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Should I be worried about my silicone breast implant?

smh263May 20, 2017
my left silicone implant clicks when I flex my left breast ( 9 months post op). My right implant feels more connected in my tissue and the clicking one feels like I can move the implant around more. When I try to do a push-up it's uncomfortable in the left breast. I also was recently diagnosed with mold illness and was wondering if I should worry about auto immune disease?

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Dr. Daniel Barrett, MD
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