Safe to have breast implants removed with stage 4 melanoma?

January 6, 2024
Asked By:Tigress1 in Bowdon, Georgia

I Have had saline breast implants since 2001. I was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma( from my brain down to my knees bilaterally) on August 2. 2023. Most if it is gone, thanks to immunotherapy. Surgeries and inflammation can "awaken" this cancer and Jumpstart it. I worry that the implants cause constant inflammation and need to be removed- but surgery will also cause inflammation!! Any suggestions? I wanted then removed before the CA diagnosis... they feel matronly now. I'm 55

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January 18, 2024

Answer: Removal

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January 18, 2024

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May 31, 2024

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