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My First Breast Implants C to DD 4/9/2007 - Marin County, CA

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My consult was good, I was excited, was done with...

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Crazyofthis
$70,000
My consult was good, I was excited, was done with babies, mommy make over! April 9, 2007 big day,,,,, Months later I got a contacture right breast. She recommended I go larger to prevent another. I did it. 800cc , replaced both implants, Months later, same side, another contracture and an infection, she recommends another surgery, replacement and antibiotics, surgery 3, then, again she recommended a fiber technique to stop it from happening surgery4, again infections, now a hole in my right breast, green fluid, it hurt so bad. 3 years into, antibiotics, pain pills, sleeping pills. I ve lost most of my arriola . She recommends I replace the implant and stay on the meds, for 9 months I'm on meds and the hole will not close. I can't take showers, my stomach hurts all the time . I can't sleep. Im so depressed, 5 years into this I'm so sick. I feel like I'm done, I feel ugly , gross , insecure. I can't swim, drink, party . It's been 6 years 8 surgeries, she recommends taking tissue from my hip to close the hole. Leaving the contracture and a deformed breast. At least the hole will be closed. Now , I'm scared of the lumps that have developed. I rushed to get a mamogram!! Omg, I'm so scarred . My test results are good. It's only scar tissue... Moving right along 7 years 8 surgeries, now I requested she take the implant out, it hurt so bad, it was left out from January 2014 to July 2014,I don't know what to do. It's out, now I'm considering the other out, but it looks so bad, I cry everyday. It's leaking still and there's no implant. She convinced me , or I did to give it another shot, she went in , under the breast because of the hole. This way the hole will not happen. October 2014, the hole opens back up, yellow fluid is comming out. Wtf...... Why? I'm still taking antibiotics , had it out for 6 months. I'm done with her and this whole nightmare. I'm searching for help , I'm sick, I'm on meds 8 years now, my arriola is almost gone , I'm always week, I'm depressed, I can't do anything. I felt like I had to tell me entire story today. I need you all to know that it's ok to feel and do what I did but it's not ok for your doctor to keep you medicated and keep performing the same surgeries knowing that's not going to work because of what's happend. I'm sure she didn't mean harm me and I'm sure she wanted me to feel good and it to work out but it's amazing that a doctor would do this so many times. I would of preferred years ago, if she said " you know what , you are going to get a contracture no matter what we do, because you've had several" why keep me believing that it could get better? Why keep me believing that another surgery would help fix? I hope that all these medications didn't do permanent damage to me. Fyi all 9 surgeries cost , what was suppose to be 6,000, turned into over 27,000 , Time of work, medications, severe depression, this has taken 8 years to end up deformed from my right breast, to large, leaking , I don't know why I continued to have all these surgeries over and over. 4 days ago I had them both removed. I feel good.

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Kimberly A. Henry, MD

Kimberly A. Henry, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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April 12, 2015
I'm so sorry! What a nightmare. I hope you recover fast and feel better.
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April 12, 2015
Thank you, very much
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April 12, 2015
I will add pictures as I get better. They are bandaged . When I go to my post op, I will take a picture. I have to warn you that it's not going to look pretty, maybe even scary, 10 surgeries on my right breast now, I'm just hopeing for some normality at this point. And both my breast are smaller than before, I haven't completely looked yet but from a peak , it looks good on the left side. I expect the right not to be in the best shape so Ill try not to get upset. I know it will get better . I have faith again.
May 22, 2015
That is horrible. I'm so sorry.
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June 5, 2015
Wow, thank you for sharing your story..... It's your honestly and candor that had stopped me from traveling the same path. Gonna love me for me. Wishing you all the best, I hope things get better for you!
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June 16, 2015
It makes me feel good I could help another person. I'm still recovering. I haven't posted any pictures because im not ready. It's still horrifying for me to see how my right Breast is so deformed .(from what I started with) I wish everyone would read this before they consider or redo an unsuccessful outcome after surgery. I do feel better though. My self esteem is down, but my spirits are up and I have hope, I was given good hope at my follow-up today. I know it's going to be ok. My new surgen is comforting and patient .he doesn't even want to do anything until I'm 100plus percent healed . My options are fat transfer, and others but I'm forcussed on that, because I Am horrified of implants . You will see when I post a picture.
Thank you for your positive wishes.
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September 12, 2015
You are not alone. I too have spent upwards of $60,000 from issues related to implants and suffered a life-threatning infection after a revision with a top surgeon. I wish more women truly understood the risks and the LIFETIME financial committment to implants :( I hope you are feeling better and coping ok- I know it's hard for you to see- but your breasts, although imperfect are still beautiful. much more so than with fake implants.
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8 years post

January 2014 before I took it out for six months

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April 12, 2015
omg i hope it gets better for you
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April 13, 2015
Did the same doc do all the surgeries? You can alway tattoo the areola back later when you heal up 100%
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April 13, 2015
Yes , until now, to get them removed I went to a different one.
June 28, 2015
I hope you are recovering nicely now. I'm so sorry for what you went through. Thank you for sharing your story. I hope you have regained your health!!
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July 11, 2015
Yes she recommended and preformed all 9 surgeries. The 10th was the last by a specialist to remove both.its not right to walk around with one implant for almost a year. It's terrible and I wasn't going to do it again. Thank you I m ready to post pictures. I know you all want to see and need to know how this is going. Please understand that this horrible for me but I know that as time goes by and I submit myself to reconstructive surgeries , I have a chance to get better. Right now I'm so down , I hope I can help others
UPDATED FROM Crazyofthis
8 years post

I'm so sad but I have to stay strong and try and get through this

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I'm recovering and my Breast is changing as time goes by. I'm not sure how much better it can look and honestly I feel destroyed . All the infections, all the surgeries, removal and new forming scar tissue, medications that weekend my immune system now I'm having to take supplements , hoping that it helps me heal better.

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