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Dr Horndeski Explant and Breast Lift -Houston, TX

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I am 39 5'8" with silicone implants above muscle....

alex274
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I am 39 5'8" with silicone implants above muscle. I had them done last year in june. I used to be 36b-c cup depending on my weight and i was actually looking for a to lift my breasts rather than augmentation but i bought into the idea that implants lift your breasts. My breasts were not completely sagged but after 2 pregnancies and breast feeding i lost volume. I wasnt happy with my breasts after surgery they were hughe i went to 36 dd-ddd. I used to be very athletic, I love to run and of course even with heavy duty support bras i couldnt run like before this made me gain almost 20 pound after surgery which made me feel even more depressed. I am so self counscious of my breasts now thing that i never experienced before even with my saggy breasts. Ive been doing my research 3 months ago and finally i decided to do something about it. My husband doesnt support me. He didnt wanted me to do it in the first place back on june and now he is more hesitant. He even told me one time if you do it i am leaving. I feel bad because is true I shouldnt have done it in the first place, or i should have done the breast lift instead the BA. But should is a word that it really doesn't help right now. Especially when i am depressed and so tired of these implants. I have 325cc on the right side and 375cc on the left side. I already paid the fee to separate the surgery day (March 12, 2013) with Dr Horndeski. I live in Houston so is very convenient for mee cause he is 40 min away from where i live. I am so nervous.....especially cause i havent seen so much pictures post op. I am gonna have the Ultimate mini breast lift, he said he will not do the vertical incisions. I have heard so many things about him in real self but no too many pictures. I made my final decision when i saw the pictures of living dreams posted, she looks great and my breasts kind of look like hers before the surgery.

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Gary M. Horndeski, MD

Gary M. Horndeski, MD

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March 4, 2013

I'm so glad you came to us and started your story here. I hope we can offer you all the support you're not getting at home. Please keep us posted as your big day approaches. Fingers and toes crossed that you're really happy with them once they are out.

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March 4, 2013
Alex- we will have our surgery the same day! I am so excited I have someone else to share the day with and hope for good results for us both!!! I have had mine in for 3 months and am choosing explant due to complications. I am also very nervous about what this will look like afterwards. My husband did not talk me in/or out of implants and says he will love me no matter what I look like...BUT I am pretty scared of what it may look like that first time you see yourself. Good luck to you - I will be thinking of you.
March 5, 2013
Thank you for posting im gonna go on wednesday morning to get the labs done and they said they will give me more instruccions that day. I am one week from surgery and I am nervous not abt the surgery itself but abt how they will look like after sx....God help me!
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March 5, 2013
Your story sounds very similar to mine. I feel like I can say that to so many ladies on here. It's crazy what we put ourselves through, but I suppose if we hadn't we wouldn't know what we do. I also went in initially for a breast lift and decided the same thing you did! Why not just get implants that fill up the sag and have full, pretty breasts? Yeah... should've got the lift, but like you said, should really doesn't do anything right now. I feel like at least I know what it is like to have them and know that it's not for me. I won't look at a woman with implants and wish that I had them! In fact, I will probably think 'oh, you poor thing!' I can't wait to not feel the weight of these things pulling me down. Good luck to you! We are lucky that we can make this happen! I go March 8th... the countdown is on!
March 5, 2013
I think implants are not for everybody there are ppl out there that they really need them and they look good with them but not me it was too much weight and the way I look to my breasts now is so strange like is not a part of me... they still hurt, they are so low that they look pulling more on my breasts than before having them, I cant run cause of the weight even with good sport bras. So yees I am soooo excited im gonna take these implants out....good luck to you too newlife, I wish you a soon recovery
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March 5, 2013
Alex274 you poor dear! I'm so sorry your husband is not being supporting during your breast decisions. Do know that you are not alone, all of us ladies have each other here. I have only good things to say about this site, we need each other. I know that you have to do what's right for you, as you are the one who has to live with what you decide. I'm 49 & 5"8 with saline under muscle for 9yrs this 2nd set. I'm getting explanted in April, I wish you the best, keep positive thoughts & know you are beautiful!
March 5, 2013
Thank you blonde for your kind words. Yes my husband is not very supportive ....I even thought about going to have the surgery done outside US maybe Mexico because of the price, thats when he started to change his mind saying that I was gonna get butchered there and things like that, and told me stop looking for surgery outside US and get the surgery here because he didnt want something bad happen to me....so he agree to the surgery cause he saw me I was decided to do it no matter what. But he is not really too happy with me right now. I am not against plastic surgery I am against taking hesty decisions like I did... also wish you the best of the best dear....thank you
March 5, 2013
the ultimate breast lift is mind blowing lol, I can't figure out how he does it but the results look fantastic! Good luck- I am very excited for you!
March 5, 2013
Thank you gliese!!!! :)
UPDATED FROM alex274
1 day post

Ok i already had my surgery yesterday. Everythign ...

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Ok i already had my surgery yesterday. Everythign was oook, My breasts look perkier and like 36 C. The surgery is painful, iam takikng 2 hydrocodones and one flexiril. I am posting new pics tell me girls hoe they look like

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March 13, 2013
Holy [RS bleep]! You have some big perky boobies there!!! Congrats!!! You look awesome!
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March 13, 2013
I think you look wonderful! Congrats on getting over the surgery. Doesnt it feel better being done with the worrying and anxiety? I am so excited for you.
March 13, 2013
Congratulations!!! They look great!!! I had to do a double take because I was gobsmacked at the size. Beautiful result. Happy healing xx
March 13, 2013
Yes they're still swollen i will post pictrures
March 14, 2013
Your breast look great.
UPDATED FROM alex274
17 days post

I am at 2 weeks and 4 days post breast lift and i...

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I am at 2 weeks and 4 days post breast lift and i am feeling great, my incisions are healing well under the steri strips, no pain, no infection, from time to time i feel my breasts kind of hard but it goes away. I am a nurse and is impossible to not lift, push or pull patients but i always ask for help. Other than that i feel really good, I even went and exercise a little bit nothing too hard just walking fast in the treadmill and some exercises for my legs and i felt great. I cant wait to start running and lifting weights again!!! my breast look smaller than in the picture i am a 36 c again, i dont regret takaing the implants and feel my breasts soft again.

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March 29, 2013
Your natural boobs are so big!!! How did you ever fit implants in there lol! You look so great!!!!
March 29, 2013
Thank you ...yees i know i had 375cc silicone implants as you can see on my first pic they were hugheee, they are big now but mine and the most important thing they are lifted and thats what i was looking for in the first place
March 29, 2013
You look Great! Your doc did an amazing job on your Aerola incisions!
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March 29, 2013
You look fantastic! I would have assumed you had some post-op swelling in the first photos, but nope, that's all you!!! Are you sure he took the implants out? LOL. ;) Soft boobs are the best! Thanks for the update!
March 29, 2013
looks like fat transfer or implant replacement Amazing :), what size you was before the implants?
March 29, 2013
I was 36 c just like i am now, i tought my breast were gonna look deflated but noooo haahahah they look like if i have implants
March 30, 2013
I see onmywayto has already asked a question.
March 30, 2013
You look fantastic!!! Did he do the strap to hold your tissue to your breast bone - or something like that? I consulted with him an I am really considering going for a mini lift after seeing your results. Wow!!! Congrats :)
April 1, 2013
than you!! And Yeah consult him i can just tell you how good he is, and ask all the questions you have, that is important