Sentinel lymph node biopsy (axilla) - could this impact the results of my breast implants? Silicone, 5 years post-op

February 22, 2022
Asked By:Canadian.Gal in Ontario, Canada

Last week, I had a wide local excision of a lesion on my shoulder. During this procedure, the surgeon also removed 5 lymph nodes from my armpit. My question; is it possible (likely) for an axillary lymph node extraction to impact the results of a breast augmentation (silicone, under muscle, 5 years post BBA), assuming no complications such as infection occur. This question did not cross my mind prior to surgery and my post-op appt. is in 2 weeks. Thank you in advance for your feedback.

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