Mastectomy implants being removed.

Hi Tekuku

Welcome to the forum and sorry to hear that you are having problems with your implants. While I haven’t had a mastectomy I noticed that you haven’t had any answers yet so I thought I’d welcome you to the forum anyway. Hopefully someone will be along soon with an answer for you.

Best wishes

Daisy53

Hi Tekuku

I had my implant out 2 weeks ago and I am not at all happy with the result.  I thought I couldn't look any worse than I did but I was wrong.  I think it is important to ask your surgeon what they are hoping for as an end result.  Subsequent to my op I have seen photos online of an "aesthetic flat closure" which looks really good and is what I was expecting.  Ask your surgeon what he/she is thinking.  Best wishes 

So sorry to hear about the difficulties you have had with your implants- can I ask if you had any lymph node involvement when you had your original surgery please?   

Hi.  Yes I had lymph node involvement both times.  I have had 2 mastectomies.  I was first diagnosed in 2016 and have had many ops, lots of radiotherapy and multiple chemos but currently cancer free and having a treatment break.  

Hi Tekuku

did you have lymph node involvement too all those years ago? 

V kind of you to take the trouble Daisy, but hey presto, it looks as tho I've got some responses now. Thank you ️️️

Oh no, so sorry to hear this. You must be v disappointed. I have to admit I have my concerns because of the way my body was reorganised to accommodate the implants....where do they put all those muscles they moved and are no longer any use for their original purpose. Can I ask how long your implants were in and why you had them removed? What do you feel is the problem now? Glad to have the opportunity to speak to you. Many thanks. X

Yes Sharon, in those days they took the whole lot, which caused huge problems in the arm and left a lot of scar tissue too. Nowadays I understand it's not so radical. Why do you ask? 

Hi there.  The implants were temporary expanders put in 3 years ago but were never right and with Covid etc nothing was ever done.  They had to come out.  The problem now is that I had a large lump of fat at the top.  A roll of fat at the bottom and side and a huge crater in the middle.  For unknown reasons the incision is from my sternum to part way around my back.  Much bigger than the original mastectomy scar.  I'm sure you will be fine as most people are.  I just drew the short straw with the plastic surgeon.  Kind regards

I know that one. Mine also were expanders. And they were never right, ever. Always painful, uncomfortable, and I regretted it from day one, and think that's why my body rejected.  The surgeon then td me it was a cost cutting exercise by the nhs that had backfired as they weren't ever successful and ended up costing more in rectifying. I had mine redone 3 times because of capsular contraction a when I left s room after the last one 14 years ago, he said you'll be back, I said no I won't. He said you will. Unfortunately he was right. I wish I'd listened to myself 20 years ago and never hadt done. I know you've had problems, but how do you feel with no breast? I have chronic pain from arthritis, which I discovered on line is a side effect of having implants, so you saved yourself that one.