Breast Implant Revision via Percutaneous Implant Deflation

Hello real selfers, time for me to pay it forward and share my experience with you guys as you have all been my inspiration and courage to go forward with my goal of explanting my current implants and exchanging to a smaller size with NO MAJOR LIFT SCARS. My goal is to explant from 500 cc mentor filled to 575, (DD bra size) to a beautiful C cup with NO LIFT. Ladies, I currently live in the Netherlands, have had one consultation here where the doc said was not possible to do without a major lift, then went to Germany where another very highly regarded PS said she would not even consider a no lift procedure to explant and/or exchange and had never heard of the deflation process. I also did an internet consultation with a top PS in South Africa, who again had not heard of and would not consider the deflation before exchange procedure and once again, told me I would have to have a major lift should I choose to downsize. Let me backtrack a little and tell you that I love my breasts. They are beautiful and the doctor who did the initial augmentation did a wonderful job. I weighed a bit more at the time, not having lost my pregnancy weight and he basically gave me breasts proportion to my size at the time. But ever since I shed the weight, the breasts are just too huge and too cumbersome for my body causing constant neck and back ache and I'm ready for a change. I had heard or rather "read" of this procedure here on real self, although there is not very much information on this procedure at all. This is why I am choosing to chronicle my journey. Through this website I have found a doctor who specialises in the Percutaneous implant deflation/breast exchange procedure, and his results are beautiful. Now, I have not consulted with him yet, but I have made appointments for the consultation, deflation, and the surgery for this coming summer, June 23 for the consultation and deflation, and July 16 for the explant/exchange surgery. My day dream is that I will get there on the 23rd for the consultation and that he will tell me that I don't need the deflation, that he can absolutely do the explant exchange with no breast lift, no problem. The pictures of the deflated breast are quite scary and truthfully, I don't know if I am strong enough to walk around with the deflated breasts for almost a month. But the reality is he'll probably advise that I go forward with the deflation and wait the approx month before the explant/exchange surgery as scheduled. Regardless, I am just so happy and excited that I have found a doctor who's procedure gives me a good chance of not having to have that dreaded breast lift scar, the mere thought of that gives me the courage to go forward and let this all play out. There are so many of us out there who regret going so big and so we go ahead with the exchange or complete removal of the implants and take the scars because we have no other choice. Maybe now, we really have a choice. I will keep you ladies posted.

My upcoming procedure is going to be expensive. Almost more than the cost of a new breast augmentation altogether. I've been wondering if I should just get the implants explanted, removed, sonyanara goodbye, regardless of how they look after. The truth is, I love beautiful breasts. Always have. Always had booby envy for anyone with a beautiful pair! My own were nice enough, just too small for my liking and now too big for my frame. What I am hoping and praying is that I am not one of those people that will never be satisfied. No...I don't think I am like that, the negatives of my breast now, truly outweigh the positives. They are uncomfortable and heavy. And since I got them, back and neck troubles were triggered. Those sexy bras I couldn't wait to purchase never materialized as my DD sizes bras looked like my grandmother's bras, huge, wide, lots of material and none of it sexy. Too too large and not sexy in my book. I also have to buy clothes about two or three sizes too large to fit over my breasts.... So then I just look fat. I am aware of how vain and how expensive my procedure is going to be, I think on it daily. So yes, going to go through with it, the whole deflating, replanting, exchanging ordeal. Unless.. By some miracle my breasts look great deflated and then I just get the implants removed and live happily ever! Ha ha, we'll see. Will keep you posted.

In just a few short weeks I will be headed to Houston. On my second morning there I will have my first appointment with Dr. Michael Ciaravino, at least that's what my calendar says, I am still waiting for my confirmation from his office. I did speak to a lovely young lady when I initially called, gave a deposit over the phone and made the appointments. I will most likely call again shortly to make sure all is still happening on the days we agreed. Just getting nervous because I haven't had an email back confirming those appointments. I'll be there on the dates and times we agreed, praying that his office and commitments are top notch and that I won't be messed around like so many other bad stories we see on this website.

I have had a lot of personal emails from fellow realselfers asking that I update as soon as my deflation/consultation takes place...I promise I will, and I hope, hope, hope that I can bring myself to post the pics of the deflated implants. Really nervous about that part and hoping that I will remember when I get there why I want them removed in the first place. More on that in the next post....

Bye for now friends, I will post updates as soon as I meet with Dr. Michael Ciaravino.