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31 Year Old Mom with 12 Year Old Saline Implants. Want to Be my Natural Self Again! New Orleans, LA

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Hi Girls! First i want to thank everyone who has...

lilmama3229
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Hi Girls! First i want to thank everyone who has shared their stories and pictures on here. It is all of you that have given me the strength to pursue my own explant! I have been unhappy with the size of my impants for quite some time and never even knew explanting them was even an option until a simple google search led me to this website and i found all you girls! I booked my consult with my original plastic surgeon soon after reading your stories and seeing everyones wonderful results on this website! I guess i always thought that your boobs would just be flat pancakes flapping all around...i didnt realize that your skin ans tissue retracts back very much like your stomach does after a pregnancy.

My story is pretty similar to most women on here. I was 19, insecure and just wanted big boobs! I am now 31 and have a 10 month old baby and couldnt be more of a different person than i was 12 years ago! From what i remember i wore a 32B before implants and today i wear a 30DD! I am 5' tall and weigh a little less than 100lbs. I have 400 and 420 CC Saline impants under the muscle but i have noticed some major rippling lately(especially after breastfeeding) so im thinking some of that 400 cc volume is not longer there? Not even sure if that can happen, but i am much smaller and saggier now then i have been over the past 12 years. I actually like them now more than i ever have because of the decrease in size and the sagging! They look more natural to me, which is why i think i will be happy with an explant. So anyway, i ahd my consult with my original plastic surgeon yesterday and i wouldnt say that she was overly positive, but she wasnt negative either, just kind of matter of fact. She said she totally understood me wanting to be natural again. She did show me my BA pictures to remind me of what i looked like and i thought that i looked great! Boy i wish i could go back in time and tell my insecure self to just hold on for a few years until i was older, more mature and more confident in myself as a whole person. 

Oh well, its a tough and expensive lesson learned. Back to the consult....she suggested that we deflate the implants in the office, wait a few weeks to see what they do and decide at that point if im happy or not. If i want them out she said she could do it under a twilight sedation. We decided we would make a new incision under the breast fold instead of going through my original nipple incision bc i want to breast feed future children and since i produced milk just fine with my son we thought it better not to mess with them anymore. Of course she said if i was not happy we could always replace with a much smaller implant. She could tell that i did not want that option and she certainly didnt push that. I think she was just letting me know every option i had. I understand that she wants to save me a surgery in case i was unhappy with the results, but im a little scared that the deflated implant will hurt or be uncomfortable?? Of course i forgot to ask her about that! I have to wait until Monday to call the lady that handles all the scheduling as she was out until then so i guess i can ask my questions then? My doctor looked at the schedule and thought i could have them deflated as soon as next Thursday or Friday!!! Has anyone ever had their implants deflated and then removed a few weeks later?? Im curious to yalls experience with that. Thanks again girls and i will let you guys know how this journey continues!

lilmama3229's provider

Cynthia L. Mizgala, MD

Cynthia L. Mizgala, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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November 28, 2014
I wouldn't suggest draining them if you know for sure you want them out! I know of MANY women who have had saline implants for over ten years and when they are removed they have mold and fungus in them. If heat gets in your body it is not good! Especially if you think they are losing volume! You could have a very small value leak and whenever pressure is put on the implant fluid leaks out. If I were you I would remove them intact and wait about 6 months. If you need a lift at that time there will be much less scarring and much less loose skin to deal with. I had them out a week ago and it is amazing what Mother Nature does! I went from an a to a full c and my skin is retracting a lot!!! Good luck! Susan Kolb wrote a great book about implants called the naked truth. She is the one who recommends never draining a saline implant while in your body!
November 28, 2014
Thanks so much! I was leaning against having them drained and towards having them just removed and wanted to know others thoughts on that. Thanks for sharing! I will look into that book you mentioned too.
November 29, 2014
I had my implant deflated a few years ago......only the doc punctured it and let it slowly deflate over time in my body.......ive never heard of anyone else doing it that way and I had 625 cc's..........all I remember is pooping my guts out all the time and loosing a lot of weight probably from having the saline salt in my body. As far as the implant shell.....it doesn't hurt.... I felt mine sometimes because I have a rib that sticks out, but I remember being so nervous they would sag to the floor but the doc said the skin would slowly retract and it was amazing how much it did!!!! So thats my experience with that, hope it helps:) Good luck on your journey to getting back to you! xoxo
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November 29, 2014

I'm so glad to hear that your doctor is supportive and not trying to push you into an implant. Thank you for starting your story and sharing your photos. It's awesome that you found us and we will be here for you through this journey!

January 2, 2016
Hello, just wondering if you decided to go through with your extraction and, if so, how satisfied you are. My story is EXACTLY the same as yours... 19 y/o for my BA 420 CC Saline under the muscle. 10 years later I have a little one who I breastfeed and am really considering an extraction within the next few years. Hopefully all went well and you're completely happy. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
January 2, 2016
Disregard my comment. I was having computer issues that didn't allow me to see your more recent posts.
UPDATED FROM lilmama3229
6 days pre

This is what they look like now

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I am some pictures i took the other day of how the implants look now. I dont think they look bad at all, but i just want to be me again. I also attached a pic of me bending over and you can see some major rippling going on.

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November 29, 2014

Yes, I see the rippling. That you so much for sharing that. It speaks many thousands of words.

November 29, 2014
Well i know that seeing other girls pictures helped me tremendously and gave me the strength to share my story and photos. Hopefully i will be able to give some other girls strength one day!
UPDATED FROM lilmama3229
4 days pre

So confused! Decisions are hard!

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So i keep wavering back and forth between whether to deflate first or to just go ahead with completely removing them from the get go! Why such a roller coaster of emotions?! I wish I could look into the future and know what the right decision is! I asked the doctors on this website and most of them agreed with my PS about deflating them first, which is why i keep questioning what to do. I totally understand her reasoning and it would save me a surgery if i were to end up being unhappy, but i really do NOT want another implant and would rather explore other options like a lift or fat grafting if i were unhappy with the results. I dont know what to do! And i think my husband is so sick of talking about boobs!

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November 30, 2014
I totally understand my bf completely quit wanting to talk about it with me......I would say deflate! Then give your body a bit of time to let the skin retract which it WILL, the body is pretty amazing. Then after you let them retract and heal a bit you will know more if you want fat grafting or a lift in the future! Cuz if you end up with a good out come after a bit and don't need a lift that will save you the scars surgery and possible loss of sensation that I'm currently dealing with and praying comes bk a bit. Anyway ultimately is your body your decision on what you feel is best......its defenitly one of the hardest decisions I believe a woman has to deal with......Its your woman hood and when you can't see into the future of your outcome its terrifying! But so many women on here have had such success with their explants and outcomes, that there is a lot of hope!!!!! I hope in some way this message helped! I wish you luck sweetie.......i obsessed on it and still do on my recovery but I am trying to learn to not overthink .......listen to the women before me on here and trust your doc. Give to to GOD and pray and try to be positive......all things that I'm currently trying to do!!!!! But I believe you will feel so good getting them out......I kept mine to see them and see what I wa carrying around and wow.....there so heavy I cannot believe they were in me!!!! Good luck girl!
November 30, 2014
Thanks girl! Yes, your comments and sharing your experiences help a ton! Just to have girls on here that can relate to EXACTLY how im feeling and the mental and emotional struggle that we deal with when it comes to these implants is priceless. As supportive as my husband is, hes a guy and he just doesnt fully understand how difficult of a decision this is. I swear, it's because of this site and all the girls on here that i have been able to really follow through with moving forward with the explant. So thank you, thank you, thank you!
November 30, 2014
Thats great, were all in this together, to help , guide, support, inform, and walk each other through this big life changing experience. It is a big deal and anyone that acts like its not is wrong. I understand it being an obsession because it still is for me, my breasts are still shrinking and I just stood on the scale and realized that I've lost 10 lbs!!!! Im actually trying to gain some wieght so they'll grow....ahhhhhh! Probably stress or something. I think if I can get through this, granted I'm being a bit of a spas....you can do it!!!!! xoxo
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November 30, 2014
I think u look fab before!!!!
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December 23, 2014
OMG! I feel the same about what you are saying your husband is "sick of talking about boobs! Lol!!!" I think my boyfriend is very patient with me... its like a therapy for me to talk about the "after the surgery"