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I am 26 years old and have had my implants for 6...
boardpaddledanceOctober 19, 2012
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I am 26 years old and have had my implants for 6 years. I was a very small A before (pretty flat chested) and went to a full B cup. Although I have enjoyed the implants and they gave me an incredible amount of confidence when I had none, I now feel that I want to go back to my natural size. I don't think i would have any need for a lift because I was so small before, but I am worried about a deflated look. Some people have told me that because I am still young my skin could go back to normal fairly faster. Any comments or words of encouragement?
UPDATED FROM boardpaddledance
2 months pre
Thanks so much for all the comments! Everyone is...
boardpaddledanceOctober 20, 2012
Thanks so much for all the comments! Everyone is really giving me great advice, insight, and new things to consider. Not to mention, a ton of confidence to go through with my explant!
A little bit more info about why I do want my implants gone: I was so small before (like 32 AA small), always wearing padded bras and when I would go to the gym I would wear a padded strapless bra underneath my sports bra and always felt uncomfortable in a bathing suit and was worried that guys weren't attracted to me because I didn't have big boobs. I had no confidence and got the surgery without much thought thinking that once I had boobs everything would be better. I really have enjoyed my implants, however, I have always thought they looked really unnatural to me. I have such a small upper body frame and I felt like they always looked completely fake. Plus I have gotten comments from many people who I really didn't even know asking me if I had implants and I HATED that!! And for the past few years I have really started noticing women who are flat chested and I think that the women who embrace that are stunning! Not to say that big boobs are not stunning, just that I think its amazing when someone can just feel confident no matter what. I love Kate Hudson!! She is so tiny with such a flat chest (my size before the implants) and she just completely rocks her body!
All that being said, I have so much more confidence now then I did 6 years ago when I got the implants at age 20, and I believe its confidence not from my body or outward appearance, but from my life experiences and attitude. I hate feeling unnatural and being judged for getting implants, and I think that I could pull off and flaunt a flat chest. I am very concerned that I will be even smaller then I remember being, or that my skin will wrinkle and have stretch marks. I am also concerned about the scars because I still have pretty noticeable scars from getting my implants and I am extremely self-conscious about them. But all-in-all I think this is the right decision for me. I know it will take a long time for me to get used to my old look and I may really regret this decision for a few months after the surgery, but I want to be me again!
A little bit more info about why I do want my implants gone: I was so small before (like 32 AA small), always wearing padded bras and when I would go to the gym I would wear a padded strapless bra underneath my sports bra and always felt uncomfortable in a bathing suit and was worried that guys weren't attracted to me because I didn't have big boobs. I had no confidence and got the surgery without much thought thinking that once I had boobs everything would be better. I really have enjoyed my implants, however, I have always thought they looked really unnatural to me. I have such a small upper body frame and I felt like they always looked completely fake. Plus I have gotten comments from many people who I really didn't even know asking me if I had implants and I HATED that!! And for the past few years I have really started noticing women who are flat chested and I think that the women who embrace that are stunning! Not to say that big boobs are not stunning, just that I think its amazing when someone can just feel confident no matter what. I love Kate Hudson!! She is so tiny with such a flat chest (my size before the implants) and she just completely rocks her body!
All that being said, I have so much more confidence now then I did 6 years ago when I got the implants at age 20, and I believe its confidence not from my body or outward appearance, but from my life experiences and attitude. I hate feeling unnatural and being judged for getting implants, and I think that I could pull off and flaunt a flat chest. I am very concerned that I will be even smaller then I remember being, or that my skin will wrinkle and have stretch marks. I am also concerned about the scars because I still have pretty noticeable scars from getting my implants and I am extremely self-conscious about them. But all-in-all I think this is the right decision for me. I know it will take a long time for me to get used to my old look and I may really regret this decision for a few months after the surgery, but I want to be me again!
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October 20, 2012
You have youth in your side :) and having small implants you should have no problems :)
October 20, 2012
the rule around here seems to be "perky before, perky after" and your implants are small you will do just fine! wish i was in your shoes!
October 20, 2012
O I hope you all are right!! I keep wondering if I'm doing the right thing. I was so self-conscious before- having to have a huge push-up bra with additional padding inside to fill out my clothes, but I'm thinking after the implants are gone I will try to just flaunt a flat chest. I want them out!!
October 20, 2012
Check out a lot of the movie stars :) Kate Hudson is one of my favs :) little boobies are in :D flat chests are in. It's funny cause I covered myself up when I had boobs now I'm proud to flaunt my little boobies lol :)
October 20, 2012
I agree!! Flat chests are in!! and i love Kate Hudson!! She totally rocks her flat chest
October 20, 2012
i had my consult yesterday - i will try to post some pictures next week but i cannot figure out my new apple laptop. what size are your implants? but i do think your frame looks similar to mine. my ps told me with my 225 explant (Oct 31st) i would not need a lift or sag. i am older too - 42, but evidently, excuse being so crude, but if your nipples are above your crease fold and the right location from your chest bone, you do not need a lift and your body just relaxes back into itself. it can be more complicated if your nipples are beneath your natural breast fold at your chest wall. if you are 26 - and you have doubts about implants, take them out!!! wear adorable yoga clothes and look petite, and as my new ps said, if and when you want to look bigger, get some silicone falsies for OUTSIDE your body, not inside. i am a pretty skinny girl with not alot of breast tissue and my ps said i will be great - just small. i can hardly wait. i am sick of looking at my fake boobs quite honestly. it just takes a small leap of courage. you are not more attractive with those full breasts - most people know they are fake because they are too perfect. look around on this forum and you will see that very clearly. be you, just you if that is what you want!!!
October 20, 2012
Jenfree- thanks so much for your comment! I read your story too and think it is great that you got rid of your implants ! Like you said, I cant wait to be able tiny tops and look petite and small rather than fake and "cleavagy" :) Taking your advice into consideration, I plan to make appointments with a few different surgeons to hear different opinions on what I will look like after explant. I cant wait to be free of them!
October 20, 2012
I may make myself very unpopular with my opinion but I urge you to look at many,many reviews before you make your decision to explant. When you look at them objectively, you will see that the women who do best with an explant are in their early-middle forties, have had children and are or have been married before. Most of them also have had many problems with their implants and are at a stage in their lives where not having pretty breasts doesn't matter as much as being healthy.
On the pro side your skin will most likely quickly shrink back to its original state. On the contra side, you have been happy and problem free with your implants for 6 years and you look beautiful with them.
Either way, explanting is a huge psychological adjustment. It is the one plastic surgery where your before always looks better than your after. You have to be very secure in your reasons to do it. Good luck.
October 20, 2012
I agree with your opinion. I am having huge wobbles about removing mine for this exact reason. I want them out very badly, but know that my breasts will not look good after, as I am saggy now and they are on the large side. It is something you have to really be ready for, as the outcome is up in the air.
October 20, 2012
I agree with a lot of what you said bye implants :)
Boardpaddledance really do your research :)
Also I've seen with my whole experience that depending on where the incision is could affect your outcome. So please take that into consideration. As my pics and complications prove that. I do believe a lot of women look more beautiful after ex plant, but yes I am older and am confident in myself now. I put a lot of thought into ex planting before I did it, and I was never really comfortable with my breasts implants :) keep talking to all these lovely ladies on here :) they are a great support team and have great advice for the per explanters lol :)
October 20, 2012
Thanks!! I read your story too and you look great! Definitely inspires me! I also definitely appreciate the advice to really research.. I have been researching for about a year now and this site is great for hearing the positives but also the negatives on explants!
October 21, 2012
I totally agree with byeimplants post. Do a lot of research before moving forward so that you have realistic expectations. Good luck!
UPDATED FROM boardpaddledance
2 years post
8 Months without implants and loving it!!
boardpaddledanceMay 23, 2015
Sorry for not updating sooner, but in September of 2014 I finally went through with my explantation surgery. I opted to be awake because it was cheaper and I hate the feeling of being put under. The surgery was super easy and relatively painless. There was some light tugging that was a little strange but the Dr. kept me laughing the whole time. The few days following the surgery were a little rough- I ended up being mildly allergic to the pain meds and the anti-nausea medication I was given and we took a long road trip to meet my future in-laws the day after my surgery (whew!). After about 4 days I was feeling pretty much back-to-normal. My boobs definitely looked a bit sad and droopy but within a week they had sprung right back to their normal tiny selves. I am so happy that I went through with this surgery, although I don't regret getting the implants one bit. I am back to a 32AA and not being able to find any sexy bras in my size which I'm learning to deal with! I've decided I will rock the tiny boob look and the other week I actually wore a plunging top with no bra (never would have happened with 34Bs!). I love not having to worry about cleavage and looking too sexy (I never have cleavage now). I had my implants for 7 years and now, at age 28, I am about to get married to the love of my life with my natural tiny boobies! I couldn't be happier! I definitely encourage women who want to go back to their natural selves to go for it! Pictures to come!
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May 23, 2015
Hey, glad to ear that you are happy !!!! I will explant this summer, and I'm scared ! I was super small and slighly tuberous :( , so not pretty. And I breastfeeded my third child while having them...How close from you breast before implants are you ? Did your breasts came back to the same shape ?
May 24, 2015
I was really scared as well but I am so happy with my choice to explant! They did come back to the same exact size and shape and apart from the slight scarring I had from getting the implants in, you would never know I ever had them to begin with. I also recently got a really pretty lacy underboob tattoo so now there are no scars to see either!
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