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Coughing and capsular contracture. I started coughing really bad. Is this going to affect my implants later?

tnguyen857Oct 15, 2014
Hello, I had my BA done 5 days ago. I started coughing really bad because I guess I got a cold/flu like symptoms. I had 2 cough attacks where I cough so hard that I almost thdew up. My throat is so itchy and there is nothing. ... no flem.. just pure dry cough. I wanted to know if this is going affect my implants later? Thank you much for your time!

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