Mid-December, I noticed the magnet became stronger. Objects that I previously could not pick up became manageable – provided there was sufficient surface area and my hands weren’t sweaty. I’m not quite certain what caused this. Perhaps it’s migrated closer to the surface? I’m unsure.
I figured this was down to fluids, residual swelling, settling into location, et cetera, but since then it has continued to get stronger.
For example, my parents have long had a stubby holder with magnets sewn into it on their fridge, which I failed to lift when I tried back in February. Trying it the other day, I managed to lift it. Not only that, I put multiple ballpoint pens in it and still managed to lift it.
I’ve palpated the area, shone a light through my hand, and compared my implant area to previous photos, but nothing seems amiss or different.
Does anyone have any experience with their magnets’ attraction getting stronger over time? I know people have discussed their sensing abilities getting stronger, but I can’t find a whole ton on lifting strength improving – not that I’m arguing!
I can’t imagine the magnet itself could be getting stronger, so I’m inclined to blame the whims of my flesh. Any ideas or anecdotes?
It can take many months for things to really settle down. I think my Apex Mega implants both took around 14 months to stop settling… and a big part of that process is for scar tissues surrounding the implant to also basically smooth out. Also your constant use of them might actually be pulling them closer to the surface of the skin over time… kind of like how air or saline bladders can be used to expand tissue, or how you can change the entire shape of your limbs… the body will change slowly over time based on consistent “influence” like that.
Silicone inevitably absorbs moisture which will slowly corrode the magnet and reduce it’s field strength. Sometimes this process can be extremely slow, but it is inevitable.
Kinda feel like I ought to mention that magnetic strength is definitely not linear with distance. It’s strength is the inverse square of separation distance. If you cut the distance in half, then it’s 4 times stronger. (1/2 x 1/2 = 1/4, then invert to 4/1, which is just 4.)
There’s not much distance between your skin surface and the magnet, but installation swelling could easily double it. If so, then your magnet would be either 1/4 of the power it has now, or it has 4 times the original power, depending on how you choose to see things.
I’d somewhat neglected to think about just how much of an impact the inverse square falloff has. Even if I haven’t been able to visually notice it in comparisons, I suppose it is quite likely that it has moved a nontrivial amount.
I suppose my level of dehydration also likely has a pretty major impact given how much more pronounced it can become.
Infamously, some actors purposely dehydrate themselves in preparation for shirtless scenes to emphasise their muscle.
Obviously, we should take a page out of their books and dehydrate ourselves before showcasing our lifting abilities. I can see no possible ways this could backfire.