Did you research explantation?

In advance of my 2nd consultation with Mrs Kat in 2 weeks I have kept on researching BAs but seem to have covered everything online I can possibly think of so now keep coming upon stories of explantation. Some people who have done it because they've had complications, some because they went too bog and didnt like it, and many because they'd have them for 15+ years and wanted to go natural again. 

Bearing in mind I need to consider the implication that if I do this once, I'll certainly have to have them replaced at some point and may one day decide to have them out altogether, it seems sensible to look into the impact of explanting the implants. But then I start to look at all the negative things and get worried again about doing the right thing (and trust me I REALLY want bigger boobs!) 

So did you look at this or consider it, or am I going OTT and worrying too much? Or have you had your implants taken out and what was that like?

Thank you!

You're not at all being OTT Daisychains. The more research you do pre-op is only ever going to be to your advantage post-op.

When I had my first BA, I didn't research a thing, I simply trusted in my surgeons every word and regretted that so much later.

After that, yes, I researched EVERYTHING!  

Implants may be taken out after surgery do to a possible infection or a seroma. If this happens the implant may need to be removed for up to 6 months, depending on when your surgeon feels your body has recovered enough to replace the implant.

I've had an explant, but had them replaced again.  I had a long recovery with my second set of implants because I had to have a capsulectomy also which is when the surgeon not only removes the implant but the entire capsule surrounding it. Surgeons will only ever do this as a last resort due to the high risk of infection. There are a few of us on here who have had capsulectomies and we all had a longer recovery.

This however is rare, and even with CC, mostly if at all surgeon only need to do a partial capsulectomy to remove the implant and the recovery is generally quicker than your first if there are no other complications.

If you were just to have a simple replacement because implants are no longer to your liking, or an explant your recovery WILL be faster than your initial surgery.

Mostly it's a far easier recovery second/third etc around (with no complications) than your initial surgery. Xx

The possibility of removal was actually mentioned by my surgeon during the consultation. It is one of the reason he prefers making the incision in the breast crease.