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One Breast More Swollen After Breast Augmentation

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newmommyApr 17, 2009

I am just over 3 weeks post op breast augmentation. I received 425cc in right and 475cc in left. My left breast had to have the dual plane procedure. However, that one is way more sore than the right one. Is this normal?

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