Can plastic surgeons feel/see breast cancer during breast augmentation surgery?

February 23, 2016
Asked By:CV4223 in Downey, CA

I'm 35 years old and underwent breast augmentation surgery under the muscle a year ago. My mother who is 65 just got diagnosed with breast cancer. Would the plastic surgeon have found lumps during the surgery?

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Answer: Breast Cancer and Breast Augmentation

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Answer: Cancer detection during surgery

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