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Will deep tissue massage before the surgery help me at all or not at all? (Photo)

June 7, 2017
Asked By:scarredandscared125 in NJ

I am having breast reconstruction in 2 weeks (June 20th) to have 7 year old silicone implants removed, the capsules removed and as much external scar tissue removed (no implant replacement). I was burned during the breast lift/implant revision surgery from the topical solution and underwent 5 years of laser to soften the scar tissue.

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