Saline Implant Removal-No Lift-No Replacement - Newport Beach, CA

Here are my latest post-surgery pics (8 days post). I never realized how many freckles I have on my stomach and chest until I started taking these photos. Wow. My right nipple is still turned up a little more than my left, but it's less-so than last week and I know in time it'll even out.

I've been taking it easy, not doing upper body exercises, but I had to spend 3 hours yesterday bailing out my kitchen sink after it began filling with water from below for unknown reasons. It overflowed onto my counter tops and floor, so I had no choice but to keep bailing until a plumber could make it over to fix it. I thought my chest muscles would hurt as a result, but I only experienced very minor soreness. My shoulder muscles are actually more sore than my chest muscles.

I'll post more pics in a couple weeks so you can see the progress. Then I'll start posting on a monthly basis. Still very happy with my results and recovery. I love my smaller chest, even in its deflated, recovering state. I'm so much more comfortable and it feels good to be all natural again.

Here are the 3 days post surgery photos I promised. They're small, but they're bigger than they were before I got implants in 1996, so I'm happy with the size. I had virtually no breast tissue at all back then, almost completely flat, so I'm surprised that I even have this much. I thought I had 300cc in each, but it turns out the left was 360cc and the right was 370cc. I think that's why the right breast looks slightly more deflated than the left. From seeing other pics on this site, I know they'll fluff up and fill out over time, so I'm not concerned about the current deflated look. I'm very happy with the results. I'll update the pics on a weekly basis so you can see the changes and progress.

Yesterday was one day after my surgery and I experienced a little soreness at the incision sites, but it wasn't bad. I took a pain pill in the evening to take care of it and to help me sleep and I slept like a rock. I haven't felt any pain at all today, which is good because I really don't like taking medication of any kind. The patient counselor, Nancy, had recommended that I take a Valium the night before surgery to help me sleep in case I was anxious, but I didn't even take that. I probably should have since I ended up not getting much sleep that night, but I don't like the "fuzzy brain" that powerful meds give me. For that reason, I'm glad I only needed one pain pill for this whole process. This surgery was SO much easier than getting the implants. When I originally had them put in, it literally felt like my chest was on fire and I couldn't sit up from a lying down position on my own for a couple days. Explantation is a walk in the park by comparison.

Tomorrow I'll take a shower, wash my bra and wrappings and take pics. I pulled the bra down a little today to just briefly check them out and see what they look like, and they're even better than I expected. I was super flat chested before I got the implants and I definitely have more breast tissue there now. Not a lot, just about a handful, but that's all I really want.

I haven't been this happy in years. It feels so good not to be carrying those weights around with me everywhere I go, and I love how my shirts look now. It's nice not to have to be self-conscious about my chest anymore and to feel like myself again. It's almost Christmas, and it's the best gift I've ever given myself. So happy! :)