Breast augmentation

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Hi Mn. I am currently thinking of getting small implants - just to lift them a bit - nothing crazy. Have considered a few different types of implants including b lites (available in UK) and ideal saline implants which have no risk of silicone leak but would mean i would need to get them done in America as not available in the UK. I am seriously alarmed though by people who have posted experiences online claiming silicone illnesses and auto immune conditions as a result of ba. All of them carry this supposed risk seeing as they all have a silicone shell regardless of silicone / saline inside. Has anyone had a negative experience where they felt their implants made them unwell and regretted having them done? I am NOT a journo just a mum wanting a boob job! Any info much appreciated

Totally anecdotal obviously, and I've no idea about the cause and effect, but my sister developed debilitating fibromyalgia after a boob job. I've always wondered if the two were connected.

Have you considered a fat transfer breast augmentation? They're a bit pricier and two cups is the upper limit as far as size increase goes, but no implants are involved, so...?

You can have a breast uplift without implants can't you??
No personal experience though.
I think these things are best avoided tbh.

@girlywurly sorry that happened to your sister, this is one of the things i have read about online. I did consider fat transfer but i haven't got enough apparently ffs. Plenty of loose skin mind you! Just not enough fat. Did your sister ever connect the two or consider getting her implants removed? The women in my family are quite against it but then so many people have them and are fine that it's hard to know - maybe it is coincidence

@pisfor you can but then i would have to have some tissue removed and they would look even smaller plus scars. If i have implants that will give me enough of a lift - but i do not want to compromise my health. Form and function before anything else i think.

They need to be replaced every 10 years or so too...
If it's really getting you down then I suppose go for it!

@pisforpeter i think in the end i probably won't do it. They do get me down a bit but the risk is there and so i think i wouldn't enjoy having them even if they looked great i would probably always be anxious. Answered my own question i think now

It's not strictly true that implants need replacing every 10 years. My surgeon told me that the implants have a lifetime guarantee. The implant certificate also reflects this. Thats not to say that they won't need replacing due to capsular contracture but the recent information is you no longer need to automatically plan replacement surgery every decade.

@era they told me this too. I scar very badly so have a gut feeling i am at risk for capsular contracture anyway. Obviously everyone is but i look in the mirror and think 'urrrrrgh turn the lights off NOW' but equally i don't want to be worse off than before.

Can't you just get a breast lift?

@ttbb no. Well technically i could but then i wojld be left with practically nothing because of the tissue they would have to remove. They are not actually that saggy to be fair, more 'empty sock' if you can visualise that stunning image