After 21 years with implants, Jennifer has reached her limits with the pain, scar tissue, and breasts that stretched far beyond what she ever imagined. What started as 420cc implants have grown from a D cup to triple Ds, leaving her hunched over with aching joints.
At first, she considered swapping them out for smaller implants, but during her consultation, breast implant removal expert Dr. Luke Swistun reassured her that she had plenty of natural tissue to work with.
Simply downsizing would mean another surgery down the road, and her own tissue could be sculpted into a beautiful, natural shape without any implants. That was all it took to change her mind and move forward with an explant with auto-augmentation.
Jennifer is now looking forward to lighter, more natural breasts and the freedom to finally wear tube tops and spaghetti straps with confidence.
With her sister Laura by her side, she shares her journey to show other women the power of being informed and choosing what feels right for their body.
Links
Listen to Laura’s latest update on her breast augmentation, How Laura Cain Really Feels About Her Breast Implants 2 Years Later https://www.ljcsc.com/blog/podcast-how-laura-cain-really-feels-about-her-breast-implants-2-years-later/
Listen to our previous episode, Happy Wife, Happy Life – A Husband’s Perspective on Breast Explant Surgery https://www.ljcsc.com/blog/podcast-happy-wife-happy-life-a-husbands-perspective-on-breast-explant-surgery/
Meet San Diego plastic surgeon Dr. Luke Swistun https://www.ljcsc.com/about/meet-the-team/plastic-surgeons/dr-luke-swistun/
Learn more about breast implant removal https://www.ljcsc.com/procedures/cosmetic-surgery/breast/breast-implant-removal/
Learn from the talented plastic surgeons inside La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre, the 12x winner of the San Diego’s Best Union-Tribune Readers Poll, global winner of the 2020 MyFaceMyBody Best Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery Practice, and the 2025 winner of Best Cosmetic Surgery Group in San Diego Magazine’s Best of San Diego Awards.
Join hostess Monique Ramsey as she takes you inside LJCSC, where dreams become real. Featuring the unique expertise of San Diego’s most loved plastic surgeons, this podcast covers the latest trends in aesthetic surgery, including breast augmentation, breast implant removal, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, labiaplasty, facelifts and rhinoplasty.
La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre is located just off the I-5 San Diego Freeway at 9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 130 in the Ximed building on the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus.
To learn more, go to https://www.ljcsc.com/or follow the team on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ljcsc/
Watch the LJCSC Dream Team on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@LaJollaCosmeticSurgeryCentre/
The La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Podcast is a production of The Axis: https://www.theaxis.io/
Theme music: Busy People, SOOP
Contents of this video:
00:00 - Intro
00:05 - Welcome sisters Jennifer and Laura
00:56 - Why Jennifer is getting an explant
04:42 - Why I chose Dr. Swistun and LJCSC
07:44 - Why I chose auto-augmentation instead of new implants
12:49 - Dr. Swistun’s educational videos post explant
15:56 - My breast implant removal plan
17:50 - Seeing auto-augmentation before and after photos
19:10 - How my boyfriend feels about my explant
21:20 - Looking forward to Jennifer’s results
22:40 - Breast implant removal recovery plans
24:03 - How I’m preparing myself for explant surgery
25:12 - What I’m most excited for after my explant
26:16 - Going through this journey with my sister
27:42 - Takeaways and appreciation
30:39 - Outro
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