POSTED UNDER Breast Implant Removal Reviews
Intentional Deflation of Saline Implants 2/27/2014 Followed by Implant Removal 3/6/2014 - Roswell, GA
UPDATED FROM r1182
1 year post
about my fat transfer conult
$2,350
I will actually start a whole new review for this surgery, but since I mentioned it here, I will go ahead and follow up. I drove to Charlotte, NC yesterday to meet with Dr.Bednar regarding a fat transfer to breast to help fill them out a little bit. Yes, I drove almost 8 hours round trip and waited 1.5 hours to be seen to be told one sentence "you do not have enough fat"!! I did have a phone consult prior to this (I sent in pictures for them), and he did seem hesitant on the phone, but said he would do the best he could. I am glad I made the trip to be seen in person for my case! Seeing me in the flesh let him know for sure that I would not have a "worth-it" outcome at my current weight. He mentioned he had performed the surgery on a very thin patient just that day and had a very difficult time getting the fat needed for the cup-cup and half increase. This patient was 12 lbs below her "ideal body weight". I am 20 lbs below the ideal body weight for my height. I thought Dr.Bednar was very kind and professional as was the rest of the staff, and I still plan on doing the procedure if I can gain the 15 lbs he recommended. What do you girls think? Would you if you were me?
I have ALWAYS been the weight I am now! Since high school (I am 32 now). So being 115+ will be so weird, I'll probably feel chubby! lol! I have never weighed more than 125lbs (and that was only when I was 9 mos pregnant, but I lost it immediately after giving birth each time). I will do a new review and show my weight gain progress and hopefully be able to reveal my (good :) ) results after being able to do the fat transfer. My goal is to gain/maintain the weight over the next several months and do the procedure in December when I have time off. Comments are welcome! My family does not understand me wanting another surgery. Grrrrr. Of course my sis has huge, nice breasts, so yeah.... :)
I have ALWAYS been the weight I am now! Since high school (I am 32 now). So being 115+ will be so weird, I'll probably feel chubby! lol! I have never weighed more than 125lbs (and that was only when I was 9 mos pregnant, but I lost it immediately after giving birth each time). I will do a new review and show my weight gain progress and hopefully be able to reveal my (good :) ) results after being able to do the fat transfer. My goal is to gain/maintain the weight over the next several months and do the procedure in December when I have time off. Comments are welcome! My family does not understand me wanting another surgery. Grrrrr. Of course my sis has huge, nice breasts, so yeah.... :)
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UPDATED FROM r1182
1 year post
1 year update pics
here are my pictures. as you can see I was left with some loose skin and asymmetry. It also looks like my breast crease is in different locations on either side. I'm not sure how that happened-maybe scar tissue/how they healed. I don't want these pictures to scare anyone from removing their implants! lol! I look this way because I am underweight and have no breast tissue. And believe it or not, I prefer this over my implants :(
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V
March 6, 2015
First of all,you don't look scary at all! I just want to ask you, how close to your pre B/A size and shape are you..What differences do you see??
R
March 19, 2015
Thank you! Honestly it is difficult to remember what I looked like before. I was small - an AA. But the skin was tight unlike now. And the shape was perkier, where now the thimble-full that I do have is all at the bottom and I'm empty-almost concave at the top. But not only have I aged, but I went through 3 pregnancies/breastfeeding. And I do think the pressure from the implants all those years also played a part in how I look now for sure...like the concavity in the top the looser skin and breast tissue pushed to the bottom and sides
C
March 8, 2015
You go girl! Thank you for being so positive about your experience. It's a tough journey... I'm only 4 mos post op. I'm with you... There are so many advantages to having small breasts again, I just wish mine looked like they did pre-implants! But... I'm glad I don't have those toxic things anymore
C
October 19, 2015
I think our journey is very similar. Only I just breastfed one child while with implants. I got implants after breastfeeding my first because I felt like I went from an AA to a nothing. Now after deflation I realize what nothing really is. I'm uneven as well which is why I opted to deflate first. Why didn't you opt to get a crease lift on one side to make them even? That is what I'm deciding on. Check out my pic. Thanks.
C
October 19, 2015
I agree even though I'm flat as a board. I'm happy to be rid of the implants.
3
May 9, 2017
I think you look really good, your pic I can not see your extra skin. From two weeks to one year you can see such a transformation. My story is so similar to you, 13 years full c implants similar height and weight, I am almost 3 weeks post op. I am hoping for a lot more skin shrinking. At what point did skin shrinking seem to start plateauing? When you raise your arms, do you still see extra skin? Thanks for your feedback! Congrats on your natural look!
UPDATED FROM r1182
1 year post
12 month Update
Hi. Well, its' been a year since my decision to explant. I do want to apologize for not keeping up with questions - I will try to provide some answers now :) I am still happy about my decision to remove my implants, even though what I've ended up with is not that great...I simply have no breast tissue. BUT being implant fee=awesome. I really hated them at the end! My breasts never "fluffed". The skin continued to retract some, and my scars have faded quite nicely but that's about it. I will post some update pics when I get to my desktop. I've have been reading up on realself again because I may be interested in doing a fat transfer to my breasts to fluff them up a bit - I will have a consultation with the infamous Dr.Bednar in Charloette, NC to see if I even have enough fat to bother. If I don't, that's fine. No more implants for me, that's for sure.
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P
March 2, 2015
Did u have ur capsule remove?? Loss any sensibility in second surgiry??
R
March 6, 2015
I did not have my capsule removed. I honestly think that the implant removal procedure can be made more difficult than it needs to be. I know every situation is different, but I had mine removed in-office, under local anesthesia, no capsule removed, no drains (I had to convince my doc not to give me drains!); it was a very simple procedure, and the cost was low and recovery quick and easy. And I actually gained sensibility, especially in the bottom part of my breast-i think the pressure from the implant had kind of a numbing effect there. I also now feel differences and sensitivity that are related to my cycle that I never felt/noticed with implants.
V
March 5, 2015
how many cc's of implants did you have??Please uplode a photo from now
R
March 6, 2015
I'm sorry! I actually have no idea how many cc's my implants were. They were big. I went from almost completely flat to a 32C. I think my doctor at the time was trying to avoid the common occurrence of needing to upgrade to a bigger size-however, I would have been so much happier with a smaller implant! I will post pics today
C
March 7, 2015
I had talked about fat transferring before I had my implants out, in case I needed it. My doc. said oh yes she did fat grafting, but then kept pushing implants . I asked 4 different times if she could have some of her fat grafting patients to give me a call, she always said sure ,but it never happened! Sorry to say I haven't seen to many successful fat graftings on here. Maybe just gaining some extra weight is the best and safest way to go!! And you look thin enough that a little extra would look nice on you! hope all goes well.
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