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The tissue expander filled too fast. Why? (photos)

loriew1961
I had a mastectomy, then an expander to stretch the skin & muscle for implant. The fills 100cc at time, the last was 120cc, very painful & then the area where a nipple would be turned red & then slowly started turning black, surgeon said it looked "angry" but it should be fine. Exchange surgery in Dec., now March, a large scab, from the area where the nipple would be, came off & now the implant is exposed. Had the implant removed and the larger than a quarter sized hole sewed together. Why?

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