At 56, I want to age naturally. Having breast implants ran counter to that, so I got explant surgery, which has surged in demand recently
For 22 years, I ran around with small bags of saline water on my chest – a fact I shared with only a handful of close friends. I felt ashamed of having chosen artificial enhancement.
I’m an outdoorsy mountain runner. At 56, I want to model ageing naturally, but having breast implants ran counter to that. Now they are gone, thanks to explant surgery – implant removal without replacement.
I decided to speak openly about going flat-chested so more women who face implant removal or mastectomy might consider staying flat.
Like other women I spoke with who later had their breast implants removed, I originally got mine to fit a nearly impossible beauty standard: a thin body with round, fuller breasts.
