Just diagnosed and scared.

mine are silicone. No one mentioned saline to me or they did and I just don’t remember. So far mine are fine tho they do ripple as they are on top of muscle and I have not done fat grafting.

If the implant is sitting above the muscle, it is just under the skin. It does not always look smooth and round. Sometimes there's slight rippling in certain positions. Some people choose to have fat taken from other parts of the body and injected around the implant so that no rippling is visible, and it looks and feels a bit more natural. The fat grafting doesn't always last.

The implant could also be put under the pectoral muscle, and then there are no concerns about rippling; however people do say this method can be a bit more painful.

If you are planning to reconstruct, definitely meet with a plastic surgeon before surgery, to make sure you know all the different options for reconstruction that are suitable and available for you.

Mine is silicone also. Rippling is when you do certain motions, you can see your skin kind of rippling. Because there's really nothing between the implant and your skin.Saline is even worse I've heard for rippling. I had fat grafting also they suck out some of your fat and inject it in certain areas to make it look more realistic. It looked Great! At first, but then a lot of the fat just disappeared.Dont get implants under the muscle, I did at first and hated it. I work out with weights and it was jumping all over the place!😄. When I was having chemo, I mostly wanted bland food, like oatmeal, mashed potatoes, crackers. Nothing tasted right, so I preferred food with little taste. Every now and then I craved something spicy, and lived to regret it! Burned my mouth, stomach! Don't do it! My lips got epically chapped! Water tasted weird, a little lemon in it helped.You might experience everything differently, My ninja bullet was great, I put greens, frozen berries, protein powder, even ice cream when i got too skinny. At least if i had that, i got nutrients. Youll get lots of tips here, plenty of helpful advice.If you get the Neulasta injection post chemo,be sure to take Claritin, day of and 3 days after Neulasta shot. Cuts the bone pain WAY down! Try to enjoy Turkey day😚💖

The other option is using your own tissue to reconstruct a breast. The recovery is much longer, but many people prefer the results.

Remember, the right choice will be unique to you. It's very possible it won't be the same as the combo that worked for others.

I guess I'm happy. I'm still getting used to them. They aren't like my old boobs, they don't feel quite like "me" yet, but when I'm dressed I look and feel normal, and that is nice. I also still need to do nipple reconstruction on my cancer side, so I'm still not feeling "whole" quite yet.

That is another thing to ask, if you're a candidate for using your own tissue for reconstruction. If you are, those results can be great. I've seen some , you totally cant tell!😀I never had enough body fat ,especially after chemo. I finally had a latissimus flap surgery, and im pretty pleased with it, nice and soft, good symmetry. My nipple reconstruction "died" so I'm in process of getting a nipple tattoo. So far it looks pretty realistic 😊 In clothes, even bathing suits, looks great!

btw nipple reconstruction is done in an office visit. Hopefully no more surgery for me.

i didnt have a port, and i kind of wish i had. The veins in my arm got fried from the chemo, and its a pain to try to get blood out of the scrawny little suckers.