Jani
10-14-2002, 01:49 PM
I was reading some of the post and I heard some people say something like, When my implants expire......
Do you have to replace them??
I had no idea that you have to have them replaced!!
Please let me know.
Thanks
Do you have to replace them??
I had no idea that you have to have them replaced!!
Please let me know.
Thanks
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VegasGirl
10-14-2002, 07:46 PM
In general, they tell you to plan on replacing them between 10-20 years. Some women can keep the same implants for 30 years and some have leaks or ruptures and need another surgery within a year or two. But on average, they say 10-20 years.
Jani
10-14-2002, 07:51 PM
Originally posted by VegasGirl:
In general, they tell you to plan on replacing them between 10-20 years. Some women can keep the same implants for 30 years and some have leaks or ruptures and need another surgery within a year or two. But on average, they say 10-20 years.
Oh I see!!! You really don't have to replace them. Only if they rupture or leak. I was thinking that it was mandatory to replace them!! I thought maybe they get too much scar tissue, or dry up, or something.
Thanks
In general, they tell you to plan on replacing them between 10-20 years. Some women can keep the same implants for 30 years and some have leaks or ruptures and need another surgery within a year or two. But on average, they say 10-20 years.
Oh I see!!! You really don't have to replace them. Only if they rupture or leak. I was thinking that it was mandatory to replace them!! I thought maybe they get too much scar tissue, or dry up, or something.
Thanks
VegasGirl
10-16-2002, 04:00 PM
No, you misunderstood, sweetie! You DO have to replace them in 10-20 years. You just have to do it SOONER if there's a leak or a rupture.
Jani
10-18-2002, 09:44 PM
Originally posted by VegasGirl:
No, you misunderstood, sweetie! You DO have to replace them in 10-20 years. You just have to do it SOONER if there's a leak or a rupture.
Hi,
Ok then, why do you Have to replace them? Why can't you just keep them instead of having to have another surgery?
Please let me know.
Thanks in Advance
No, you misunderstood, sweetie! You DO have to replace them in 10-20 years. You just have to do it SOONER if there's a leak or a rupture.
Hi,
Ok then, why do you Have to replace them? Why can't you just keep them instead of having to have another surgery?
Please let me know.
Thanks in Advance
stilljustagirl
10-20-2002, 06:42 AM
Well, you don't keep the same tires on your car do you? It's a foregin object inside your body, I have NEVER heard of implants lasting 20 years, 7-10 is what I have heard. If you're young, that's an awful lot of implants to go through. Maybe you could just get a lift or something?
Tifanie's Secret
10-20-2002, 10:50 PM
Originally posted by stilljustagirl:
Well, you don't keep the same tires on your car do you? It's a foregin object inside your body, I have NEVER heard of implants lasting 20 years, 7-10 is what I have heard. If you're young, that's an awful lot of implants to go through. Maybe you could just get a lift or something?
WOW!! stilljustagirl,
7 to 10 years in not a long time at all. By the time you get one set paid for, it's time to replace them.
So you have never heard of 20 years? This is depressing to know!!
Tif
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Well, you don't keep the same tires on your car do you? It's a foregin object inside your body, I have NEVER heard of implants lasting 20 years, 7-10 is what I have heard. If you're young, that's an awful lot of implants to go through. Maybe you could just get a lift or something?
WOW!! stilljustagirl,
7 to 10 years in not a long time at all. By the time you get one set paid for, it's time to replace them.
So you have never heard of 20 years? This is depressing to know!!
Tif
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VegasGirl
10-21-2002, 05:25 PM
Well, there are TONS of women w/ implants and they will ALL tell you their plastic surgeons told them 10-20 years, and a lot of them have HAD theirs for over ten years. Unless you have a leak or rupture, they SHOULD last over ten years.
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stilljustagirl
10-22-2002, 04:49 AM
That would be so scary if it came time to need them replaced and your credit has suffered and your money situation isn't good. It's always easier to take things out then put things in I think.
thisstarr
10-23-2002, 05:29 PM
Hello Everyone,
I have never heard of implants lasting 20 years... What doctor told you that sweetie? Implants can last up to 10 years if you dont have problems like:
Deflation, capsular contracture,infection, shifting, calcium deposits, you can have a lot of problems with implants and if you lucky you will make it till you have to replace them again..implants are not lifetime devices, read your book on "making an informed decision" your doctor should of gave it to you before your surgery.
I have heard many storys of women that had there implants in them longer then 10 years and there was nothing left of them..I use to work in a doctors office for a while!
I wish you all the best of luck!
Starr
I have never heard of implants lasting 20 years... What doctor told you that sweetie? Implants can last up to 10 years if you dont have problems like:
Deflation, capsular contracture,infection, shifting, calcium deposits, you can have a lot of problems with implants and if you lucky you will make it till you have to replace them again..implants are not lifetime devices, read your book on "making an informed decision" your doctor should of gave it to you before your surgery.
I have heard many storys of women that had there implants in them longer then 10 years and there was nothing left of them..I use to work in a doctors office for a while!
I wish you all the best of luck!
Starr
VegasGirl
10-24-2002, 07:38 PM
There is an implant info board and I am not allowed to put the link in here. BUT there are TONS of women who post there who have implants and there are SEVERAL on there (10-15 women) who have had their's for 20+ years. And if you do research on those implant sites and speak to a plastic surgeon, they will tell you 10-20 years on average. YES some people have problems and have to take them out earlier, but in general it is 10-20 years. I spent two years researching implants before I got them. I have spoken w/ SEVERAL plastic surgeons, researched McGhan on the internet, and most importantly spoke with women who have had implants for years.
blueeyes23
10-31-2002, 01:58 PM
I think there are so many people out there with ten millon different theories on "how long they last "really" last"
I just found this one another site that said they dont even last 10 years...
Record-level breast implants worry US doctors:
WASHINGTON - Record numbers of American women are having their breasts enlarged through implant surgery, raising alarm among public health advocates and physicians who say these women are not provided with enough information and protection.
A record 220,000 American women underwent breast implants last year, and an almost 10-per-cent increase is expected this year.
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'This is a cosmetic operation with serious health consequences, and the FDA is just not treating it with the seriousness it requires.'
-- Ms Diana Zuckerman,
president of the National Centre for Policy Research for Women and Familiesa
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That is twice the number of a decade ago before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) limited use of the most popular type of implant - silicone gel - after reports that it might cause debilitating illnesses. Many then turned to the saltwater-filled alternative.
The two US breast implant manufacturers recently reported record sales, and the operation has reached a level of social acceptance unimaginable a few years ago.
But public health advocates and physicians remain alarmed about implants of all types.
Recent research, they say, confirmed that planting a device in a woman's breast can cause serious, predictable, costly complications.
For instance, almost one-quarter of all saltwater-filled breast implants will need to be followed by another operation within five years, and that few implants can be expected to last more than 10 years.
'This is a cosmetic operation with serious health consequences, and the FDA is just not treating it with the seriousness it requires,' said Ms Diana Zuckerman, president of National Centre for Policy Research for Women and Families.
'The benefits are so small compared to the very real risks, so it should be getting more scrutiny.'
FDA officials say they have spent years reviewing breast implants and that they meet safety standards. --Washington Post
September 2002
I just found this one another site that said they dont even last 10 years...
Record-level breast implants worry US doctors:
WASHINGTON - Record numbers of American women are having their breasts enlarged through implant surgery, raising alarm among public health advocates and physicians who say these women are not provided with enough information and protection.
A record 220,000 American women underwent breast implants last year, and an almost 10-per-cent increase is expected this year.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'This is a cosmetic operation with serious health consequences, and the FDA is just not treating it with the seriousness it requires.'
-- Ms Diana Zuckerman,
president of the National Centre for Policy Research for Women and Familiesa
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
That is twice the number of a decade ago before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) limited use of the most popular type of implant - silicone gel - after reports that it might cause debilitating illnesses. Many then turned to the saltwater-filled alternative.
The two US breast implant manufacturers recently reported record sales, and the operation has reached a level of social acceptance unimaginable a few years ago.
But public health advocates and physicians remain alarmed about implants of all types.
Recent research, they say, confirmed that planting a device in a woman's breast can cause serious, predictable, costly complications.
For instance, almost one-quarter of all saltwater-filled breast implants will need to be followed by another operation within five years, and that few implants can be expected to last more than 10 years.
'This is a cosmetic operation with serious health consequences, and the FDA is just not treating it with the seriousness it requires,' said Ms Diana Zuckerman, president of National Centre for Policy Research for Women and Families.
'The benefits are so small compared to the very real risks, so it should be getting more scrutiny.'
FDA officials say they have spent years reviewing breast implants and that they meet safety standards. --Washington Post
September 2002
maureen2
11-02-2002, 06:08 PM
Blueeyes, read my earlier post about having 20 year old implants. I was not sure when to replace them but finally I have decided to go ahead this Dec and get new ones, just to be on the safe side. Some docs said to just wait but most said it's time.
My sister has had hers for 16 years and my girlfriend for 17 years. All of us have silicone. I have heard and read that saline doesn't have as long a life.
Anyway, there are enough of us that have had implants for well over 10 years. If there are no problems, implants can last for 10-20 years.
My sister has had hers for 16 years and my girlfriend for 17 years. All of us have silicone. I have heard and read that saline doesn't have as long a life.
Anyway, there are enough of us that have had implants for well over 10 years. If there are no problems, implants can last for 10-20 years.
blueeyes23
11-03-2002, 12:52 AM
Hi,
I have saline and have talk to a couple women and they said saline does not last as long as silcone, I wonder why that is? I was scared to get silcone, I actually had the choice, I saw this horror site on silcone and it scared me to death so I went with saline instead..
I appreciate the information you have gave me, I hope my will last that long....glad you have not had problems it gives us hope :)
thanks again, take care,
Blueeyes
I have saline and have talk to a couple women and they said saline does not last as long as silcone, I wonder why that is? I was scared to get silcone, I actually had the choice, I saw this horror site on silcone and it scared me to death so I went with saline instead..
I appreciate the information you have gave me, I hope my will last that long....glad you have not had problems it gives us hope :)
thanks again, take care,
Blueeyes
Cheryl3
11-06-2002, 12:32 AM
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Sylmarie
04-03-2004, 11:00 AM
This is my first time posting and I'd like to add that I've had mine for 15 1/2 years (silicone). No problems at all. :) When I do replace them, I will replace them with silicone implants. I've been told that they are available again in certain cases and will soon be available to everyone because of newer studies on silicone implants and improvements that have been made.
I'd really like to hear from anyone who has had their implants replaced not because they were having problems, but because their skin stretched after they had a child and felt they also needed a little lift?! Did they HAVE to use the same original incision?
I'd really like to hear from anyone who has had their implants replaced not because they were having problems, but because their skin stretched after they had a child and felt they also needed a little lift?! Did they HAVE to use the same original incision?
cowgal
04-03-2004, 11:31 AM
:wave: Hi All, I've got my original 1978 model silicone implants intact. No problems after initial encapsulation except for a slight tear in the cavity pocket for the implant in my right breast near the armpit. Really has caused no problems other than asthetic but do intend to look into replacement implants in the next 5 years or so. The last time I checked into replacements there was no choice as to silicone or saline and the dr. I visited with said it would be major surgery with my being in the hospital for up to 5 days which really increased the total cost. I'm talking 4-5 times more than what he was quoting on initial implant surgery. That's been over 10 years ago so who knows what would be recommended now as well as the cost. Other than being in menopause, I'm extremely healthy. Not that menopause is unhealthy but there are so many changes going on with your body that I think that any of us that traverse through peri-menopause and reach menopause ought to receive an honorary Tshirt that says "I made it to MENOPAUSE". But that's off the subject.
Would I do it all over again? Hell, yes. In a heartbeat, wouldn't think twice. I didn't even have enough breast tissue prior to implants to get a decent mammogram done. Went from training bra into a 34C and now with some weight gain the past 2 years I'm actually in a 38D.
That's my testimonial for today. cg
Would I do it all over again? Hell, yes. In a heartbeat, wouldn't think twice. I didn't even have enough breast tissue prior to implants to get a decent mammogram done. Went from training bra into a 34C and now with some weight gain the past 2 years I'm actually in a 38D.
That's my testimonial for today. cg