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    Explant Update: One Month After Breast Implant Removal

    Following up one month after breast implant removal, or explanting. I just had my second check-up and everything looks good, and I am cleared for exercise. I can’t believe how fast the recovery went! I also got to see photos of the implants after the removal and the capsules. I even got to see video of them cutting open the left side capsule and the implant sliding out. The capsule around a breast implant is a layer of scar tissue that naturally forms around the implant after it is placed in the body. This capsule is the body’s way of…

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    The Day After Explant Surgery

    The day after explant surgery was not as bad as I was expecting! I think that nerve block must be pretty effective. They said it would last about 3 days and slowly wear off. I woke up from surgery and immediately started crying because it felt like my chest was on fire. The nurses quickly shot something into my IV and I felt better. They said the burning feeling was pain from the incisions. I’m currently all bandaged up and have not had the courage to unbandage and take a look. I remember looking for the first time after I…