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Is it normal for breast implant to flip?

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meagan14Jul 19, 2018

Sometimes when I bend over my right breast implant flips, it isn't painful and I'm able to flip it back without pain. I first noticed it about 3 months ago, I haven't had any trama to my breast. What causes this to happen? I'm kinda concerned.

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