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Can anorexic women have breast implants with tissue expanders?

13721372Oct 16, 2014
Hi! i really want to know can be Anorexic women had breast implants with tissue expanders??because my sister had Anorexia and very very very thin she want to have breast and she knows that implants may be visible above her body but she wants . she is depressed and i'm very agaze about her.please help me

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Dr. Jaime Campos Leon, MD
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Answered on Oct 19, 2014
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Dr. Ronald V. DeMars, MD (Retired)
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Answered on Oct 18, 2014
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