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Mucus in lungs after breast augmentation?

Kelseymarie97Jun 17, 2017
When I breathe in deep, there is a bubbling feeling in the left side of my chest I think coming from lungs or my implant. I do have mucus that I need to get out but it just hurts so bad to cough. Is that normal after a breast augmentation? And will it hurt the implant or the incision if I cough too much or too hard?

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Dr. Darryl J. Blinski, MD
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Answered on Jun 19, 2017
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Dr. Brooke R. Seckel, MD, FACS (retired)
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