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Had Breast Implants Removed Because they Were Causing Neck and Shoulder Pain from Bad Posture, Could this have Benn Avoided?

I am a software designer who works sitting down, often unconsciously slouched. I had breast augmentation this January, but had to take them out in July because I developed severe neck, shoulders and back strains in the following months post-op. Symptoms were strangely similar to that of TOS. I'm so disappointed because I'd always wanted a full figure but I could 'not' do my job with the implants. For sometime, walking and sitting down was hard! I'm pretty petite, but why me? What happened?

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1 Doctor Answer | Asked by matilda_007 in Japan
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Breast Implants Removed...

I'm sorry to hear about your disappointing experience after breast augmentation surgery. Unfortunately, you will find that it is not possible to explain your situation without knowing the exact details of the procedure performed. As you recall from the response to your question regarding thoracic outlet syndrome, the anatomy involves with breast augmentation dissection is generally separate from that involved with the thoracic outlet syndrome... more

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