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Could the lymphatic system as a whole be disrupted during a brachioplasty?

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I’m aware that lymph nodes should not disrupted during a brachioplasty, but what about the lymphatic system in a whole? I keep reading stories of women contracting cellulitis years after their surgery and it being contributed to the lymphatic system being distrusted?

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