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Flipped implant? Can I manipulate it back into the correct position? If so, what is the best way to do this?

andreac36Apr 22, 2015
I saw my surgeon and she confirmed that my right implant has flipped and I can feel the thicker disc shape on the back through my skin. It is not painful, but not desirable either. She is telling me that I can just manipulate it back into the correct position...is this true, and if so what is the best way to do this?

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