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It is Normal to Feel Like You Are Breastfeeding After Breast Surgery?

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lunamaguayDec 20, 2011

1 month after breast lift with implants, it feels like i am breastfeeding, i feel the same sensation as if my milk was coming, is this normal, and itchy around the scars.

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