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Are capsules removed at all during an implant exchange?

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Intuitive7188Dec 30, 2022

Are capsules removed at all during an exchange? I’m having some pail in right breast and a doc said I’m prob grade 2 for capsule contraction but they don’t remove all ogf it during an exchange? Will a replacement help with the pain or do people usually do full capulectomies with exchange?

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