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Signs That Breast Implants Are Encapsulated?
I've had saline implants for a year now. I kept telling my doctor that it felt as if the left one had never even "set in" and that both...
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Hard Breast Implants
I had silicone breast implants inserted 4 years ago, and they have always been just fine, but now they are getting hard. I am worried that something...
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Silicone Vs. Saline: Implant Replacement After Capsular Contracture
I'm 28, and I have 425cc Saline breast implants with a capsular contracture ("CC") on my right side. It's severe and painful, and will need...
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Advice for Approaching Repeated Capsular Contracture?
I'm looking for opinions ASAP since I meet with my plastic surgeon and her partner on Tuesday. I had submuscular, round, smooth, silicone breast...
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Best Ways Pre and Post Surgery to Avoid Capsular Contracture?
Can a doctor take to prevent capsular contraction with a high risk patient for cc? (I have had several cc.) Are there doctors who have a very low...
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What's the Best Method to Treat Capsular Contracture?
I had breast aug 10/15/09. Saline, under the muscle. I have capsular contracture in my right breast & have tried massaging & singlair per my...
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Breast Implant Replacement or Lift After Capsular Contracture?
I am a 39 years old with 300 cc saline textured breast implants over the muscle for 15 years. Almost a year ago, I noticed hardness and discomfort on...
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Wait for Revision Surgery for Second Capsular Contracture?
Should I wait a couple more months to decide to get revision surgery for my capsular contracture for the second time? I had my first breast...
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Could This Be Capsular Contraction?
I had saline breast implants done UNDER the skin ontop of the muscle two's ago and i had ABSOLUTLEY NO PAIN following my surgery but now in my...
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Ultrasound or Laser Treatment for Capsular Contracture?
So I had a B/A done almost 6 months ago and at 3 months developed capsular contracture on left breast. I have been on accolate for 2 months and now...
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