janiejoey
Cathlete
Fit44, you have given the best pros and cons of this question.
When I was 22 I had implants put in. Mind you that was 40 years ago. The plastic surgeon told me this was for a lifetime. It was wonderful, I felt sexy, better, vain (I know) and I went from a size A to a D+.
Everything was fine for 30+ years. Yeah right. I put in the back of my mind that I couldn't run anymore without it hurting me, but I did it anyway, or upper body workouts for the same reason. Still did it anyway. When I slept at night I would have to sleep on my back or sides. I use to love sleeping on my belly. If I was on my belly then I could feel the highth from being small busted to large busted and it really hurt. And many more things. The important thing to me at the time was lots of looks from men (and jealous looks from women). Wow that gave me selected confidence. Yes indeed. I think I looked better to me than to other people. But boy did I show them off! Many years later I will pay for that kind of vain attitude.
More problems occured which I wouldn't wish on my worst enemies: (At the time age 52?)
I had implants on top of the muscle, so when I started to age and sag my nibbles were high and the implants were low.
The pain became impossible and had to see a plastic surgeon doctor about explants. My implants were ruptured, and it happened years and years ago. I think that's why I felt sick all the time.
Warning: Detailed After Surgery: When they removed them they also had to remove the silicone that seeped out of the implants. My breasts had void areas to heal. I lost one nipple from one breast and my body didn't heal itself for months at a time. I had to replace gauze into that void 3 x a day in order for it to help heal and it stunk because of rotting flesh. It was a gap about the size of a golf ball. When I went to the wound center (twice a week) the nurses had to cut out the rot, and once a week the plastic surgeon did the same. The other breast healed but has a forever scar lump the size of a tiny ball, and hurts when touched. The doctor wanted to try something different in order to speed up the healing on my breast. They gave me a machine to wear (for 2 months) to help extract the puss and infection that set in. Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) treatment. Finally I saw my family doctor and she prescribed antibiotics. Still don't know if it was the NPWT treatment or the antibiotics that healed it.
I'm left with two disfigured breasts, but, my life is so much better anyway. I exercise strenuously without hurting, still can't sleep on my belly, but I sleep just fine now. Most of all I'm healthy. I'm 62 now and very happy. But will always be shy about what kind of clothes I wear.
Even with the latest technology Implants will some how or another impact you later down the road. From what I understand you have to replace them every 5-10 years. The money adds up, and that's only one thing out of many things that can happen to you.
Do your homework/research, read, read, then read some more. Find out what it will cost you down the road.
Janie
When I was 22 I had implants put in. Mind you that was 40 years ago. The plastic surgeon told me this was for a lifetime. It was wonderful, I felt sexy, better, vain (I know) and I went from a size A to a D+.
Everything was fine for 30+ years. Yeah right. I put in the back of my mind that I couldn't run anymore without it hurting me, but I did it anyway, or upper body workouts for the same reason. Still did it anyway. When I slept at night I would have to sleep on my back or sides. I use to love sleeping on my belly. If I was on my belly then I could feel the highth from being small busted to large busted and it really hurt. And many more things. The important thing to me at the time was lots of looks from men (and jealous looks from women). Wow that gave me selected confidence. Yes indeed. I think I looked better to me than to other people. But boy did I show them off! Many years later I will pay for that kind of vain attitude.
More problems occured which I wouldn't wish on my worst enemies: (At the time age 52?)
I had implants on top of the muscle, so when I started to age and sag my nibbles were high and the implants were low.
The pain became impossible and had to see a plastic surgeon doctor about explants. My implants were ruptured, and it happened years and years ago. I think that's why I felt sick all the time.
Warning: Detailed After Surgery: When they removed them they also had to remove the silicone that seeped out of the implants. My breasts had void areas to heal. I lost one nipple from one breast and my body didn't heal itself for months at a time. I had to replace gauze into that void 3 x a day in order for it to help heal and it stunk because of rotting flesh. It was a gap about the size of a golf ball. When I went to the wound center (twice a week) the nurses had to cut out the rot, and once a week the plastic surgeon did the same. The other breast healed but has a forever scar lump the size of a tiny ball, and hurts when touched. The doctor wanted to try something different in order to speed up the healing on my breast. They gave me a machine to wear (for 2 months) to help extract the puss and infection that set in. Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) treatment. Finally I saw my family doctor and she prescribed antibiotics. Still don't know if it was the NPWT treatment or the antibiotics that healed it.
I'm left with two disfigured breasts, but, my life is so much better anyway. I exercise strenuously without hurting, still can't sleep on my belly, but I sleep just fine now. Most of all I'm healthy. I'm 62 now and very happy. But will always be shy about what kind of clothes I wear.
Even with the latest technology Implants will some how or another impact you later down the road. From what I understand you have to replace them every 5-10 years. The money adds up, and that's only one thing out of many things that can happen to you.
Do your homework/research, read, read, then read some more. Find out what it will cost you down the road.
Janie
Last edited:
We are lucky to have options as long as we make the decisions knowing all the risk.