Breast Lump

I am glad you are doing a self exam - I encourage all my patients to examine their own breasts once per month.  The current lifetime risk for breast cancer is about 1 out of 8 women, so all "lumps" should be taken seriously.  I don't want you to get too anxious about it, but certainly do not ignore it!  Go visit with your plastic surgeon and get them to examine your breast, showing them the location of the lump.  It could just be the implant, but you do not want to make that assumption. 

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Without an exam, I am speculating.

You may be feeling the edge of the implant, a lymph node, a fibrocystic lesion or even something else.  Most of the things that it could be are benign, and nothing to worry about.  It is something you should have examined, for peace of mind.

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