Implanting Surgeon's Advice

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I agree about not necessarily following your implanting surgeon's

advice. I had suspected my implants were making me ill and I knew

they hurt terribly, so I first went to the original implanting

doctor. He was VERY defensive and hostile. Before even taking a

glance at my breasts, he immediately told me in no uncertain terms

that my breasts were not hurting from implants and that they were

not making me sick. He actually seemed so angry about it that I felt

a bit scared. When he did finally check them he just looked at them

for about 10 seconds (without even feeling them) and said, " Oh, they

look fine. There's no problem. " He even took pictures again to show

that they looked fine after ten years. It was very weird. I went on

for a couple of months ignoring my gut feeling, trying to go by what

he said- after all, he is a doctor.

Eventually the internist and rheumatologist I go to said they

thought they were definately causing the pain and possibly were

making me ill and to get them removed. I didn't even contact the

original doctor again and went directly to Dr. Huang. When she heard

the symptoms she immediately said they needed to come out. She was

able to go through my original incisions and didn't do a lift. I am

happier with them each day. Even though they are two different sizes

(which they were before implants) they don't look like pancakes (at

least not yet- I'm hoping they remain somewhat perky) as a lot of

people fear they might, and they feel so much softer. I'm so excited

for those who are going to be explanted, because it is such a good

feeling to literally " get these things off your chest. "

> > Patty,

> > Thanks so much for your email. I think I know what I need

to

> do but I just want to help put my fears to rest. I went back to

my

> PC that put the implants in, before talking to you on the phone

and

> finding this website, and questioned them about the implants being

> the cause. Of course, they told me they did not think so and they

> told me that if I took them out, I would be flat. The nurse said

> that my tissue probably would not expand back out. I was so

> depressed! I think this is why I am so concerned about this issue.

> > Thanks so much for your help!

> >

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> >

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: *~Patty~*

> > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 8:20 AM

> >

> > Subject: Re: to from

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> > ,

> > I can tell you that this issue of being flattened out from the

> implants and not looking like you did before is a common concern,

and

> I can hopefully allay your fears about it. If my experience is a

> good indication of what occurs, then you will have as much breast

> tissue as you did before. I certainly do, and I had huge implants

> (450 cc overfilled to 500cc). I really was all implant with

hardly

> any tissue there. My implants were under the muscle.....I don't

know

> how much smooshing occurs, but I do know they were very firm,

> unnaturally so. However, after explant and lift, my breasts have

the

> same amount of tissue as they did before, and they are perkier. I

> don't think I am smaller, as evidenced by my measurement, (which

is

> the same as pre-implant) and they feel very soft and natural.

> >

> > I really have not met very many women that I can even recall in

my

> 5 years in this issue that have complained of being with less

tissue

> after explant. Of course, in the worst cases of silicone gel

> rupture, a number of them lost their whole breasts. But with

saline,

> I really don't think tissue loss is a concern. The implant and

scar

> tissue will be removed, but not breast tissue, and the breast

tissue

> that is there, if it was smooshed at all won't take long to fluff

> back out. I really don't think you need to fear being smaller

than

> your pre-implant size.

> >

> > The fear of ruining your body forever is only justified because

of

> the scars--those you will be left with, but if you use a skilled

> plastic surgeon, they won't be much larger than your implanting

scars.

> > Patty

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: robert quigle

> >

> > Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 9:53 PM

> > Subject: to from

> >

> >

> > ,

> > Thank you so much for emailing a response back to me about

the

> burning issue. I have not been explanted. I do not have any

other

> symptom besides burning. I guess I have been trying to figure out

if

> this is what is causing it. I have been tested for everything and

> the doctors can't find anything wrong with me. I had some other

> issues about 2 years ago with numbness and pain but they went away

> and I have had burning for a year and a half. I have just

recently

> discovered that it may be my implants! I am scared and worried

sick

> about the surgery. I am scared of what I will look like when the

> implants are out. I know my health comes first but I am still

> scared. I was a small " B " and I went up to a " D " . I am worried

if I

> will have any breast tissue left or if it will all be flattened

out.

> How was your outcome? Were you flat at first? Did your breast ti

> ssue slowly expand back out? It is not going back to the size

that I

> was before that scares me. It is being flatter because of the

> implants! Did you have to have a lift? Were your implants above

or

> below the muscle?

> > I know this is a lot of questions but all of these things

are

> on my mind. Also, I am concerned about the burning not going

away.

> I hope I have not ruined my body forever.

> > If you can answer any of my questions I will be truly grateful!!

> > Thanks, (quigle77@m...)

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