Re: Re: YOUR OPINIONS ON LIFTS AT TIME OF EXPLANTATION, PLEASE

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Yikes! Bless your heart! Was it worth going back for the lift? How disheartening was it in the months prior to getting the lift? Were you ever tempted to skip the additional surgery? Thanks for sharing, . I appreciate it! Annlindabones9 <lindabones9@...> wrote:

My PS had intended to do the lift after removing the implants, BUT, they had grown into my chest wall!! She had to literally tear them out of me!! She had to STOP do to so much trama the implants had caused my tissue!! I had the second surgery to do the lift 7 months later, this last March, and I still hurt! After EXplant surgery my doc ordered another MRI to compare and be sure it was all out.So, make sure you have a GOOD surgeon...and don't be surprized if it takes you 2 surgeries. It just depends on your circumstances...how long they have been in, etc.Best of luck and GO FOR IT!! GET THOSE DUMPS OUT OF YOU BEFORE YOU get sicker and sicker!xxx in Ca> Based on what I've been reading, the body goes

thru a lot, just > getting explanted from the implants (mine are silicone, PS thinks > they are probably ruptured due to severe CC...so probably be a lot of > digging silicone out of my chest at explantation). So my question is > this, isn't it subjecting the body to additional trauma to get a lift > when explanted? I'm not into having SharPei boobs, but if that's the > best ticket to faster healing from the explantation, I'm tempted to > either skip the lift or get it later. It just seems to me that > cutting away a lot of skin and repositioning a nipple is adding > physical insult to a breast that's already injured by having an > implant, a scar capsule, and likely clumps of silicone cut out of it > and the neighboring tissues/muscles/nodes. I'd love to be told I > won't need a lift, but do NOT expect that to be the case. I'd rather > get it all done at once, and be

done with it, but really wonder about > the additional abuse to my body of a lift. YOUR OPINIONS/EXPERIENCE > ON THIS MATTER, PLEASE! Thanks!!!!

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Ann, I am glad I could help you! By no means, although I went to Dr kolb- Feng is an excellent surgeon, and you will be in good hands. See if she is open and able to perform a different lift on you, that doesnt involve nipples.Tell her your gut reaction to it. Who knows? But i do know, it will all work out. But trust me, you are n good hands, she is one of our best and will get them out properly.May God Bless and Protect you during these times! Hamg in there...

>From: "ann53ie" <ann53ie@...> >Reply- > >Subject: Re: YOUR OPINIONS ON LIFTS AT TIME OF EXPLANTATION, PLEASE >Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 19:58:18 -0000 > >Hi , Your post really hit home with me. My biggest hesitation >about a lift is cutting my nipples out and repositioning them! I lost >enough feeling in them after getting the implants, 17 yrs ago. I'm >hoping not to lose more, and to maybe regain some once the pressure >of the implants is off of the nerve endings. I read your post about >Dr Kolb doing your surgery. I'm glad she listened to your concerns >and did well for you. I hear a lot of good things about her. The main >reason I decided to go to Dr Feng instead of Dr Kolb, was because of >the ultrasounds for silicone, and Dr Feng's particular attention to >the nerve endings, etc. via her microsurgery techniques. We'll see >what happens. I will definitely be asking Dr Feng about the >alternative you got, avoiding the nipples being cut out/around. Your >news was encourageing! Thanks so much! Ann > > > >

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Ann, you have me laughing. I sleep soooo good now! on my tummy,,,, its great. And I really finally had to come to acceptance with myself. So, I'm more peaceful about it and life in general.

You sound like you have a great attitude, and are on the right track.With an attitude like yours, I am sure you will recover nicely.

Wow, so silicone gellies gets cold, eh? Hmm, the sh** we go through, you know? Cold boobies, no sleep..its amazing . I am sure that all your years of supplements and hormone replacement, along with all your other knowledge has kept you somewhat safe from harm. Kept that immunity strong, to handle the implants. You are a lot better off, because of those actions-I'm sure. You are a very smart girl to not reimplant, and will thank yourself later, believe me. Salines were catastrophic to me. Love you,

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Thank you, , so much! It really helped to know I'm not the only one with Nipplephobia!! Your remark about necrosis struck a nerve with me too.... There were some pics of Jenna, who got explanted by Dr Feng who developed necrosis afterwards...... Oh my! NOT something I want to think about, and if avoiding a lift reduces chances of complications afterwards, I'd be tempted, although VERY depressed....! It's been a major step to look at NO replacement implants for me. I thought saline would be the safe alternative til I started reading on this site, and others. Sure made for an unexpected turn of events planned, for me, along with MUCH saddness. I loved the implants when they didn't hurt and didn't make me sick. However, those days were very short-lived. I'm trying to get geared up to be more health-oriented for detox purposes. I've been a heavy-hitter on antioxidants/vitamins/minerals etc for YEARS. Husband and I both wonder what shape I might be in after 17 years of silicone if I had NOT been using the natural stuff. Can't wait to sleep on my stomach without 2 hard boulders underneath! Can't wait to go outside in the cold winter weather without having 2 freezing blobs on my chest! Never heard anyone talk about their implants being really cold and making them cold, but mine sure do. I had wondered if the saline would be better or worse. Guess it won't matter now, for me. Regards, Ann

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Dear , Thanks for your encouraging words! Glad you sleep well now, and I look so forward to it too, and the "warm" boobs in winter! SNO-CONES ain't for me!!! Have a great weekend! Ann Re: YOUR OPINIONS ON LIFTS AT TIME OF EXPLANTATION, PLEASE Thank you, , so much! It really helped to know I'm not the only one with Nipplephobia!! Your remark about necrosis struck a nerve with me too.... There were some pics of Jenna, who got explanted by Dr Feng who developed necrosis afterwards...... Oh my! NOT something I want to think about, and if avoiding a lift reduces chances of complications afterwards, I'd be tempted, although VERY depressed....! It's been a major step to look at NO replacement implants for me. I thought saline would be the safe alternative til I started reading on this site, and others. Sure made for an unexpected turn of events planned, for me, along with MUCH saddness. I loved the implants when they didn't hurt and didn't make me sick. However, those days were very short-lived. I'm trying to get geared up to be more health-oriented for detox purposes. I've been a heavy-hitter on antioxidants/vitamins/minerals etc for YEARS. Husband and I both wonder what shape I might be in after 17 years of silicone if I had NOT been using the natural stuff. Can't wait to sleep on my stomach without 2 hard boulders underneath! Can't wait to go outside in the cold winter weather without having 2 freezing blobs on my chest! Never heard anyone talk about their implants being really cold and making them cold, but mine sure do. I had wondered if the saline would be better or worse. Guess it won't matter now, for me. Regards, Ann