POSTED UNDER Breast Implant Removal Reviews
55 w/27 Year-old Implants. Size Doesn't Matter!
UPDATED FROM mabowl
2 months post
Still here
mabowlOctober 9, 2015
WORTH IT$1,270
I haven't posted any updates or pictures because everything is about the same as before. The website and my phone don't seem to get along now and if I click on anyone's photo, I can't get back to the site. I "X" the pic to close it and it pops back up until I have to close the tab and sign in all over again. It's frustrating.
I still have numbness under both breasts and to the side of leftie. The lump next to leftie is still there and it's pretty sore. I think it's because the skin is numb but beneath is not. Both breasts are frequently tender - like PMS, tho I'm done with that nonsense.
I'm still extremely happy that I had this done. They're smaller, soft and I can still wear my "old" clothes...I just look like I lost weight. I'm just getting over a stomach bug so that's another few pounds down, tho they won't be gone for long.
I bowled last week for the first time and did a few pins above my last average. Yay!
Hugs to all of my RS family!!
I still have numbness under both breasts and to the side of leftie. The lump next to leftie is still there and it's pretty sore. I think it's because the skin is numb but beneath is not. Both breasts are frequently tender - like PMS, tho I'm done with that nonsense.
I'm still extremely happy that I had this done. They're smaller, soft and I can still wear my "old" clothes...I just look like I lost weight. I'm just getting over a stomach bug so that's another few pounds down, tho they won't be gone for long.
I bowled last week for the first time and did a few pins above my last average. Yay!
Hugs to all of my RS family!!
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UPDATED FROM mabowl
1 month post
Paging the Fluff Fairy
mabowlSeptember 25, 2015
I took pix last night but looking at my update from last week, nothing is going on. I've been using the bioCornium for a week and it's too soon to see results but I'm putting up the scar pix as a reference. Have a great weekend, everyone!
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September 26, 2015
Keep us updated. I am at 8 weeks now and just started using Obagi scar cream. My scars are a little bumpy feeling so I hope it will smooth them out some.
September 28, 2015
Still looking great! I wish I had oil scars like yours but I'm not complaining because I know in a couple of years we barely notice them, I think yours will be barely noticeable, I did speak to the fluff fairy and she whispered in my ear "give it time". Great to see those compassion photos for reference down the road...
September 29, 2015
I had fall bladder surgery a year ago and those spots are still red or pink. I'm so fair it may take years for them to fade but it doesn't bother me. I feel good! :)
September 29, 2015
And I meant GALL BLADDER surgery. OMG, my fingers don't know what I'm saying!
October 5, 2015
Ha ha I should proof read before posting instead of after...I did wonder what fall bladder was, if you are really fair skinned might take a bit longer but you never know, our bodies are amazing machines. You are looking very pretty.
UPDATED FROM mabowl
29 days post
4 weeks - photo progress
mabowlSeptember 18, 2015
Last week I saw my PS to get the pesky sutures removed. It had been 3 weeks and they didn't want to fall off and I was getting tired of worrying about them. It was another "I'm free!" moment, and well worth the 3 hour round-trip.
I still have numbness from directly under my nipples to halfway up the outer sides of both breasts.
I'm numb on the left from breast to my side and noticed a lump there. I know it's been there for a few years, I just assumed it was part of my "side boob". Now, without the implants, I'm wondering what it is. Dr Subbio said I shouldn't worry about it but I'll definitely keep watch. I also have a sore spot/swelling on a rib. I thought it was from something during the surgery. Feels like a black and blue but no discoloration to the skin. I'm seeing my PCP next week so I'll ask him about it.
I went bra shopping with a friend and was kind of disgusted with the lack of fitting options. Either my girls look like they're too high, or they're spilling out the sides, or they're bulging over the cups. I finally got a Hanes Ultimate Smooth Inside and Out. It's full coverage (which "cuts" at the underarms") in a Large (!). Very light lining. Not completely happy with it but I'd tried on about 15 and was OVER it. I'll put it into my rotation. Then I came home and - just for kicks - I tried on my OLD VS 38B. It fit! The top/upper pole isn't completely filled in but damned if it didn't fit!!
This wasn't something that I'd ever expected. I measure at a 35". It's so odd.
Let me be clear. I'm not boasting. I went into the surgery with the mindset that I was coming out as a 32" (rib measurement) and was looking forward to that. I'm just telling my story to help anyone at earlier stages.
So here are my pix. I also included the scars because I started using bioCorneum today, and want to see how that progresses. I don't have any photos but the ones on this site.
I still have numbness from directly under my nipples to halfway up the outer sides of both breasts.
I'm numb on the left from breast to my side and noticed a lump there. I know it's been there for a few years, I just assumed it was part of my "side boob". Now, without the implants, I'm wondering what it is. Dr Subbio said I shouldn't worry about it but I'll definitely keep watch. I also have a sore spot/swelling on a rib. I thought it was from something during the surgery. Feels like a black and blue but no discoloration to the skin. I'm seeing my PCP next week so I'll ask him about it.
I went bra shopping with a friend and was kind of disgusted with the lack of fitting options. Either my girls look like they're too high, or they're spilling out the sides, or they're bulging over the cups. I finally got a Hanes Ultimate Smooth Inside and Out. It's full coverage (which "cuts" at the underarms") in a Large (!). Very light lining. Not completely happy with it but I'd tried on about 15 and was OVER it. I'll put it into my rotation. Then I came home and - just for kicks - I tried on my OLD VS 38B. It fit! The top/upper pole isn't completely filled in but damned if it didn't fit!!
This wasn't something that I'd ever expected. I measure at a 35". It's so odd.
Let me be clear. I'm not boasting. I went into the surgery with the mindset that I was coming out as a 32" (rib measurement) and was looking forward to that. I'm just telling my story to help anyone at earlier stages.
So here are my pix. I also included the scars because I started using bioCorneum today, and want to see how that progresses. I don't have any photos but the ones on this site.
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September 18, 2015
Honestly, I'm jealous of your beautiful upper poles (a phrase I never would've said before RS). Haha! You look sooooo fantastic. My side boob drives me crazy. I'm always squishing it when I put my arms down and its uncomfortable.
I'm sick of bras. I did take the advice of a lady on here and got a Bali bra with no underwire. It's kinda like a sports bra with its own boobs. It's pretty ugly, but it hold the girls in place and I can tuck in my underarm fat. My Dr wants me to continue with compression bra so I'll just wear the Bali for special occasions. I'm used to looking mono-boob flat now.
Yay that your BA bra fits. That deserves celebration. I haven't thrown mine out yet, I don't know what I'm expecting. I better not fit a DD! Happy continued healing!!
I'm sick of bras. I did take the advice of a lady on here and got a Bali bra with no underwire. It's kinda like a sports bra with its own boobs. It's pretty ugly, but it hold the girls in place and I can tuck in my underarm fat. My Dr wants me to continue with compression bra so I'll just wear the Bali for special occasions. I'm used to looking mono-boob flat now.
Yay that your BA bra fits. That deserves celebration. I haven't thrown mine out yet, I don't know what I'm expecting. I better not fit a DD! Happy continued healing!!
September 18, 2015
Honestly, I prefer my Champion sports bras to anything else. At least now with the side boob, it squishes! Before, I couldn't get it out of my way. Hope you're better every day! (My upper poles thank you.)
September 20, 2015
Thank you for updating. I am following your progress as it is helping me keep things in perspective. I am 9 days implant free and still amazed by how Wonderful it feels to those rocks gone.
September 20, 2015
I'm going to try to update once a week. Hopefully there will be progress on the scars and fluff. I'm still 24/7 with a sports bra or night bra. Yesterday I vacuumed with our wonky Dyson but wouldn't lift it. Still trying to be careful.
September 21, 2015
Thank you for sharing your story! You look beautiful! I am going
In for my consult on Tuesday and hope explant can happen first week in November!!! Keep us posted on your continued success! ❤️
In for my consult on Tuesday and hope explant can happen first week in November!!! Keep us posted on your continued success! ❤️
September 21, 2015
Thank you so much for your review! I only noticed it today after you posted on my review. You are looking amazing!!! How are the sore spots feeling? I know what you mean about feeling bruised in the rib area, I feel those things too. Is the biocorneum a liquid? Did you get it from your PS? I am thinking I will do silicone strips or steri-strips, especially when I start running again as I do not want the incisions to stretch out (mine are vertical because I had a lift with my implants and he went through the original incision.
PS - I also "fit" into my pre-explant bras! No upper pole fullness and they wouldn't be judged a "proper fit" by any sales-clerk I am sure, but they are good enough for me for now. I am still supposed to wear sports bras only right now anyways.
PS - I also "fit" into my pre-explant bras! No upper pole fullness and they wouldn't be judged a "proper fit" by any sales-clerk I am sure, but they are good enough for me for now. I am still supposed to wear sports bras only right now anyways.
September 23, 2015
The bioCornium is more like a gel. It comes in a pump bottle and I use a tiny dot of it, slightly bigger than the head of a pin. I rub my index fingers together to spread it out and then I apply it to the scars AND the drain scars. It really goes a long way. I got it from Amazon.
My chiropractor said the sore spot was scar tissue(!) and she used her magic hands on it. It's no longer sore!
My chiropractor said the sore spot was scar tissue(!) and she used her magic hands on it. It's no longer sore!
September 22, 2015
With an explant or breast reduction it doesn't affect your band size only your cup size. Not sure why your PS would have said otherwise. Which would explain why your bra fits and the upper pole is now less without your implants to fill it out. The only way you could fit into a 32 band is too lose weight. When I was 50kgs (110 lbs) (5'8") I wore a 32 D then prior to reduction I was in a 38e bra I now wear a 38 b after my reduction but I gained 30 kgs (66lbs) over 30 years as I lose weight my band size will shrink, another 8 kgs (about 18 lbs) I will probably be a 36 B. Just clarifying.
September 23, 2015
My band measures a 32" and my bust at the fullest is a 35". There's just no telling what's going on with them! LOL!!
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