Tissue Expander look vs the "final product" look

The way my PS explained it was the TE process is the foundation work , the exchange to the implants is when he does the art of making them look good . The implants are softer , rounder and look more realistic than the TEs which were firm and odd feeling .

I guess it very much depends on the whole chest shape... I have TE's with just 60cc and have small boobs that I think I could quite well live with. This is certainly very individual...

I'm very happy with the shape of my final result. My TEs were quite flat and wide, too, so don't worry about that. My final result is a bit bigger than I anticipated since I had a small chest for my frame before (B cup and I'm 5' 6" of average weight), but very nice. I ended up with 550cc very high-profile rounds.

I had my exchange 3 weeks ago and the implants look so much better. The expanders were odd and misshapen. My implants already look much better and more like real breasts. My ps said it will take about 3 months until we can tell exactly how they will settle and look but I’m happy so far.

For sure. They weren't symmetrical and looked more like large golf balls. Let your ps know what size you'd like to be. I was dd and now am a happy c.

One thing I've discovered recently is that my skin flexibility makes a difference in the way the TE's appear. I had a fill to 450cc's 3 weeks ago. After the fill, the TE's seemed flatter on front. Now, 3 weeks later, they are much rounder looking.

Mainly because the skin stretched and stopped digging them into my pecs and ribs. It was pretty painful and now the skin is much looser and happier.

For me, a longer wait between fills is letting me see a little more of what they will look like I think (and hope)!

how the tes look isn't important. It's just to keep the skin stretched while you go through txs. A good plastic surgeon will give you good results. However, even though my guy is tops, my anatomy is such that even with lipo filling an area, it's still has a little dip. Not the ps fault, just my body.

Hello countdooku. I currently have an expander in and my reconstruction will be in October. I currently have 5oocc in and I'm done with filling it.. Like you I have a lot of side boob and I didn't have that before. My plastic surgeon told me he left a little extra in case he hand to "pull it in more" and he due to radiation tightening the skin. I've had my procedure pushed back from August to October because he thought the incision area was still going through some post radiation changes. he did tell me that he will lipo some out of that side boob if he doesn't need it, so it can be smooth again. I know that I STILL have such much tightening over the expander and under my arm.

Did anyone have their tissue expanders rotate on them? I just had my 6th and final fill today (total 360 ccs) and both had rotated since the last time. PS then added 'revision bilateral reconstruction' to my swap out surgery since they did that. I never think to ask all the questions when I'm there. So ready to get the expander replaced!!

Hi. Thanks for this thread. I'm not going to do the exchange until February, 2020 since I just finished radiation this week and my PS is somewhat conservative in his approach.

I had my first and last fill - that's an interesting process! I had them pumped up when I had them put in (during my BMX) and then "topped them off" a few days ago.

I'm really hoping that the final product is softer, lighter, and generally less bulky and uncomfortable feeling! Also hoping the exchange surgery is significantly easier than the BMX experience!

My exchange surgery is scheduled for Friday the 13th. Gotta love it! I have been done with fills and healing for months but just now having the surgery, by my choice. I don't like the way my TE feel, but I have grown accustomed to my “Barbie" boobs and like the way they look in clothes. I'm worried I will not like a more “natural" shape, after all this time. I'm looking forward to more comfort, though.

Now, if I could just have Barbie thighs...