I had breast cancer in 2000- mastectomy both breasts. I have had silicone reconstruction. Since then I have had implant surgery three times with silicone due to ruptures. In 2014 was my last surgery. I have golf ball size lumps under arm n are painful n other parts of body sore went to dr n had ultrasound n said was silicone ruptured. Will Aetna cover my surgery to remove not replace Thank you
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I'm sorry you are not feeling well after your surgery. It's not possible to say whether the symptoms you are experiencing are related to your implant or another cause. I recommend contacting your surgeon to discuss the situation further as it's important that infection be addressed if present.
You
feel uncomfortable with the implants and want them removed. However, after the implants are removed, your
breast skin may hang. One alternative is
to have the implants ruptured. This can
be done at minimal cost under local anesthesia in the office. This will give you an idea of what you...
At times not all of the capsule can be removed. If the capsule if very thin as yours was described to be, it may be too risky to attempt further removal. There is still much we are learning about BII. There is no way to guarantee that removing all, part, or none of the capsule will impact...
