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So worried about potential health implications now my implant is ruptured?

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I am worrying myself sick over my ruptured silicone implant. An ultrasound showed some intracapsular leaking. They are 14 years old. My plan is to have both implants removed and not replaced but I have recently found out i’m pregnant so won’t be able to have surgery for quite a while. I’ve been told it isn’t urgent and can wait but I keep reading about silicone migrating to the lymph nodes or elsewhere. How likely is this to happen and what would be the implications to my health?

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