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Macrolane
March 19 2008 at 10:46 AM highlandcow (no login)
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Well, I was going to wait a few weeks before posting my experience with Macrolane because I am still in the recovery period and haven't achieved a final result yet.
It did hurt both during and after and was rather more traumatic than I was expecting. It's not just a 'simple injection' as some of the advertising would like you to believe. A small incision is made in the breast crease, about 1 to 2 mm, and a canula is inserted to take the needle. The needle itself is like a knitting needle in thickness and about 20cm long. Scary.
At first I was shocked by how my breasts looked, really distended and swollen, quite freakish in fact. What they don't tell you is how hard the material is at first, your breasts feel tight like a drum for about a week. I'm now two weeks post procedure and the injected material still feels like a very firm rubber ball and looks too high and rounded and a bit lumpy. Not at all natural yet.
I've gone from a small, saggy 36B to a very full 36B, probably a C in some bras.
So far I have to say that I'm not very happy with the result but I'm hoping that in the next few weeks they will soften up and the shape will improve.
I intend to post a full account of the experience in two or three weeks.
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Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Macrolane March 19 2008, 3:57 PM
Do you know what volume was injected?
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Alice
(no login) Re: Macrolane March 20 2008, 9:40 AM
According to the makers the typical amount injected for breast enhancement is 100ml in each breast.
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Katie_French
(no login) Re: Macrolane March 24 2008, 1:57 PM
Hiya Highland Cow
How are thing's going with the macrolane?
I am just about to make an appointment to have it done, so if you have any tips or know anything about who to go to I'd be grateful for the advice.
I've got slight stretch marks from where I lost weight so I'm hoping the treatment will fill these out, but I'm also hoping that they don't give me new ones if it stretches the skin.
If you don't mind me asking, why did you choose to have it done, was it more for reasons of shape or size? (I'd like both to improve!)
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Deb
(no login) Re: Macrolane April 2 2008, 10:14 AM
Yes 100ml in each breast is the standard and then 50ml in each breast for the top up done every year.
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Asian girl
(no login) Re: Macrolane April 3 2008, 5:47 PM
Hey!
I couldn't agree more about the pain factor. I just posted a message on another thread about how sore my breasts are 2 days after the injection. However, I only had 50cc injected into each of my breast (guess that's because 100cc might be too much for an Asian woman) so maybe the pain will go away sooner? I certainly hope so.
For those of you who are considering getting the injection done, this is definitely not a painfree procedure and no, you will definitely not be able to resume your normal activity afterwards because of the pain!
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Sandra
(no login) Re: Macrolane April 15 2008, 9:17 AM
I must say that 50ml in each breast does not seem a great deal to me. Does 50ml make a great deal of difference? I had 100ml put in and it's arguable whether that makes a whole cup size. I think it doesn't.
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Anthea
(no login) Re: Macrolane April 20 2008, 10:36 AM
When I enquired about it I was told that 100ml was the maximum you could have, but I read in a newspaper or magazine that someone said she had 150ml put in each breast, so maybe it depends on the surgeon.
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Cristina
(no login) 150ml May 18 2008, 3:33 PM
Hello. I really wanted to go for the 150 ml option but my doctor told me he rather prefers to inject 100 ml and see how it goes, adding the rest eventually afterwards. So, i only finally injected the usual amount. I also confirm that the pain during the first couple of days post treat are really not fun. I kept on taking painkillers and they worked like fresh water!
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jungle cat
(no login) Re: Macrolane May 20 2008, 6:59 AM
cristina, do you know why the doctor was cautious? did he think 150 would go lumpy and that's why he preferred to inject 100? or did he think that 150 might not lok too good when you saw the final result?
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Cristina
(no login) dunno May 25 2008, 7:56 PM
I think he did rather not risk it too much by only injecting 100 instead of 150, but he did not explain much. I believe thou, that if you go for it, you want to go for the 150 because 100 makes almost no difference. I am right now a little disappointed.
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little benny
(no login) macrolane without local aneasthetic January 22 2009, 10:30 PM
hello
has anyone had macrolane with aneasthetic.
i went to paris to have macrolane in the buttocks. a year later it has worn off and id like to have a top up but i have to pay an extra 500 euro for the aneasthetic.
id like to prepare myself for the pain.
btw, its a lot cheaper in paris
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Scoobie
(no login) Re: Macrolane January 23 2009, 9:26 AM
Do you mean general anaesthetic? I've not heard macrolane for breasts being done with general anaesthetic.
March 19 2008 at 10:46 AM highlandcow (no login)
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Well, I was going to wait a few weeks before posting my experience with Macrolane because I am still in the recovery period and haven't achieved a final result yet.
It did hurt both during and after and was rather more traumatic than I was expecting. It's not just a 'simple injection' as some of the advertising would like you to believe. A small incision is made in the breast crease, about 1 to 2 mm, and a canula is inserted to take the needle. The needle itself is like a knitting needle in thickness and about 20cm long. Scary.
At first I was shocked by how my breasts looked, really distended and swollen, quite freakish in fact. What they don't tell you is how hard the material is at first, your breasts feel tight like a drum for about a week. I'm now two weeks post procedure and the injected material still feels like a very firm rubber ball and looks too high and rounded and a bit lumpy. Not at all natural yet.
I've gone from a small, saggy 36B to a very full 36B, probably a C in some bras.
So far I have to say that I'm not very happy with the result but I'm hoping that in the next few weeks they will soften up and the shape will improve.
I intend to post a full account of the experience in two or three weeks.
Author Reply
Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Macrolane March 19 2008, 3:57 PM
Do you know what volume was injected?
Edit Message Delete Message
Alice
(no login) Re: Macrolane March 20 2008, 9:40 AM
According to the makers the typical amount injected for breast enhancement is 100ml in each breast.
Edit Message Delete Message
Katie_French
(no login) Re: Macrolane March 24 2008, 1:57 PM
Hiya Highland Cow
How are thing's going with the macrolane?
I am just about to make an appointment to have it done, so if you have any tips or know anything about who to go to I'd be grateful for the advice.
I've got slight stretch marks from where I lost weight so I'm hoping the treatment will fill these out, but I'm also hoping that they don't give me new ones if it stretches the skin.
If you don't mind me asking, why did you choose to have it done, was it more for reasons of shape or size? (I'd like both to improve!)
Edit Message Delete Message
Deb
(no login) Re: Macrolane April 2 2008, 10:14 AM
Yes 100ml in each breast is the standard and then 50ml in each breast for the top up done every year.
Edit Message Delete Message
Asian girl
(no login) Re: Macrolane April 3 2008, 5:47 PM
Hey!
I couldn't agree more about the pain factor. I just posted a message on another thread about how sore my breasts are 2 days after the injection. However, I only had 50cc injected into each of my breast (guess that's because 100cc might be too much for an Asian woman) so maybe the pain will go away sooner? I certainly hope so.
For those of you who are considering getting the injection done, this is definitely not a painfree procedure and no, you will definitely not be able to resume your normal activity afterwards because of the pain!
Edit Message Delete Message
Sandra
(no login) Re: Macrolane April 15 2008, 9:17 AM
I must say that 50ml in each breast does not seem a great deal to me. Does 50ml make a great deal of difference? I had 100ml put in and it's arguable whether that makes a whole cup size. I think it doesn't.
Edit Message Delete Message
Anthea
(no login) Re: Macrolane April 20 2008, 10:36 AM
When I enquired about it I was told that 100ml was the maximum you could have, but I read in a newspaper or magazine that someone said she had 150ml put in each breast, so maybe it depends on the surgeon.
Edit Message Delete Message
Cristina
(no login) 150ml May 18 2008, 3:33 PM
Hello. I really wanted to go for the 150 ml option but my doctor told me he rather prefers to inject 100 ml and see how it goes, adding the rest eventually afterwards. So, i only finally injected the usual amount. I also confirm that the pain during the first couple of days post treat are really not fun. I kept on taking painkillers and they worked like fresh water!
Edit Message Delete Message
jungle cat
(no login) Re: Macrolane May 20 2008, 6:59 AM
cristina, do you know why the doctor was cautious? did he think 150 would go lumpy and that's why he preferred to inject 100? or did he think that 150 might not lok too good when you saw the final result?
Edit Message Delete Message
Cristina
(no login) dunno May 25 2008, 7:56 PM
I think he did rather not risk it too much by only injecting 100 instead of 150, but he did not explain much. I believe thou, that if you go for it, you want to go for the 150 because 100 makes almost no difference. I am right now a little disappointed.
Edit Message Delete Message
little benny
(no login) macrolane without local aneasthetic January 22 2009, 10:30 PM
hello
has anyone had macrolane with aneasthetic.
i went to paris to have macrolane in the buttocks. a year later it has worn off and id like to have a top up but i have to pay an extra 500 euro for the aneasthetic.
id like to prepare myself for the pain.
btw, its a lot cheaper in paris
Edit Message Delete Message
Scoobie
(no login) Re: Macrolane January 23 2009, 9:26 AM
Do you mean general anaesthetic? I've not heard macrolane for breasts being done with general anaesthetic.