It doesn't seem possible but my breast implants are 28 years old! I know they have leaked (saline), and now they are uncomfortable when I'm lying down. Also, it might've caused this hard lump that I've had for many years. It's probably not cancer because I should've been dead from it. Got no insurance or money to take care of it, darn it. Can this be a hardened saline deposit? And what should I do about it?
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Almost all mammography centers in 2011 are educated on the techniques to perform mammograms on women with breast implants. The technique known as the Eklund implant displacement technique has been around for many years and should be standard at all centers.
Thank you for your question. To answer your question most specifically, your breast implants have not caused any weight gain aside from the weight of your actual implant. Furthermore, this weight gain from the weight of your implants would have been obvious immediately following your p...
Hello. Thank you for your inquiry and congratulations on your surgery! You may wear underwire bras after 1 year post-op. It is important to have an in-person medical assessment regarding this issue as it is difficult to determine virtually. Continue to update your doctor in the matter and...
