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Don't have implants. My mother convinced me to get implants when I was in college. I was extremely flat chested. My mother made me feel very inadequate, and offered to pay for the implants.

I went to the doctor's office, and the doctor made it all seem very safe. I was concerned about breast feeding a baby afterward, and the doctor said I'd be able to.

Well, a month or two before I got married, I got a contracture (scar tissue), and my breast got hard and moved up. I looked very strange. One of the reasons why my mom wanted me to have implants was my mother wanted me to look wonderful for my wedding day, well the opposite occurred.

After my wedding, I had surgery to remove the silicone implants, and they were replaced with saline ones. The second plastic surgeon I had was wonderful. She told me the truth about implants. All of the real risks.

Because of the implants, I have lost sensation in the breast, and I could not breast feed.

If my daughters are flat chested, I will never make them feel inadequate. I was an adult when I made the decision to get the implants, but I was very immature. I learned a huge lesson, and one that I will be paying for the rest of my life.

I was lucky that the silicon implants had not ruptured. I'm thankful for that.

As you probably figured out, I'm one of the victims, and a national support group leader..My life isn't a pretty pix, and a struggle for me to get out of bed in the AM to walk and live day/day..I've been contacted by several media outlets already and my story will be told, one day..Another thing, my eye dr sat on a panel at the FDA and does KNOW what's going on and how we've been screwed for life...

I opted to not get them. I went for three consultations and in the end I just did not feel it was the right decision for me.

But, yeah, the doctors made it sound as though it were as routine as having your wisdom teeth taken out. But, we all know a price must be paid for all things--and I felt like the price might be too high in the end.

Also, I was under the assumption that you pay your five grand and that's it...Baywatch city..LOL. But they are not with out maintenance. He was talking women having larger implants replaced with smaller ones as the women age, getting lifts as they age, etc.