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Three year old implants - is this capsular contracture? (Photos)

Last week after the gym. I did upper body. I noticed my left boob was a little sore on the side by my armpit. Don’t really think anything. I continued to work out. Fast forward day 3. It’s really sore and my boob is more firm and sitting higher. Google tells me I have capsular. Does capsular happen within 3 days? Did I mess up my implant working out? My implants are 3 years old.

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