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Ripples on the nipple after changing to gel silicone

December 13, 2017
Asked By:niradarc in Florida, FL

I hád Saline implants for 10 year and now i changed tô gel silicone and i can fell a air bubble followed by a lot riples on on of my implants, its been 6 month and still there . Should i do a mri tô see if there is a defect on the silicone?

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