I want to explant

BarbieRocker · 11-05-2009, 07:02 PM

I think the girls gave you great advice, PLEASE PLEASE boobs arent worth your life!! this makes me sad to see you posted that, you are a stunningly beautiful woman!! I am sure you will find a surgeon to correct your problem.

You have all our love and support here!!

Runninginheels · 11-05-2009, 08:59 PM

I'm so sorry you're gone through so much with your BA! I hope everything works out well for you this next go around. I'll send good karma your way.

Mabfl4l · 11-05-2009, 09:23 PM

Hey, hun I would love if I could send you a FR but I cant, maybe you can send one to me, I would love to be friends?? with that said, Honey I do understand your pain right now, I have been battling this capsular contracture for 2 1/2 years now, and I sometimes also sit on JBI obsessed about my outcome and if it can be fixed, I have been on numerous consults, and I finally found Dr.Revis and I hope he can help, but I am still taking a chance of getting CC this next time around he will not take my overs to unders being that my first plastic surgeon was too lazy to put them under and he filled to 600cc's so I am stretched beyond going under now....this is just a chance that I have to take, go willing everything will turn out ok....we have to look at the bright side, we have supportive husbands that accept us for who we are and not our boobs and just want us to be happy...boobs are just a beautiful feminine thing to have but we really do not need them, and we must not let it ruin our lives....I think you should go through with the revision, and pray to god he knows your heart, and your desires, sometimes we go through these trials to learn how to love our imperfections first to teach us to be humble, but you will have all the desires of your heart, do not beat yourself up, keep your faith, and do not explant, you will be ok honey! the best of luck to you, take care...and God Bless! xoxoxoxo

Crimsontidegirl · 11-05-2009, 11:42 PM

what are you kidding me women would kill to have those. they look natural and they are big and look like they fit you bod what more could you want...

any way im sorry to hear about your bad experience.

JayJgirls · 11-06-2009, 07:38 AM

matching ones to start...umm i'd even settle for the bottoming just to be fixed!!!!!!

expatbrat · 11-06-2009, 05:46 PM

I really want to send you some positive energy and a virtual hug. I hope everything works out!! You deserve this.

Anita06 · 11-06-2009, 07:08 PM

I'm really sorry you feel this way. I will join other ladies and say that they look great to me. With plastic surgery you can't expect perfection, you can only expect improvement. IMO they've improved a lot.

Maybe there is another underlying issue and you try to blame your BA for it? Just some food for though.

Have you considered going smaller and getting polyurethane coated implants? My plastic surgeon told me that there is a lesser chance of bottoming out with them because they tend to grip to the chest wall. He also said that anything above 400cc will have a greater risk.

Good luck to you, honey! I hope it all works out for you and you won't feel horrible any more.

hot_tamale · 11-06-2009, 08:28 PM

Catnip, I am having a redo to go smaller plus having a benelli lift done. No bottoming out issues..I just hate the size of them. I seen 4 plastic surgeon and each had a different plan for me. One suggested that if I wanted to go a lot smaller, then he would use Alloderm or Strattice to reinforce the pocket. It is used to hold things like hernias. plastic surgeon use it in cases like yours where the revision doesn't want to hold, and it is supposed to work great w/very little chance of rejection (like near zero). So not having looked at your boobies, but just from what you are saying, I think you need to see a few different plastic surgeon and get their take on it. It could dramatically change your opinion of them and what to do. I used the same plastic surgeon twice and said NO MORE! I found a plastic surgeon who specializes in revisions and reconstructions just for the fact that my tissues are stretched due to big implants and I want to get it right this 3rd time!!

Honey please don't make yourself miserable. Concentrate on the positives in your life. You CAN be fixed. If your tissues were that thin, your implant would be falling out IMO! Find a different plastic surgeon and go from there; I think you'll be pleasantly surprised!!

hopefornew · 11-07-2009, 05:10 PM

I know how you feel in a way, we havent been through the exact same stuff but both us of have had problems and we are not satisfied with our results. . . mine are not even either and I feel the same way- if I go back to get them evened up will I just end up with more problems? Can I even emotionally handle another surgery right now? I know you have been through a lot too and I really feel for you . . . I do agree with the others though I think you look good, not 100% equal no but still good. For me it helps to tell myself they are never ever going to be 100% the same and I have to stop expecting it, and that this is the best out come I could get based on my problems and I should be happy that I have this much. I explanted and I tried for two years to cope with it, and in the end I ended up getting implants again. Some people explant and are so happy with it though, it really is just a personal decision. I have a picture of my explant in my photo album. . . I know our situations are different and I was only 20 at the time of my explant but it really wasnt as bad as I thought it would look.

ooh and I just wanted to add- for two months after my repair i was OBSESSED with my boobs and every day I was so depressed and would cry because they were so different and I hated them and I just hated myself for even doing this in the first place. . . and finally I just said enough is enough and I stopped getting on here and I just ignored everything about my boobs and pretended they were fine and wouldnt let myself think bad things. . . it took some time but it has helped me, I just kind of live in denial I guess but maybe it would help you to try to take a break from it all and not think about it for a couple month and decide then . . . I know thats harder said than done bc they are on your body and its hard to avoid them!! but it really did help me.

Redheadedbomb · 11-07-2009, 06:48 PM

Just know you are beautiful and those choices are yours to make. I think that they look good other than needing to fix the one side may make you feel better but IMO they and u are beautiful. I think each of us has to do what makes us feel great. I too had not liked my breasts, at times I wish they were either bigger or more upper fullness but I have come to terms that they are mine and I love them now. I hope you find what you are searching for. Best wishes darling! You deserve it.

violet1234 · 11-07-2009, 10:52 PM

to be honest with you i think your boobs look very natural on you, i've gone through 4 surgeries with my boobs and still very unhappy. i've learned to accept that they will never be perfect i am planning to have my 5th surgery this dec. 2009 and hopefully this will be my last. i'm only doing this because one of my boobs are significately bigger than the other like a cup size and it's noticeable in my shirts. if it was'nt for that i'd leave them alone.

CAINAZ · 11-08-2009, 01:15 AM

Awww, hun, I know you have been though it with your boobs. I am so sorry you are having to deal with this. I honestly think you look great! I can see that there is a difference in size, but you have great shape and they are beautiful. Having said that, I still think you should go ahead and give Dr. C's office a call. I question whether or not the plastic surgeon who told you not to even think about going out of state was just trying to get your business. Dr. C has a ton of out of town patients. He is an amazing surgeon and I know he'd be able to help you out. Have you seen his corrective work on his site? Amazing!

Whatever you end up deciding, I wish you all the best and I am certainly here for you if you need to talk, vent, cry, whatever. (((HUGS))) hun!

cougartown · 11-08-2009, 09:44 PM

Hi There. I'm with everyone else in expressing my sympathy and well wishes for you! I'm really sorry you are struggling with all this. I sent you a FR so I can take a look at your pics. It sounds like it may be a really good idea to visit more than one plastic surgeon!

Hang in there sweetie!

JayJgirls · 11-08-2009, 09:54 PM

Well I have seen 4 plastic surgeon and I am just in a bad postion... The fact is I have nice looking boobs they are not as bad as I FEEL.... But one pocket is bigger and that boob is flatter and goes all the way into my arm pit..No matter what everyone tries to say it is noticible in a bathing suit... The fact is I feel so presured into getting a lift because of the bottoming out... I wish I had perfect results but I have to accept my less than perfect BA or Explant... Although I did not realize explant are not that popular at all My plastic surgeon has only done 3 in 15 yrs.. uggg I am really in a bad place..

Iris · 11-08-2009, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by catnip621

Well I have seen 4 plastic surgeon and I am just in a bad postion... The fact is I have nice looking boobs they are not as bad as I FEEL.... But one pocket is bigger and that boob is flatter and goes all the way into my arm pit..No matter what everyone tries to say it is noticible in a bathing suit... The fact is I feel so presured into getting a lift because of the bottoming out... I wish I had perfect results but I have to accept my less than perfect BA or Explant... Although I did not realize explant are not that popular at all My plastic surgeon has only done 3 in 15 yrs.. uggg I am really in a bad place..

Have you seen your plastic surgeon again? What did he recommend? I know you have been hanging in there hoping he would come through for you.

11-05-2009, 07:02 PM	#61
BarbieRocker 350cc's under my hood.... Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 587 Thanks: 236 Thanked 242 Times in 185 Posts	I think the girls gave you great advice, PLEASE PLEASE boobs arent worth your life!! this makes me sad to see you posted that, you are a stunningly beautiful woman!! I am sure you will find a surgeon to correct your problem. You have all our love and support here!! __________________ stats: Age - 44 4'11'' 95lbs PRE BA - 32A-24-33 size 0 Post BA BRA SO FAR 32/34C 350cc mod+ smooth round R, mod smooth round L, overs, MENTOR crease incision diagnosed on table with POLAND SYNDROME the girls will never look 100% even due to the fact my entire skeleton is crooked to begin with Surgery date sept 11, 2009 If sending FR, please have no less than 20 postings and some photos, thanks!

11-05-2009, 08:59 PM	#62
Runninginheels Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: West Virginia Posts: 63 Thanks: 25 Thanked 20 Times in 17 Posts	I'm so sorry you're gone through so much with your BA! I hope everything works out well for you this next go around. I'll send good karma your way. __________________ Pre BA: sad, sad 36B/C depending on bra/who's measuring me Post BA: Hopefully full C/small D(No larger) Height: 5'4" Weight: 135 (working on losing 20) Age: 21 Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live. - Mark Twain

11-05-2009, 09:23 PM	#63
Mabfl4l Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: orlando Posts: 93 Thanks: 1 Thanked 39 Times in 29 Posts	Hey, hun I would love if I could send you a FR but I cant, maybe you can send one to me, I would love to be friends?? with that said, Honey I do understand your pain right now, I have been battling this capsular contracture for 2 1/2 years now, and I sometimes also sit on JBI obsessed about my outcome and if it can be fixed, I have been on numerous consults, and I finally found Dr.Revis and I hope he can help, but I am still taking a chance of getting CC this next time around he will not take my overs to unders being that my first plastic surgeon was too lazy to put them under and he filled to 600cc's so I am stretched beyond going under now....this is just a chance that I have to take, go willing everything will turn out ok....we have to look at the bright side, we have supportive husbands that accept us for who we are and not our boobs and just want us to be happy...boobs are just a beautiful feminine thing to have but we really do not need them, and we must not let it ruin our lives....I think you should go through with the revision, and pray to god he knows your heart, and your desires, sometimes we go through these trials to learn how to love our imperfections first to teach us to be humble, but you will have all the desires of your heart, do not beat yourself up, keep your faith, and do not explant, you will be ok honey! the best of luck to you, take care...and God Bless! xoxoxoxo __________________

11-05-2009, 11:42 PM	#64
Crimsontidegirl Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Allover Alabama Posts: 26 Thanks: 12 Thanked 17 Times in 9 Posts	what are you kidding me women would kill to have those. they look natural and they are big and look like they fit you bod what more could you want... any way im sorry to hear about your bad experience. __________________ 23 y/o bama girl 34b 125lbs Just can't decide.

11-06-2009, 07:38 AM	#65
JayJgirls Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 856 Thanks: 624 Thanked 363 Times in 311 Posts	matching ones to start...umm i'd even settle for the bottoming just to be fixed!!!!!! __________________ pre BA 34b/c not filled droopy slight ptosis BA 1-21-09 390cc overfilled 450cc Revision for bottoming out 6-10-09 didn't hold 3 BA Jan 13 2010 330cc MP+ full anchor lift natrelle mp68 salines So far 36D or 34DD 5'6 125lbs Mommy of 2 girls 6 & 7 Also if friend request me just drop a note saying so or I won't expect you cause my pics and my story are private and not the prettiest ya get my drift..[/FONT][/COLOR]

11-06-2009, 05:46 PM	#66
expatbrat Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aberdeen, UK Posts: 179 Thanks: 22 Thanked 81 Times in 78 Posts	I really want to send you some positive energy and a virtual hug. I hope everything works out!! You deserve this. __________________ Finally!! BA Date: November 27th! Anatomical Overs, Cohesive Silicone Pre BA: 34AA Post: Hoping for a 'C' 34, Mom to 3 awesome breastfed boys 9, 5, 2

11-06-2009, 07:08 PM	#67
Anita06 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posts: 351 Thanks: 206 Thanked 140 Times in 118 Posts	I'm really sorry you feel this way. I will join other ladies and say that they look great to me. With plastic surgery you can't expect perfection, you can only expect improvement. IMO they've improved a lot. Maybe there is another underlying issue and you try to blame your BA for it? Just some food for though. Have you considered going smaller and getting polyurethane coated implants? My plastic surgeon told me that there is a lesser chance of bottoming out with them because they tend to grip to the chest wall. He also said that anything above 400cc will have a greater risk. Good luck to you, honey! I hope it all works out for you and you won't feel horrible any more. __________________ 24 y.o 5'6 27.5' rib cage Pre BA: 32/34 B Post BA: now 32DD/E (originally was hoping for full C/small D, but love my current size) 325 cc silicone overs

11-06-2009, 08:28 PM	#68
hot_tamale Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Louisville Kentucky Posts: 37 Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Catnip, I am having a redo to go smaller plus having a benelli lift done. No bottoming out issues..I just hate the size of them. I seen 4 plastic surgeon and each had a different plan for me. One suggested that if I wanted to go a lot smaller, then he would use Alloderm or Strattice to reinforce the pocket. It is used to hold things like hernias. plastic surgeon use it in cases like yours where the revision doesn't want to hold, and it is supposed to work great w/very little chance of rejection (like near zero). So not having looked at your boobies, but just from what you are saying, I think you need to see a few different plastic surgeon and get their take on it. It could dramatically change your opinion of them and what to do. I used the same plastic surgeon twice and said NO MORE! I found a plastic surgeon who specializes in revisions and reconstructions just for the fact that my tissues are stretched due to big implants and I want to get it right this 3rd time!! Honey please don't make yourself miserable. Concentrate on the positives in your life. You CAN be fixed. If your tissues were that thin, your implant would be falling out IMO! Find a different plastic surgeon and go from there; I think you'll be pleasantly surprised!!

11-07-2009, 05:10 PM	#69
hopefornew Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 136 Thanks: 17 Thanked 61 Times in 54 Posts	I know how you feel in a way, we havent been through the exact same stuff but both us of have had problems and we are not satisfied with our results. . . mine are not even either and I feel the same way- if I go back to get them evened up will I just end up with more problems? Can I even emotionally handle another surgery right now? I know you have been through a lot too and I really feel for you . . . I do agree with the others though I think you look good, not 100% equal no but still good. For me it helps to tell myself they are never ever going to be 100% the same and I have to stop expecting it, and that this is the best out come I could get based on my problems and I should be happy that I have this much. I explanted and I tried for two years to cope with it, and in the end I ended up getting implants again. Some people explant and are so happy with it though, it really is just a personal decision. I have a picture of my explant in my photo album. . . I know our situations are different and I was only 20 at the time of my explant but it really wasnt as bad as I thought it would look. ooh and I just wanted to add- for two months after my repair i was OBSESSED with my boobs and every day I was so depressed and would cry because they were so different and I hated them and I just hated myself for even doing this in the first place. . . and finally I just said enough is enough and I stopped getting on here and I just ignored everything about my boobs and pretended they were fine and wouldnt let myself think bad things. . . it took some time but it has helped me, I just kind of live in denial I guess but maybe it would help you to try to take a break from it all and not think about it for a couple month and decide then . . . I know thats harder said than done bc they are on your body and its hard to avoid them!! but it really did help me.

11-07-2009, 06:48 PM	#70
Redheadedbomb "Hooterville! I am home!" Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lafayette, Indiana Posts: 131 Thanks: 63 Thanked 37 Times in 33 Posts	Just know you are beautiful and those choices are yours to make. I think that they look good other than needing to fix the one side may make you feel better but IMO they and u are beautiful. I think each of us has to do what makes us feel great. I too had not liked my breasts, at times I wish they were either bigger or more upper fullness but I have come to terms that they are mine and I love them now. I hope you find what you are searching for. Best wishes darling! You deserve it. __________________ Girls born July 30, 2009 Pre BA: 32/34 A/barely B Post BA: 32DDD/F 450 cc Mentor Smooth Silicone Mod+ /Overs/ Crease incision 5' 3" 121#

11-07-2009, 10:52 PM	#71
violet1234 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Harrisburg,Pa Posts: 827 Thanks: 25 Thanked 123 Times in 118 Posts	to be honest with you i think your boobs look very natural on you, i've gone through 4 surgeries with my boobs and still very unhappy. i've learned to accept that they will never be perfect i am planning to have my 5th surgery this dec. 2009 and hopefully this will be my last. i'm only doing this because one of my boobs are significately bigger than the other like a cup size and it's noticeable in my shirts. if it was'nt for that i'd leave them alone. __________________ Before BA I was a 32A, now i'm a 38DD CUP,620cc saline implants, In Dec.2009 I'm plan on either switching out my saline implants for cohesive gel implants or stay with saline. My plans are to go a little bit bigger 750cc. Hopefully, this won't be too big,saving up my money now. i have been married to my best friend for 8 years and i have a 6 year old daughter.

11-08-2009, 01:15 AM	#72
CAINAZ 450 HPs Baby! Love It! Dr. Cohen is the BOMB! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 529 Thanked 979 Times in 868 Posts	Awww, hun, I know you have been though it with your boobs. I am so sorry you are having to deal with this. I honestly think you look great! I can see that there is a difference in size, but you have great shape and they are beautiful. Having said that, I still think you should go ahead and give Dr. C's office a call. I question whether or not the plastic surgeon who told you not to even think about going out of state was just trying to get your business. Dr. C has a ton of out of town patients. He is an amazing surgeon and I know he'd be able to help you out. Have you seen his corrective work on his site? Amazing! Whatever you end up deciding, I wish you all the best and I am certainly here for you if you need to talk, vent, cry, whatever. (((HUGS))) hun! __________________ www.justbreastimplants.com/Cohen/

11-08-2009, 09:44 PM	#73
cougartown Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Seattle washington Posts: 206 Thanks: 37 Thanked 66 Times in 66 Posts	Hi There. I'm with everyone else in expressing my sympathy and well wishes for you! I'm really sorry you are struggling with all this. I sent you a FR so I can take a look at your pics. It sounds like it may be a really good idea to visit more than one plastic surgeon! Hang in there sweetie! __________________ 43 Birthdays Ht:5'6" Wt: 115lbs Pre-Op: 36AA BWD: 11cm 300cc Natrelle Silicone Gel HP unders Had implants for 14 years but ruptured and were removed.

11-08-2009, 09:54 PM	#74
JayJgirls Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 856 Thanks: 624 Thanked 363 Times in 311 Posts	Well I have seen 4 plastic surgeon and I am just in a bad postion... The fact is I have nice looking boobs they are not as bad as I FEEL.... But one pocket is bigger and that boob is flatter and goes all the way into my arm pit..No matter what everyone tries to say it is noticible in a bathing suit... The fact is I feel so presured into getting a lift because of the bottoming out... I wish I had perfect results but I have to accept my less than perfect BA or Explant... Although I did not realize explant are not that popular at all My plastic surgeon has only done 3 in 15 yrs.. uggg I am really in a bad place.. __________________ pre BA 34b/c not filled droopy slight ptosis BA 1-21-09 390cc overfilled 450cc Revision for bottoming out 6-10-09 didn't hold 3 BA Jan 13 2010 330cc MP+ full anchor lift natrelle mp68 salines So far 36D or 34DD 5'6 125lbs Mommy of 2 girls 6 & 7 Also if friend request me just drop a note saying so or I won't expect you cause my pics and my story are private and not the prettiest ya get my drift..[/FONT][/COLOR]

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