I had an implanon implant removed 2 months after having it put in (I found that my mild depression all of a sudden went into overdrive and I was close to psychotic).

Annyway, it was fairly easy, 2 needles with local anesthetic that numb the area. A small cut (and I mean small, I think mine was .5cm) is made at one of the ends of the implant. Very skinny tweezers are used to grab the implant and it is pulled out.

It took nearly 5 minutes for mine to be taken out but that was because my skin didn't have time to attach itself onto the implant so it was a bit slippery. There was no need for stitches, a pretty pink band aid and I was off .

I don't recall there being any pain, but if there was it was very minor and nothing a couple panadol couldn't fix. There were more bandages and restrictions when I had the implant put in than when it was taken out.

I hope this helps and you're able to get your implant out soon. I know that I felt 10x better once it was gone.