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Silicone Implants cause of Morphea?

September 8, 2015
Asked By:sunnydaysahead78 in League City, TX

I received Mentor silicone breast implants in April 2013. In March 2015 I began getting lesions on my stomach and back that have been diagnosed as Morphea, a local form of scleroderma. I really hope it is not because of the implants, but I have seen information that leads me to think it could be from the implants. Have you had patients experience this before, and did it clear up after explant?

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