Did I injure my gel implant after cracking some ribs in a fall?

September 25, 2016
Asked By:laurathor in Denver, CO

12 days go I tripped and fell hard on my left rib cage, and the left breast area over the rib is still very sore. I got silicone implants in 2005 after bilateral mastectomy. I've never had an MRI on them. Should I now, in case of a leak? I am 59, cancer free 11 years (DCIS).

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