Implants

I had a bilateral mastectomy December 2017 with TE. I had my silicone implant surgery October 2018. I've had no problems. They healed really well and my scars have healed well and are fading nicely. In August 2019 I had 3D nipple tattoos done by Vinnie Meyers. Everything has gone great but they aren't perfect. My left is a little lower than my right. Exactly how my natural breasts were. Also a little dog ears on each side. In general I'm pretty pleased.

I had silicon implants 2 years ago and am having them removed in January. (this will be a 3 hour surgery to do it right en bloc).They look fine but they function lousy. I had 6 months of physical therapy because my pectorals hate them. They are uncomfortable at best, at worst, burning, pinching, "iron bra" feeling. I don't like to think what they are doing to my body either. Make sure you know what you are getting in to. You can't take them off. They are the gift that keeps giving the plastic surgeons. 40% of women need "revisions" and they are not supposed to last a lifetime either. Sooner or later they have to come out. Expect months of dealing with really uncomfortable expanders before you get your permanent ones. Some of us have to wear a bra 24/7 because they are so uncomfortable or to keep them up. Some folks get sick from them (go to the Breast Implant Illness Facebook Page or the Flat and Fabulous page. There are warnings out about them now. I am not saying they don't work for some women, they do, just look before you leap. Plastic surgeons are salesmen. Mine told me there was NO reason not to do them and if I did not like them she could just "pop them out". I wish. And I have a friend who did the fat transplant. She had to have revision surgery, hernia surgery, surgery to the other one but they still don't match, so that's not a panacea either. The plastic surgeons seem to think a "revision" is nothing because they don't have to live through the surgery and the weeks or months of recovery. I searched "Explant" on this site and was surprised to not find it, there are more than a few of us doing it. Good Luck!

8 years, Allergan Natrelle 457 cc’s. Placed during a one step procedure, no TE’s. I rarely even notice them! Best of luck to you

I also did direct to implant Natrelle. Recovered well and about the same size as I had before.

I've had sub-pectoral implants for 4 years. No complications, no revisions, and they look great. Last year I went to the UK and stayed in the same hotel room with a long-term friend who saw me change. When she saw them she was very startled and said, "Wow, those look VERY real!" My PS did a great job on the reconstruction and the fake nipples (which are a perfect size), and Vinnie Myers' tattoos were the icing on the cake.

(I did have TEs - not for long as you can see from my profile - and they were quite painful, but worth it.)

I had direct to implant, pre pectoral, pretty much the same size as before. It’s only been 6 weeks, but so far so good, I am really happy with the outcome. Certainly feel strange compared to before, but not as weird as I was expecting!!

MinusTwo, are your implants under or over the muscle