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Cup Size After Mastectomy with Saline Implants?
I will be having a right simple mastectomy. I'm a "A" cup, and I'd like to have an idea about the cup size I would have after...
9 doctor answers
Will Insurance Cover Implant Exchange under Cancer Mastectomy Reconstruction? Is Procedure Realistic?
I Had Dbl Mastectomy W/ Reconstruction (Saline Implants). My Left Breast Has Always Had a Couple of Wrinkles/ Bubbles. I would like to exchange my...
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Saline or Silicone Breast Implant After Mastectomy?
If I increased from a size Full B/Small C to a Full D (this is following a Mastectomy for ductal carcenoma) and the doctor plans to use Alloderm or...
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How Much Saline is Placed in Expander at Time of Surgery?
I am wondering how much saline is typically placed at the time of expander placement?
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My Mastectomy Reconstruction Silicone Implant is Ruptured. Can Explant Enbloc and Saline Replacement Be Done at Same Time?
I had bilateral mastectomy and silicone implant reconstruction in 2006. One of the implants has ruptured. Is explant with enbloc reccommended? Can a...
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Why Do I Have Pain in Muscle Pocket 3 Years After Bilateral Mastectomy?
My muscle pocket is thick on side of left breast. 3 yrs out from BC with Bilateral Mastectomy with saline implants under muscle. Constant pain in...
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What Implant Size Will Most Nearly Match a Natrelle Saline Implant Style 45, 460 Cc,
Ater having a nipple sparing mastectomy on my left breast, I am trying to figure out what breast implant size would most equal my reconstructed breast...
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Why Do I Feel Like I Have This Constant Tight Feeling After Breast Reconstruction?
Had bilateral mastectomy for brace2 gene in 2005. Never liked them. They are hard and I can feel the edges of the saline implant. I always feel like I...
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Becker Implant Port Location
I have had Bilateral Mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. My Plastic Surgeon is performing a Single Stage Breast Construction on me using Becker...
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Are Saline Implant Best for Tuberous Breast Correction? What Would the Cost Be?
I'm thinking the saline cost is somewhere around $4700-5200. And Silicone being $6000-6700. I am going to be getting the surgery done for a breast...
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