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Hi~
I just had my expander "swap out" 3 weeks ago after a L skin sparing mastectomy. In the process, my R side was augmented (slightly-just 250cc's) to match the L.
My implants are silicone & I am AMAZED by how real they feel. As they were expanding my L side w/saline, I was a little uncomfortable with how not real the saline felt. Sometimes I could even feel the saline swishing around inside!
After I was finished w/the expansion period & scheduling my swap out surgery, I had some sadness about altering my R, healthy breast. But the silicone implant feels totally real-kinda reminds me of my how my breasts felt when I was younger & they were much fuller.
The L side (mastec/expander side) still feels a little rigid-the skin even has a little shine to it, so I'm really glad to hear from Kelly that things continue to "loosen up".
And just a note about silicone implants - there has NEVER been sufficient evidence to substantiate all the claims of complications w/silicone implants. The FDA ban was effective in the US only (maybe Canada too?) b/c we live in such a litigious society & the FDA was being very cautious. In the meantime, silicone implants have always been available to all women, for all reasons outside of the US.
My doc had me meet w/his nurse to talk about all the details of my surgery, address any/all concerns about implants-silicone & saline-before my surgery.
I hope you have the same opportunity, so that when you do go in for your next stage of reconstruction, you can go in with knowledge, confidence about your decision & peace of mind!
Keep us posted~
Keep the Faith!
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