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34 Y/o 10 Y/o Mentor Silicone Gel Implants Removed
ORIGINAL POST
Started out 3 small B. Wanted small Implants and...
WORTH IT$5,000
Started out 3 small B. Wanted small
Implants and ended up with 400 cc way to big for my body. After 10 years of a love hate/relationship I finally had them
Removed today. I had CC in my left breast for over 5 years, some days I had shooting/burning pains other days it was fine. The muscle was squeezing the
Implant up high and misshaping the breast.
Dr Andrew smith and the entire surgical
Team were so awesome! At this stage of my life I'm not worried about how they will look, I'm more concerned with just having them out. I already feel free. Pain is tolerable on the pain meds but I definitely recommend taking them. I'm not a medication person and don't usually take them. But today I am thankful for them and using them! I will
Post pics down the road!
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UPDATED FROM UnBooBjob
2 days post
Post OP appointment
Today I had my post op appt with dr smith. Everything went well. The only thing that was a bummer is when the nurse unwrapped my ace bandage I got really nauseated and faint. I guess that happens to about 50% of patients. It lasted about 5-10 minutes. The nurse was so awesome she took really good care of me and made me feel safe. No pics yet but I plan on taking some post op
Pics tomorrow.
Pics tomorrow.
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March 25, 2016
Glad it's going well for you in spite of the brief nausea. Hope the pain is more bearable now. Am looking forward to pics when you have time.
March 30, 2016
That happen to me to in dr. Smiths office this last surgery I had. (I have had 4 breast surgeries with him, complicated story) but this last time I had a drain in me and dr. Smith waunt there (had an emergency so the nurses wrap and pull everytbing out. That was my first episode. I kept having them any time anyone would touch my drian lol. I was so glad when it came out a week later! Lol
March 31, 2016
Oh yikes! For me it wasn't when they touched my drains it was the first time I got un-wrapped from the ace bandage. Thankfully it never happened to me again. Today dr smith took my drains out and it went very well! No pain, no issues! I'm very thankful :)
March 31, 2016
Ya I love him and his staff. They are so caring and sweet! When dr smith took my drain out it was no problem! I didn't faint or get dizzy that time lol
UPDATED FROM UnBooBjob
6 days post
Feeling free
Today is day 6 post op & I'm feeling way better than I anticipated at this early stage in recovery. I have almost no pain, some light discomfort and occasional ache or shooting pain but on a level of 1-10 it's like a 2 max. Nothing tyneol can't help. The hardest part of all this is sleeping at a 45 degree angel. So my hubs ordered me the wedge pillow from Amazon prime and it's amazing! Back saving! Super excited for my nap today! As far as esthetics I'm very pleased with how my girls look. Although they ad every small (as they were prior to my implants) they are more symmetrical now then before and the skin seems to be healing nicely. Here is a photo from today. The lines on the breast are actually from the bra and ace bandage being wrapped to compress them. When I took the bra off to wash it the lines went away.
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March 28, 2016
Awesome! So happy for you! Keep us posted with how you're feeling!... Take care! Love sent over to you for a quick recovery, really encouraging results!!! :) [RS bleep]
March 28, 2016
Yep, the girls look great. Smart to explant while your skin still has elasticity. I've had mine almost twice as long as you plus I'm in my 50's so I expect to need a lift after explanting. When will the drains be removed? Looks like you're on the way to a great recovery! :-)
March 28, 2016
Thanks ladies. I'm still very tired I over did it this morning taking care of my two boys (5 & 2) but I'm resting now. Im hoping the drains comes out Wednesday at my follow up!
April 4, 2016
My biggest hesitation about explanting is figuring out how I'm going to take care of my 2 kids. How has it been so far?
April 4, 2016
Hello. Honestly for me I needed help. At Least for the few days for sure. But I had my husband take off 5 work days so he was home a total of 7 days and then my best friend came and stayed for the two days after he returned to work. I have a 5 year old and a 2 year old both boys and extremely active outside kids. So for me I knew I would need help. I was very tired and moving slow the first week! Tomorrow is week 3 and I'm pretty good just feel tired a lot and a tiny bit sore. I stopped pain meds after day 4 though. It is manageable! It was all VERY worth the removal! I'm SOOO happy with my results and being done with the implants :)
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