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Explant and capsulectomy gone wrong? Why aren't any of the 1,000's of pictures I viewed about this looking like mine? (photo)

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I had my breast implants removed with capsulectomy after 8 years and the incision is around my areola. I have looked at a 1,000 photo's of this process and not one of them looks like mine. It seems like he actually stitched under my nipple to the back inside of my breast so that fluid can't fill in that space. I didn't expect my areola to be permanently tacked down creating this horrifying dent or gap. I don't think my front is suppose to be stitched to the back?

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