Words of Advice for implant replacement

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lab44
lab44 Member Posts: 69
edited October 2021 in Breast Reconstruction

Just scheduled my implant replacement and revision surgery (decrease "extra area of pocket", lippo, etc) and very nervous about the process and recovery time. When I had my bi-laterlal mastectomy 11 years ago, I "did what I had to" but now it feels different.

Looking for advice (good, bad, & ugly) on implant exchange, revision surgery, lippo, etc.

TiA

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  • lab44
    lab44 Member Posts: 69
    edited October 2021

    in addition, thoughts on implants under vs. over muscles. I currently have them under but really dislike how 1 side gets distorted when my muscles flexes.

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  • Rah2464
    Rah2464 Member Posts: 1,647
    edited October 2021

    My revision surgery was so easy compared to my initial NS direct to implant, over the muscle. The harvesting areas of the lipo was definitely the painful area. Hopefully someone will respond about switching from under to over, that I cannot speak to. Best wishes on the surgery, hope you have beautiful results

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  • saltmarsh
    saltmarsh Member Posts: 227
    edited October 2021

    I've got over-the-muscle implants and am glad I went with them. The only thing I think some people might not like is the visible minor "rippling", but that only happens if my breast is unrestrained and I'm leaning forward. And no one sees it unless you do that in a low-cut shirt!

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited October 2021

    I have had under muscle implants since 2011. As much as one can like a 'fake' body addition, I like everything about them & would likely stick with 'under' again. Since my PS originally said shelf like was "around 10 years", I expect I'll be looking at replacements sooner rather than later..

    Looking forward to hearing from more people who have had their original implants replaced.

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  • lab44
    lab44 Member Posts: 69
    edited October 2021

    All, Thank you for your input. Met with P.S. today and new implants will be put in on Nov. 8th.

    saltmarsh Can you explain more about "rippling only if unrestrained and leaning forward"? Do you mean if your not wearing a bra?

    I have been very happy with my original implant surgery except for when my muscles flexes, it distorts on 1 side only. So my P.S. and I discussed putting the implants over the muscle. I've enjoyed the freedom of not wearing a bra most of the time unless I'm in a thin shirt and hope to keep it that way (I had decreased my size after my bi-lateral mastectomy).


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