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Hey,

I was wondering if anyone could tell me their experiences of having their implant removed? I'm getting mine removed soon as I literally bleed everyday because of it. Would be nice to know how long healing takes and the pain etc.

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Kate91

Heals in a couple days and i barely noticed them taking mine out.

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A_Sparrow

There's no pain as they will numb your arm to take it out. It might just feel a little tender if it bruises.

Heal time varies but no more than a few days as it is only a small incision they make to remove it. They do advise to keep the bandage on for 24/48 hrs to help reduce bruising and the sticky stitches for a few days but I took mine off within a few hours as can't stand anything tight around my arms.

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kerh3

When I had it removed, I told the nurse I didn't like needles and often went dizzy when they were stuck in me. She was very good at distracting me, I didn't feel a thing and it certainly looked tidy when I took the bandage off (I was half expecting the insides of my arm to be falling out haha)

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Bpas_1968Partner

Hi there

The implant is removed with local anaesthetic, so any soreness will only last a couple of days, then you just have a bit of bruising where it was removed and a very small cut that usually heals within a week.

Best wishes

Katherine

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