Expalnting 8 week old implants...too soon?

September 8, 2003

I have wanted bigger breasts for many, many years.

Well...a couple friends got them...so I jumped on the bandwagon.

I have talked off and on to my husband about

it for 15 years...he always said I didn't need them...but I felt

I did. Now that I have them...he says he is neutral about them.

But he also doesn't like the fact that they are so hard.

And I really don't look any different with clothes on than

I did before with a padded bra.

I think they were placed too high because they are still high and

hard on my chest.

I went trans-ax. My ps said to give it three months...but progression

pictures

I am taking are not showing them droping at all...so I can't imagine

that

they will all of a sudden drop at three months.

I am afraid that my ps is going to say that he needs to do a pocket

revision,

and make two more scars...which I don't want. I really don't think

he can do

a revision through the armpit.

My husband thinks the whole plastic surgery thing is an illusion...he

thinks that women who have

plastic surgery think that all of a sudden their lives are going to

be perfect...

I'm thinking I might agree with him , at least for me.

I have been thinking about bigger boobies my whole life...but now

that I have them...

it really isn't that big of a deal. I truly do not feel any

different than when I wore a push-up,

padded bra. And he really doesn't seem to care that much when I am

naked...

I really think he preferred my real ones...which where at least

softer.

He knew it was important for me...so he finally gave in...but now I'm

wishing he hadn't.

I told him that if I had them removed I would feel foolish for

wasting $5000

(plus whatever removal costs were) I asked if he would say I told

you so...

he said no, that I would be saying that to myself. I told him I was

looking to get a part-time

job to pay for them...and he said no...our money is our money...not

his/hers.

(I work for him anyway...but I don't get a paycheck).

I guess I'm asking if I should just get them removed...or should I

try and go for the revision if needed,

since I am not having any physical problems.

Will it be better to get them removed so soon after surgery? How

will they look?

Btw...I had 450cc salines put in under the muscle.

I'm 5'7 148lbs.

Thanks

September 8, 2003

Hi,

I can definitely relate to you. I thought implants would make me feel more beautiful and sexy, but in reality they did neither. In fact I have always been concious of their fakeness and wish I never got them. Eight weeks may be a little soon since surgery puts your body through a lot of stress. You should definitely consult with your PS. If he is not supportive, find another PS!

After having mine in for five years I can definitely tell you that it is better to take them out sooner than later. Plus you will have a much better result with explantation if you've only had the implants for a short period of time.

Liz

absmile1 <theblunts@...> wrote:

I have wanted bigger breasts for many, many years. Well...a couple friends got them...so I jumped on the bandwagon.I have talked off and on to my husband aboutit for 15 years...he always said I didn't need them...but I feltI did. Now that I have them...he says he is neutral about them.But he also doesn't like the fact that they are so hard.And I really don't look any different with clothes on thanI did before with a padded bra.I think they were placed too high because they are still high and hard on my chest.I went trans-ax. My ps said to give it three months...but progression picturesI am taking are not showing them droping at all...so I can't imagine thatthey will all of a sudden drop at three months.I am afraid that my ps is going to say that he needs to do a pocket revision,and make two

more scars...which I don't want. I really don't think he can doa revision through the armpit.My husband thinks the whole plastic surgery thing is an illusion...he thinks that women who haveplastic surgery think that all of a sudden their lives are going to be perfect...I'm thinking I might agree with him , at least for me.I have been thinking about bigger boobies my whole life...but now that I have them...it really isn't that big of a deal. I truly do not feel any different than when I wore a push-up,padded bra. And he really doesn't seem to care that much when I am naked...I really think he preferred my real ones...which where at least softer.He knew it was important for me...so he finally gave in...but now I'm wishing he hadn't.I told him that if I had them removed I would feel foolish for wasting $5000(plus whatever removal costs were) I asked if he would say I told

you so...he said no, that I would be saying that to myself. I told him I was looking to get a part-timejob to pay for them...and he said no...our money is our money...not his/hers.(I work for him anyway...but I don't get a paycheck).I guess I'm asking if I should just get them removed...or should I try and go for the revision if needed,since I am not having any physical problems.Will it be better to get them removed so soon after surgery? How will they look?Btw...I had 450cc salines put in under the muscle.I'm 5'7 148lbs.Thanks

September 8, 2003

It sounds to me like you have an awesome husband and if I was in your

shoes, being unhappy with the implants, and having a husband that is

supportive, I think I would get the suckers out now, before you tempt

fate and are forced to deal with them as you will be, at some future

date. Being that they do not last forever, will need to be changed at

some point, carry risks such as illness and CC why wait if you are

not even that happy with them. I would get them out and not look back

hugs

In , " absmile1 " <theblunts@e...> wrote:

> I have wanted bigger breasts for many, many years.

> Well...a couple friends got them...so I jumped on the bandwagon.

> I have talked off and on to my husband about

> it for 15 years...he always said I didn't need them...but I felt

> I did. Now that I have them...he says he is neutral about them.

> But he also doesn't like the fact that they are so hard.

> And I really don't look any different with clothes on than

> I did before with a padded bra.

>

> I think they were placed too high because they are still high and

> hard on my chest.

> I went trans-ax. My ps said to give it three months...but

progression

> pictures

> I am taking are not showing them droping at all...so I can't

imagine

> that

> they will all of a sudden drop at three months.

>

> I am afraid that my ps is going to say that he needs to do a pocket

> revision,

> and make two more scars...which I don't want. I really don't think

> he can do

> a revision through the armpit.

>

> My husband thinks the whole plastic surgery thing is an

illusion...he

> thinks that women who have

> plastic surgery think that all of a sudden their lives are going to

> be perfect...

> I'm thinking I might agree with him , at least for me.

> I have been thinking about bigger boobies my whole life...but now

> that I have them...

> it really isn't that big of a deal. I truly do not feel any

> different than when I wore a push-up,

> padded bra. And he really doesn't seem to care that much when I am

> naked...

> I really think he preferred my real ones...which where at least

> softer.

> He knew it was important for me...so he finally gave in...but now

I'm

> wishing he hadn't.

>

> I told him that if I had them removed I would feel foolish for

> wasting $5000

> (plus whatever removal costs were) I asked if he would say I told

> you so...

> he said no, that I would be saying that to myself. I told him I

was

> looking to get a part-time

> job to pay for them...and he said no...our money is our money...not

> his/hers.

> (I work for him anyway...but I don't get a paycheck).

>

> I guess I'm asking if I should just get them removed...or should I

> try and go for the revision if needed,

> since I am not having any physical problems.

>

> Will it be better to get them removed so soon after surgery? How

> will they look?

> Btw...I had 450cc salines put in under the muscle.

> I'm 5'7 148lbs.

>

> Thanks

September 14, 2003

Hi there,

Thanks for sharing with us your situation. I think your husband is quite the guy! I wish all men thought like he did! I know my husband likes soft natural breasts alot better than the hard fake ones, and we both have regretted what I have been through from those implants.

I have to just give you my opinion and let it go at that....I think you should get those suckers out of you as soon as you are ready to go through another surgery. If you are not totally happy with them and don't feel any attachment to them, you are much better off just getting them out of you and being done with the whole sordid affair right now, rather than waiting for complications to arise, such as a ruptured implants, a deflated one, but most importantly, the illnesses that we are all cropping up with that are so hard to diagnose, hard to treat, and hard to overcome. Face it, you are going to have to spend the money sometime...I am sure you were told when you got them that they don't last forever, right? So, whether you spend the money now, or spend it later it is all the same, (except it might be cheaper now than later!). You know, implants are just a bad idea no matter how you look at them. Expensive. Deceptive (in terms of the true quality of life.) Poorly made. Deceptively marketed.

The decision is yours, but I hope you will look at the long term view and see that it is all headed in the same place anyway...explant.

Take care,