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Removal of Cohesive gel anatomical shape breast implants
UPDATED FROM ALB96
2,017 years post
1 week post explant
WORTH IT$6,000
I am so very pleased with my results. I was so scared of what they would look like after the removal. I pumped breast milk for 16 months for both of my children. My PS advised that I would likely be very unhappy without with the sagging if I chose not to have a lift. I remembered what my nurse said to me about having such good elasticity to my skin the day I went to have my stitches removed after having my C-section for my second son. I wanted to let my body heal after the removal. I didn't want to go thru something that wasn't necessary. I am not unhappy at all. I look forward to what they will look like after healing longer. I feel so good.
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UPDATED FROM ALB96
2,017 years post
They are out!!
Yesterday was my surgery day. Bilateral breast implant removal with complete capsulectomy. I am a bit sore but only in the breast area and where the incisions are. I feel amazing.
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G
May 24, 2017
Wow, you look fabulous. I hope I look as good as you. Thank you for sharing. Happy healing x
B
UPDATED FROM ALB96
2,017 years post
Can't stand the feeling
I don't know if this is more of a physiological thing because I want them out so bad or if it's truly because there is something more happening inside. I absolutely despise the way they feel inside of my body. It feels like they are pulsating. My breasts feel like they did when I was breast feeding. Like they are full and so uncomfortable. Tightness almost and it's making my skin crawl. I wear a cami style tank under everything. The tank has a built in shelf style bra. I'm not sure if it's the tightness of that with my bra straps that makes me so uncomfortable. It's gotten to the point where I don't even want to wear a bra most days because the feeling drives me nuts. Did/does anyone else feel this way or is it just my inner feeling of wanting them out so bad that I'm imaging this uncomfortable feeling?
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4F
December 2, 2016
Mine started burning!... I think the power of the mind is incredible and does influence what happens, but also unveil the chemicals for what they are, instead of deflecting as symptoms throughout the body... You're on the right track, have peace it will all be out and you can actually tell your body that!... I did and the burning stopped, it was like my panic when I found out heightened my awareness physically of the trauma going on inside me, finally it could scream as it was damage to it, instead of me ignoring the symptoms Id put down to early menopause or Alzheimer's!... So happy for you that you'll be free soon luvy!... Our bodies can repair and heal a lot, you'll see... [RS bleep] love and hugs
4F
H
December 5, 2016
I'm absolutely uncomfortable every day. I've had implants for almost 2 yrs and I absolutely hate them!!! I've wanted them out since almost immediately, my doctor went wayyyy larger than I wanted and I have severe lateral displacement among other things.. they look and feel terrible and I'm so uncomfortable. I'm a 34H on a 110 lb body. I wanted to be a D-DD, which was my natural size all my life before I became deflated. I only got implants bc I had extra skin and thought that was the only fix. I had a donut lift also which was the worst mistake ever. I mourn the loss of my nice soft and natural breasts. I didn't know how good I had it! I feel your pain- literally lol! I'm wishing you all the best on your journey to removal. My advice is take them out and wait on a lift. Don't risk all the scars if you might not need them. And from what I see you very well may be fine without. I know I needed a lift in the first place because of extra skin and I already have half the scars. But i feel like even if I can have a lift I'm happy with shape, I'll always be uncomfortable in my own skin covered in scars. Better than now! But never natural looking again and I didn't realize how sacred that was until I lost it.
A
December 5, 2016
That will be my plan. I would rather wait and see what happens and how my skin heals and do a lift later if it's really needed. The nurse that removed the staples of my c-section incision when I had my last child (4 years mind you) said that my skin has great elasticity so hopefully that works to my benefit when my implants are removed. I'm just tired of feeling this way and I'm mad at myself for getting them in the first place. Had I just had them removed 10 years ago I wouldn't be feeling this way now. Another thing that really frustrates me is any time I mention a removal and no replacement or lift my surgeons office tells me I would be very unhappy with those results. Though they support whatever decision I make either way. I just don't care, I want to feel normal!! I don't want to feel like there are foreign objects inside if my anymore. I want to be comfortable and healthy. The cosmetic appearance is of little importance to me. My husband also supports me either way. It's my body and he doesn't want me feeling this way anymore either.
H
December 5, 2016
I thought getting implants would give me pretty perky breasts again after having children and make me feel so much more confident- it's crazy how it ended up having completely the opposite effect. I think that the way implants feel it's something that you can never know until you experience it. It sounds like you're having a hard time forgiving your self just like I am. I wish I could say I have good advice on accomplishing that lol! It really sucks to be in this position, at least 1-2 more surgeries in my future. And putting the way that I look and feel about myself once again in the surgeons hands. When that sure didn't work out well the first time LOL! I wish it was over with too- just want to feel like me again, be able to run and work out, not have these stupid things in my way everything that I do. Even finding a shirt to fit me is horrible, never mind a bra or a bathing suit-freaking impossible! I know that I need to take action to do something about it, but at the same time it is so scary to trust the surgeon again and hope for the best. I think that the reason you are getting that pushing for new implants or lift, it's not your well-being doctors are concerned about LOL, it's the money. Those things are how they make their money, and a simple explant is going to yield a lot less. It's sad that these greedy docs care more about that then how the patients that they are taking care of look and feel. if you see my before and after- I think it's really obvious which was a better! The doctor who did this to me and thought this was better than what I started with is seriously not right.
S
December 9, 2016
I think once you've made your mind up that you're done with them - you are done. I was the same way. I couldn't wait for the day to come. You'll be so happy. No more hard boobs! No more hiding obvious implants and you're going to feel amazing. Don't worry too much about what you'll look like right after. I didn't take photos bit I wish I had - right out of surgery. OMG I looked like a train wreck. I'm two months out now and the tissues are settling nicely. I have soft little handfuls and I love it! I had capsules out too because I had silicone implants - 5 maybe 6 sets over 22+ years. OT was worth it. I'm happy for you and I'm sending good thoughts your way for your surgery.
A
December 9, 2016
Exactly!! There is no going back at this point. That is the very reason why I definitely don't plan to have a lift during the time of removal. I believe that over the course of time they will be fine. I have seen so many after pictures of people that have removed them and 98% of them all look amazing. I am so excited to just do it and have them removed. I think about how good it will feel and how much better I will feel not having these bags of poison inside of me any more. All of these things that I feel on a daily basis I now question if they are happening because of the cohesive gel implants that I have. I understand why women get implants because of was one of those women for a very long time, but looking back at the reason why I did it seems so foolish and now after 20 years I just want to look well... normal. I see all these women on here who have shared their stories and documented their journey and have posted pictures of their natural selves and I keep telling myself "I want to look like that again." Sure the women that have implants look amazing too but in my heart I know it's time to remove them. Before getting them I told myself I just want to look good in dresses and feel sexy.. All I found myself doing was covering them up more because of how fake they looked. There were maybe 2 times that I can remember wearing a dress that showed my cleavage and the entire night and I felt embarrassed. Everyone looked there and it made me uncomfortable and self conscious and all I wanted to do was cover myself. My heart and mind are ready and I just need to do it.
S
December 9, 2016
Right ? And people judge you for it. I can't even tell you how many people men and women alike would pass me - look at my chest- then give me a nasty look. I swear I'm the nicest person you'll ever meet but people didn't see that - they only saw boobs. That - I'm glad to report - is gone! Actually is probably the second best benefit after how amazingly healthy I feel. You won't regret it. Just remember - you will want to be your own worst critic in the early stages of recovering. Try to he kind - keep a sense of humor. My right breast has a dent that spans the width of it - I have affectionately named her Ms pac man Hahahaahaha - it helps to laugh. I'm about two lights out now from a worst case removal (small b before to a dd/d - now small A comprised mainly of extra skin) and changes are still happening. So ! Yay! I excited for you because I remember feeling just like you do now - and you'll be pleased. Hugs to you!
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N
January 27, 2017
Wow, just came across your post. Your apparently not crazy because I can't stand the feeling of wearing any sort of bra, my back instantly starts to hurt and I feel like I can't breathe as good, I started to feel this way before I seriously began considering an explant, so I don't think it's my mind playing a trick.
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A
January 27, 2017
No offense taken at all. I am so glad that I am not the only person who feels the way I do. The worst part for me now is that I am really starting to notice the changes in my strength. My hands are getting worse. I have a hard time getting off the cap off of my mouth wash some days. Mind you it's the kind that has the little safety thing where you have to kinda pinch it and turn it at the same time to be able to unscrew the top off. There are times where I struggle to do that and I have to ask my husband to do it. That scares me.
N
January 27, 2017
Man that sucks. Now that you Mention it, and I've never made that connection, I have noticed in the past year when I do certain yoga poses that require hand balance my hands feel horribly stiff and painful after I'm done. these things are just not worth all the small numerous heath problems that build up over time. I'm so scared as to what I'll look like, but the more before and after pics I see the more I realize that fear is all in our heads, 99% of the ladies on here who explant look fabulous. Congrats to you for knowing exactly what you want.
L
January 28, 2017
Before I had mine removed and even before I decided to I was having pain in the left breast anytime I wore a tighter thin sports bra. I don't think it was in my head either with that part, though I did notice how much I couldn't stand having the implants inside of me before I finally got my surgery scheduled. Then I put it out of my mind a bit and they didn't seem to hurt as much and I could deal knowing they were soon coming out! Do you have a date set yet or any consults?
A
January 30, 2017
I had my consult but no date it set. Until I can get my ducks in a row financially I am not able to schedule the removal.
I have good days and bad. I will say that I notice most of the discomfort during the time when my period is about ready to start and then also during that time. Also when I lay down my left side feels very strange and there is pain in the area near my arm pit when I feel around and also all around my nipple. When I had my consult they gave me an order to have a mammogram which showed that I have very dense breast tissue. My PCP has ordered me to have an ultrasound as well just to make sure that all is well. I am hoping that if there is anything happening in there that the ultrasound will show it to some extent. I know that an MRI is really needed for that but maybe it will give me a little answer to what is happening and why there is so much tenderness there.
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