Saline implant removal woot woot

You sound like a smart lady who does a lot of introspection. So glad you found us and started your story here! Have you called your surgeon yet?

I hope you'll use this space to keep us updated on your journey! We will be cheering you on. :)

Hi! Please talk to dr lu jean feng! Please don't let another doctor talk you into a revision surgery instead.. thats what happened to me and I really regret it. get them out now if your thinking about it, you will always think about it until they're gone. Absolute worst case scenario you can put them back in, but if you have another implant surgery (which if you don't take them out, you would at least have to have a revision because implants have a shelf life, and 15 years is too long :) then when you will just be doing more damage to your body and lessen the chance of a good explant outcome. Hope this helps :)

Hello...I am also considering explant. Have spoken to 2 ps about it. first one discouraged me. Second one thinks I should swap out for a small saline. I have silicone. I have 2 auto immune issues going on now. Thinking the silicone implants are not helping...lots of controversy about this connection. I am very eager to hear how you make out. Second ps quote 8k to remove because the capsule must come out about the implant. Cost is too high.....will follow you and your dr...

I so agree with you on the going under now that you're a mom. It's super safe nowadays, but your imagination can really get the best of you. I've noticed that a lot of ladies do local if they are not having their capsules removed. Most doctors recommend general if your capsules are being removed. Here's what some doctors say about that.

Happy holidays and please let us know how your consultation goes!

Hi Miniprl, glad you found this community. You will find a very supportive group here. I am also from Massachusetts. I had my explant on September 29. I was experiencing some unexplained symptoms (doctors could not find a source/cause) so I opted for en-bloc removal under general. Looking back on it I'm not sure it was the best choice. I have long scars and an adhesion on the right breast. The scars will fade and hopefully the adhesion will soften in time. But if I had it to do over again I would probably opt for a simple explant under local, leaving the capsules in. That said I am sleeping better and my hands feel much better too. So, maybe en-bloc was the right choice. It's such a personal decision. Only you can decide. At your consult you will find out why the surgeon prefers general. Perhaps he/she scores the capsules. You might want to schedule a few consults with several plastic surgeons. You can always cancel them if you decide you are comfortable with your original PS. :)

Don't worry you will be just fine under general. I've done a lot of research and it's super important for those capsules to come out to, so that makes for a longer surgery.