Finally Made the Decision! 13 Year Old Saline Implants...Buh-Bye!!

First of all...THANK YOU to all of your brave ladies who have shared your stories on this site. I never in a million years thought I would tell my own story, much less post pictures, but I am so very, very grateful to all of you and I hope that my own story can help someone else.

I got 400cc saline implants put in over the muscle 13 years ago. These took me from a 36B to a 36D. Time, babies and weight have taken me to a 36 DDD/E (which I spill out of, so realistically, I am more like a 36F). I was happy with my implants for the first few years, but for the past 10, I have been dressing around them, trying to cover them up and keeping extra weight on so that I look proportionate. At this point I feel matronly and dumpy, my chest is now a "bosom" and I have neck and shoulder pain to boot. I wear minimizer bras that cut into my shoulders and have to wear a bra to sleep in, I am strapped in 24/7 lol!!

I can't say I regret getting implants, because if I never had them, I wouldn't have known that I wasn't going to be comfortable with them. For me, personally, the extra attention and focus on my chest has been really uncomfortable, I am shy by nature and getting ogled has never been my thing. Add this to wearing layers to cover up, even in the Summer, being uncomfortable when hugging, not being able to sleep on my stomach, wearing XL shirts to fit my chest when a medium fits my waist and I am just done!

Tomorrow is my consultation appointment with Dr. Klink, I am so excited and nervous, but most of all, just ready!

I know I should probably talk to more than one plastic surgeon before settling on one, but I met with Dr. Klink and felt really comfortable with him and his office, so I just went for it and scheduled my procedure for August 15th!!!! He was really patient and relaxed, explained everything and answered all of my questions and had a good "bedside" manner. The total cost will be $2,705 and yep, that is a lot more than I was hoping to pay, but my gut instinct told me he was the guy so I am okay with the price. I feel like he is careful and concerned about his patients safety and that is worth every penny.

I will be having the explant of my saline implants done in an operating room under "local", this was one of the things I was looking for, I did NOT want to get general anesthesia, it makes me really nervous and super nauseous afterward. I do not need to have my capsules removed, but I will have drains, which makes me a bit anxious :(

I have my pre-op appointment scheduled for July 31st and it can't come soon enough. I am freaking out already and I have about 7 weeks to go before I have the surgery! Thanks again to everyone for sharing their stories, I hope I can change my rating to "Worth It" when this is all over!!

In my last review, I forgot to include the MOST important reason why I chose Dr. Klink. When I told him I wanted to explant, he didn't try to talk me into new implants or a lift. He approved of my choice to to explant and heal before I decided whether or not I wanted a lift and even said that I may be surprised by how much my skin retracts and my tissue fluffs. This kind of low pressure attitude was really key in making me feel comfortable. I hope every woman can find this kind of supportive surgeon, we all deserve it!

Also I chickened out on posting a photo of my implants without a top last time. Realized it would be much more helpful if I did and if all of you other brave ladies could do it, so could I.