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If I transfer my fat to my chest and make my diet for bodybuilding competitions, will I lose it? (Photo)

xplodeptmoreJan 20, 2018
Hello,im a bodybuilder and i had an accident and it cost me full pectoral major tenton and muscle tear I make repAre surgery but i still have my chest dimorphic.Look photos

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Dr. Val Lambros, MD, FACS (retired)
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Answered on Jan 24, 2018
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