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11 year old saline implants are out!

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I got my implants when I was 18 years old. Long...

feministposerDecember 7, 2012
WORTH IT$1,800

I got my implants when I was 18 years old. Long story short my mom kind of pressured me into it and I was 18 and thought my mom knew everything. She thought it would help my self esteem and give me more confidence but it didn't, it just made me more awkward because I was still shy and with implants I just got more unwanted attention.

It's not like I've absolutely hated them the whole time, there were a couple of years in my early twenties when I became more comfortable with myself and the implants but I can't say I've ever loved them or stopped regretting them.

Now I am 29 years old and I am ready to have them taken out. Before I got the implants I was a 32A and went to a 32C, now 11 years later they are a full D maybe bigger and I absolutely hate them. I see photos of myself and cringe, I look like I'm about to fall over. They're heavy, uncomfortable when I exercise and I've begun to have terrible posture in an attempt to hide them. Anyway, I saw a PS two months ago and set the date which is a week from today. Today I had my pre op appointment and I paid for the surgery and left the office crying and wanting to vomit. I am 100% sure I will be happy with my new body with clothes on but I am worried I will look like a disfigured monster with my clothes off. I'm mostly concerned because before the implants I had rather small or normal sized nipples and a month after the implants my nipples stretched and are huge. I imagine I will have little saggy boobies with freakishly large nipples. And then I'm like guess what there are people with real problems like cancer and saggy boobs aren't the end of the world, but I figure if there is a place to admit my vain fears it is here.

Seven days till surgery, I'm excited, scared, terrified, hopeful...

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Raad M. Taki, MD, FACS

Raad M. Taki, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Replies (7)

newmom87
December 7, 2012
Wow your surgery is so close! I can totally relate to the exercise problem! I have to wear 2 sports bras every time I work out :/ it is so frustrating because they still flop around ridiculously! I hate them so much. I was also very small 34A and now I am a 34D which is bigger than I wanted. I unfortunately have to wait until April because I just had a baby and they want your boobies to go back somewhat normal before they do it. So 6 months after breastfeeding and counting! I also had such cute small nipples before and now I hate them. I'm sure some of that is because of breastfeeding but they did get much bigger after the surgery. I hope you all the best!
feministposer
December 13, 2012
Thank you so much! Although April isn't close it's not too far away, hang in there, I too can't wait to have these things out!
Happier
December 8, 2012
From what I hear, your nipples will shrink back after you get the implants out. That's what I'm counting on as well. Good luck!
feministposer
December 13, 2012
I'll let you know :) good luck to you too!
AmandaAgain
December 8, 2012
I am about ten days post-explantation--and my nipples are already NOTICEABLY smaller. Also, the huge blue veins I used to have have seemingly faded overnight. I was worried, too, and I just want to remind you that breasts are designed {by God himself!} to grow and swell with pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight changes and the like. Your breast tissue will change again, just give it some time. :-) All I can say is it IS SO WORTH IT! Get them out--you'll never look back--and I've never been happier!
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NervousGirlie
December 8, 2012
my nipples blew up with implants as well, and they are already shrinking up some!
NoMoreDs
December 8, 2012
Glad you are getting them out - they do look large for your frame. About the nipples, check out my pic's, my nipples were larger and they shrunk up after explantation. You are right about saggy boobs (or tiny boobs for that matter) not being the end of the world. I had a cancer scare (when one of my babies was 9 days old) and that felt like the end of my world. Thank God for our health! Good luck and I am so happy for you!
UPDATED FROM feministposer
1 day pre

Tomorrow is the big day. I am terrified but...

feministposerDecember 12, 2012
Tomorrow is the big day. I am terrified but confident that I have made the right decision, I am so excited to have these things out of me! Since my pre op appointment I have only been more and more grossed out by them, especially after seeing the photo I posted. I am excited to wear clothes that fit instead of big shirts trying to hide them, exercising without pain, sleeping on my stomach! Mostly I am just scared of surgery, so I can't wait till that part is over. So soon!

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UPDATED FROM feministposer
Day of treatment

Surgery was this morning, I was told it only took...

feministposerDecember 13, 2012
Surgery was this morning, I was told it only took 30 minutes and they gave me just enough anesthesia to put me to sleep but no more than that so I woke up right after and apparently while I was still out of it I had asked for a pen and paper but the first thing I remember was being halfway down the page writing about what I was going through. I am an obsessive journal-er.

Since surgery I've been feeling pretty good, my mom came to town to take care of me but I haven't really needed it. I had left notes and directions all over the house and clearly labeled all of my medication but it was totally not necessary, she has been the one sleeping on the couch while I watch movies. Later in the day I started to feel the incisions and soreness but I held off on taking the pain pills till a little bit ago so I could fall asleep. They gave me Percocet, valium, an antibiotic and an anti nausea medication (which I didn't need at all).

For me I think the hardest part is over (I hope), I will see my boobs in the morning when I go in for my post op exam. I'm bandaged up and look flat as a board but I am happy every time I look down and am able to see past two giant boobs. I'll report tomorrow when I know what I'm dealing with. Thanks for all the positive thoughts. I feel really lucky to have found this site.

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Karen221
December 13, 2012
Hope everything goes well today - thinking of you! I'm in a similar situation (implants for 11 years, worried about big nipples and saggy, small boobies)...but I'm already 100% ready to have them out. Hugs!
feministposer
December 14, 2012
I was so stressed out about the surgery for weeks and it wasn't bad at all, nothing like getting them put in. Good luck, you got it!
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NervousGirlie
December 13, 2012
good luck! i was more and more grossed out by my implants the closer to surgery i was as well. even looking at my pics made me feel they were so much uglier than i realized. i think i look better with them out, but man, do i miss my original boobies!
feministposer
December 14, 2012
I know what you mean, I really couldn't go another day with them in me. I don't know what they look like yet but already I feel a million pounds lighter.
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Health1st
December 13, 2012
Explanted and looking like a feminist poster!! You go girl!!!
feministposer
December 14, 2012
Thank you , feeling really good about the decision.
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