. She’s super amazing and i love her.
December 7, 2017
My consult to Explant is January 8th!!! I’ll post all about my decision in a new update.
December 7, 2017
super awesome you have someone you can vibe with...that's important when that person is cutting in your body lol (so serious tho)
December 7, 2017
its a month away but with the holidays this time is going to fly. Usually surgeries are not far behind consults so you basically got a month to explant!!!! I know ur nervous and excited at the same time. My anxiety didn't kick in til about the week before but mainly because I knew I wasn't get general anesthesia and that was freakin me out....but I don't remember any of it so I guess that worked out. Im excited for you!
December 7, 2017
Did they just explant yours in the office? I think that’s what they would end up doing for me.
December 7, 2017
Also I’m not sure what it’s going to cost... but I’m still paying for my initial surgery!! So I may not get them out right away.. I’m hoping I can do it by my birthday in April. That means I’ll be good and healed up for swim season.
December 7, 2017
Yes if you do not need any capsule removal then they can just do it in the office mine was a total of $2,000 I had to put 500 down to secure the spot and it was a $100 consultation fee so on surgery day oil before surgery day I paid the 1400 they gave me two sets of pills and anti-nausea pills and that was it I went home an hour after the surgery started. Are your implants under the muscle or over the muscle? I think the less they have to do determines whether they can X plant in the office or in a hospital
December 7, 2017
I also think it would cost more if you need drains and other things as well my plastic surgeon was against drains all together and so I knew from the start that I wouldn't get drains
December 7, 2017
I was going to have her swap them for a different type and size of implant before and she said i would only have to pay the difference in price for the implants so it was going to be like $700. And she wouldn’t charge me her fees. Im so nervous it will cost me so much !! But it could be that it’s next to nothing... I’m nervous for that part. I don’t think she does drains. Mine are under the muscle and as far as i know i have zero capsule issues.
December 8, 2017
What are your thoughts on swapping them out? If you swapped out I would either use gummy bear or a smaller size implant all together. They couldn't put them in the same pocket I wouldn't think right? I read something about textured implants and cancer.so I would look into that
December 8, 2017
Definitely not swapping. I’m not risking not liking them either. I’m just gonna learn to love me.
December 8, 2017
Ahhh...I was hoping to hear u say that tbh...now that mine are out I won't ever put them back in. U are fabulous now and gonna be more fabulous once you explant!
December 8, 2017
Thank you so much!! Yeah I’ve struggled with self love my entire existence. It’s time to turn it around!!
August 13, 2021
I am having issues with mine, can you tell me what ended up happening?
UPDATED FROM Byebyeimplants86
3 months post

Will I be happy?

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I'm not happy. To me they look almost bottomed out. And saggy. And the profile isn't where it should be. I've got rippling on my right side (not always visible which is just weird to me) and I could go on. I look back at pictures of me before my surgery and I know I was unhappy... but I think I was happier and more confident... what did I do? Even if I got a revision I don't know what I would want... because a big part of me wants to just take them out... but I worry they'd be even worse than before. Another part of me wants to go with a higher profile and get a lift with gummy bear implants instead of original silicone. I'm a mess.... either way I can't afford to do anything about it because I put half of my surgery on care credit. And I'm still trying to play catch up with my bills from my first surgery... ugh

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June 13, 2017

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June 13, 2017
She was surprised at the rippling and felt really bad. She wants to make it right and gave me a number of options. Sounding like I'll be getting gummy bears instead right now. But still undecided.
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June 13, 2017
Your doctor feels like the gummies will help, then. Good to know. Did she have any ideas on what didn't go as planned? I'm happy for you that your doctor is listening and wants to make it right.
June 13, 2017
Yes she will not charge me anything for her costs. The only thing I'll pay for implants is the difference in price from what I have to the more expensive ones. And depending on where the surgery takes place it could be free or I would have to pay hospital fees. So she's definitely trying to make it right
June 13, 2017
I have super thin skin I guess? And no fatty tissue. So it was kind of a 50/50 chance really... I insisted on traditional silicone because of the squishy factor. Now I just want them to look good haha