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Tissue expander - can I get butt implants after my reconstruction?

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mariabetancesJul 21, 2022

I currently doing tissue expansion of my buttock due to an infection I got after BBL precedure due to the infection i loss all my buttock muscle now i going to do rescontrcution with tissue expander right now going every week to fill the expander, my questions I can i get butt implants after i do with my reconstruction ?

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