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2 months post op, still cone shaped. Will they round out eventually? (Photo)

ajewellsMar 14, 2015
Hello! I'm two montha post op breast augmentation and tubular deformity correction. The implants are sitting how I'd like except for around my nipple.. Will my skin eventually stretch to round out my breasts? I'm nervous they will remain this shape. Thank you!

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Dr. Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBA
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Dr. Jeanette Padgett, MD, FACS
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Dr. Robert Drielsma, MBBS, BSc, FRACS
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Dr. Kevin Maguire, MD
Dr. Kevin Maguire, MD
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