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The Guardian - Life & Style • Feb. 4, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
Goodbye, breast implants: why I went back to having a flat chest
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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 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.
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