BIA-ALCL after explant - do I need to test the capsule?

November 29, 2021
Asked By:Elsa9431 in Stockholms län, Sverige

I explanted my smooth mentor implants due to capsular contracture in my right breast. The capsules were left behind. The one that had capsular contracture is thick. I had a seroma in my right breast a few weeks later that was emptied under surgery. My surgeon says that the fluid has been tested negative for BIA-ALCL. Is this enough to rule out that it could be this rare cancer? Or do you have to test the capsule as well? The reason I’m asking is because I still have pain and it’s been a year.

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May 12, 2022

Answer: Bia alcl

May 12, 2022

Answer: Bia alcl

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