475cc Mentor Saline Unders Coming Out After 12 Years

Long time lurker on this site........ My story is the same as many others. I hated my tiny breasts. I was obsessed with cleavage and the idea of filling out cute tops and swimsuits. So, at 26 years old I went from a 32A to a 32DD. They were always ridiculously large on my small frame. I probably only weighed 115lbs and was 5'7" at the time of surgery. That's alot of ta-ta! My saline implants are Mentor round 425ccs overfilled to 475ccs in both breasts. I have nobody to blame but myself. I told my poor PS to err on the side of "bigger" and he sure did! If I was going to shell out $4200 I wanted to be at least a C cup. That being said, he did a fantastic job and I've been lucky......12 years and zero problems. Scar tissue is minimal, I've had no complications. They really look pretty darn good, especially after 80lbs weight gain-I know, how on earth did I let *that* happen?

I've been interested in having them removed for at least 3 years but just haven't been ready to pull the trigger until now. I've had 2 mammograms with them in and they have been very unpleasant. Plus, I am just over all the "what ifs" of having implants. What if they deflate? What if they deflate while I'm traveling? Working? What if I'm not as lucky on my second set and end up needing multiple revisions? What about the financial realities of implants over a lifetime? What if I develop breast cancer? I could go on forever...

So, explant is scheduled for January 23rd-only 7 more days! I'm mostly excited and partially terrified which, I'm sure, is a totally normal state of affairs. I'm keenly interested in how the unfortunate combination of aging and weight gain will impact my end result-many of you ladies on here are roughly the same weight as when you implanted so I feel like I'm in somewhat uncharted territory here :)

I'll try to get some pics uploaded. Thanks to everyone for sharing their stories. As you all know, seeing actual "real people" results is invaluable in the decision making process. I'll try to document my progress as we get closer to the actual date and beyond.

I'm excited and nervous! So many unknowns right around the corner! My husband is super excited as I had implants before we met and he's never really liked them. I, on the other hand, just want it all to be over with so I know what I'm working with. I've been super busy this week at work which has been a welcome distraction but let's get it over with already :)

Yikes. Only 18 more hours with implants. Very surreal after having them for 12 years. I feel a little conflicted, truth be told, about the whole thing. On the one hand, I kinda like having large breasts. Maybe "like" is too strong a word, but I've certainly become used to having them! On the other hand, I hate having implants-they just don't feel natural and nothing about them is maintenance free. Intellectually I know that taking them out is the right decision for myself but I still feel an odd sense of anticipatory dread as well. I'm sure it's just the unknown smacking me in the face. I know I'll adjust, it will just take some time. In any event, I'm actually going to try to attach some long overdue pics that I found. Pre BA I was barely a 32A and immediately after I settled into a 32D. Current is somewhere around a 36C or 36D. At the time of surgery I weighed roughly 115-120lbs. Current weight is 190lbs. Big difference. I'm most curious to see if I ended up with more breast tissue as a result. Guess we'll find out tomorrow :)