"i&#039;ve had the implanon for almost 3 years now and i plan on putting another one in as this one is removed. they inserted the implanon when i was on my period and i haven&#039;t had a period since (yes!) i&#039;m on a lot of acne medicine already so if it did increase acne i didn&#039;t notice. i have also gained weight (8lbs) but that could be due to the whole &quot;freshman fifteen&quot; it&#039;s hard to tell. i&#039;ve recently lost some weight and it has been really, really hard. but again i have no idea if it is from the implanon. all around though i really like the implanon. i don&#039;t have to worry about taking a pill or getting a shot. it&#039;s put in (which is not very painful, only feel the numbing shot) and that&#039;s it for 3 years. i love it!"