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Can silicone breast implants be reused?

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On april 23 2014 i had a mommy make over on may 8th my implants were removed due to infection. I have an apointment sept 10th to have my implants put back in. I questioned if implants can be reused the nurse said they resterilize them immediately in an autoclave and that im not the first person they have reused implants on. Is this safe to do?

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